Word: stretching
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University crew. Severance was moved to number 3 and Lunt and Faulkner, who have both been tried at that position during the week, were moved to the second crew. Another important change occurred after the crews had returned to the boathouse when the University crew took a short stretch upstream with Captain Bacon at 4, in place of Glass, who was moved down to number 6, the position occupied by Captain Bacon up to this time. The shell went along more smoothly than it has for several days and showed distinctly that the changes are the ones which have been...
Track practice was held on the Stadium track yesterday afternoon for the first time this season, under the supervision of Coach Lathrop. The track, which froze Monday night, was rather soft yesterday, and only the long stretch had been rolled. All candidates held light practice in order to become accustomed to the new work. The sprinters took short runs on the long stretch and the distance men jogged four laps, while the weight men practiced under, Coach Quinn. Men will hereafter report for daily practice and systematic work will begin at once...
...Smith '08, with a handicap of 220 yards, easily won the two-mile run, but the contest of second place was very close. W. G. Howard '07, and M. S. Crosby '08 both started from scratch and ran close together throughout the race. On the home stretch, however, Crosby passed his competitor and won by yard...
This afternoon at 3.45 o'clock the first division of the Dormitory crews will race upstream over a one and three-eighths mile course, starting at the Boylston street bridge, and rowing up the river to the beginning of the long stretch, leading up to the Brighton bridge. A stake boat will be placed at this point and all the crews will finish at the same place. Immediately after, the second division will row over the same course, and as soon as the shells are returned, the third division will start. The divisions of the crews and the order...
...miles and was ahead at the mile flag, but then fell off, passing the second mile flag off the Navy Yard about a length behind. Both crews rowed a slow stroke, except near their finish. The university four-oar went about two and a half miles in short stretches down stream, but returned in one stretch rowing hard. The freshman four-oar had an easy seven-mile row down stream to Cow Point, and back to the quarters...