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...request Captain Hammond then spoke and explained Harvard's position in relation to the recent difficulty with Columbia. His explanation and that of Mr. Bancroft, who spoke subsequently, was essentially the same as the one contained in the Crimson. The difficulty seems to rest on the misunderstanding as to whether Harvard or Columbia was to have had the privilege of naming the hour as well as the day of the race. Harvard refused to row at the hour set by Columbia. Consequently, according to the distinct understanding of the Harvard crew, by mutual consent it was decided that the race...
...Mahon is on a cattle ranch in Montana Territory; Dakin is teaching in St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Baker is in business in Brookline; A. Hall is in the observatory at Washington, D. C.; Cook will tutor in Florida this winter; Bishop and Beale are masters at St. Paul's School; Bancroft is abroad studying Chemistry, probably in Zurich; G. M. Richardson is in Vienna, Austria, studying the classics and German; Anderson is employed in the old Colony R. R. offices; Barlow is in the Columbia Law School; E. K. Stevens is in the Chemical Laboratory; Fuller and Luce are candidates...
...Bancroft for services and coach...
...Hammond, men of height and brawn; Sawyer at No. 2, where he rowed last year, while Cabot, last year's No. 3, occupies the bow. The stroke is a familiar one to those who have watched the Harvard crews for the last six years. It is the same that Bancroft, the best boating man known at Harvard for years, taught his crew in 1876, and which the Harvard crew pulled in their victorious races of '77, '78 and '79. The feature of the Harvard stroke is still the hard catch at the beginning. The stroke consists of a firm catch...
...crew arrived in New London yesterday afternoon, and went to their quarters. The boats and steam launch got there yesterday morning. As soon as the crew reached their quarters they took a short spin in their shell, and were coached by Bancroft in the launch. The crew carried with them two paper shells and a Blakie pair oar. The Columbia race Saturday will probably take place at 3 P. M. The Yale crew is expected at New London in a day or two. The general impression at New London is that Harvard will beat Columbia Saturday, but after a close...