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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Century--"The Poe-Chivers Papers: II. The First Authentic Account of one of Poe's Most Interesting Friendships," by Professor George E. Woodberry...
...committee in charge of the semicentennial dinner which was recently held in New York in commemoration of the first intercollegiate regatta, held by Harvard and Yale in 1852, has published a souvenir volume containing a complete account of the regatta, with biographical sketches of those most prominently connected with it. A few copies of the book are in the charge of D. D. L. McGrew '03, and may be obtained from him at two dollars each...
...regatta of which the book gives an account was rowed on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire, on August 3, 1852, over a two mile course, and was won by the Harvard boat, the Oneida, which defeated the Yale boat, the Halcyon, by four lengths. The time was about fourteen minutes. This race is of special interest in the annals of intercollegiate competitions in America, for from it proceeded a wide and varied development of intercollegiate sports, extending even to contests with foreign universities...
...account of the weather yesterday, no regular practice could be held, but the men skated about the rink for two hours. This evening the team will take light practice on the St. Nicholas rink...
...University basketball team will play Amherst this evening at Amherst. It is rather difficult to forecast the outcome of the game on account of the fact that the two teams have played no games from which it is possible to judge of their comparative ability. If the University team plays the game of which it has at times showed itself capable, it should have no difficulty in winning. The regular men will go into the game tonight and with Linehan at centre and Smith playing forward again, the playing of the New York trip should be materially improved. Since...