Word: instead
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...single scull, coaching the men on their individual faults. L. Withington at 5 does not seem to get his shoulders on very well at the catch, and Lunt's finish is not yet satisfactory. The whole crew is inclined to tear at the water at the catch instead of dropping the oars in quickly without jerking. In spite of these slight faults, however, the crew continues to show marked improvement with every row. The Freshman eight did no harder work than in the morning, with the exception of one racing start with the stroke at 40, the boat going especially...
...former was 4 to 2 in favor of Brown. The latter was won by Holy Cross, 4 to 0. The make-up of the team this afternoon will be the same as in the first game with the exception of second base, which will be filled by Jones instead of Fryer. Harrington will take Jones's former place in right field...
...threatened rustication. The tone of the paper is of course not serious, but such a treatment of the subject even in mocking vein is to be avoided as dangerous and apt to mislead. Were such a sentiment prevalent, we have no doubt that cheating would tend to become more instead of less common...
Immediately after the semi-final heats of the 100-yard dash and the 120-yard hurdles the contestants lined up for the one-mile run. Harvard was not represented, as it had been decided to enter Jaques in the two-mile instead. Consequently all eyes were turned upon Paull, of Pennsylvania, and McGee, of Princeton, as the most likely winners. For the first quarter Paull allowed his team-mate Tyson to set the pace. With McGee and Laird of Princeton and Coney of Yale he followed just behind the pace-maker. At the end of the first lap, however, Paull...
...dropped rapidly behind. Early in the last lap Taylor began to sprint, Dull doggedly holding his position a few yards behind. At the same time Jaques began his final spurt, but the leaders never slackened, although it seemed impossible to keep up such a fast pace till the end. Instead of weakening, however, Taylor even increased his speed on the final stretch and crossed the line in splendid form. Dull ran far under the former record and was a close second. Jaques's time was the best he has ever made for the distance...