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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Long rows have featured the intensive practice sessions of the University crews during the last few days in their preparation for the four mile grind with Yale one month from today. With B. J. Harrison '29 pulling a stroke oar in the attempt to unearth a pace setter, the crews are gradually accustoming theemselves to his rythm...
...crew, which also rowed, kept pace with the two leading crews for the first quarter mile, but gradually dropped behind after that point. The lightweights continued to keep the half length's lead over the third University crew which they had taken early in the race, responding to every attempt the latter made to pass. At the bend in the river by the Weeks bridge the leading crew increased its margin, but dropped back again when it had the outside on the next bend. At the finish it was almost a dozen feet behind the hand-pressing third University shell...
With an impressive record of nine victories and only one defeat behind them, the Dartmouth diamond forces will come to Cambridge today in an attempt to wallop the already faltering Crimson ball tossers. The game which is set for 4 o'clock should find the Hanoverians at their peak with their undefeated hurling ace Hollstron on the mound...
Lunches for the students continue to be a problem because of the lack of proper eating-places in the vicinity of the school. Another attempt has been made to have luncheon served in the school and a woman trained in domestic science is developing this project under the direction of Dr. Fred W.Morse, Jr., who has charge of the hygiene of the students...
...three winning teams are ranked as the best in the country and have repeatedly won the rifle shoots during the last few years. This is Harvard's first real attempt for a long-time to get into the ranks of intercollegiate rifle teams. The sharpshooters have been holding practice during most of the year on the range at Arlington but bad weather, has prevented intensive work this spring...