Thank you all for your informative comments. It was greatly appreciated. Interestingly, looking through a 1976 B737-200 FCTM it mentions starting the crosswind take off run with "preset" aileron position then gradually changing the wheel position as speed increases. In later editions of the FCTM the reference to preset aileron has been removed. Similarly I distinctly recall seeing another 737FCTM that stated unnecessary large control wheel angles can result in a longer take off distance. That seems to have since been removed, too