Word: basins
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Carrol Cup Race in Basin...
...Yale 1915 crew defeated the Harvard Sophomores by six lengths in the Basin Saturday afternoon. Rough water handicapped the rowing somewhat and as a result the time for the mile and seven-eighths course was only 13 minutes. The light Harvard crew was in capable of maintaining a high stroke while the sturdy Yale men pulled a consistently faster stroke...
...champion class crews of Harvard and Yale will race over the mile and seven-eighths course in the Basin this afternoon at 4 o'clock. In both cases the 1915 eights have won the right to represent their respective universities...
Just before this race, the Carroll Cup race for single shells will be rowed over the mile course in the upper basin...
Almost anyone will admit that bodily exercise is the necessary complement of mental activity, yet there has always remained the valid objection that college athletics are for the few. When the Harvard and Yale class crews meet for the first time on the Basin this afternoon, a big step toward the removal of the objection will be made. Perhaps the most pleasant side of the race, however, is its friendly informality. Strange as it may seem, the Yale crew will race in a Harvard boat, and we hope that it will be properly welcomed and entertained by the Harvard oarsmen...