Word: basins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Following a race in the Basin yesterday afternoon between the first two Freshman crews, Guthrie Willard of New York City was elected captain of the first-year eight...
...Sophomore class crew won the class championship in a three-cornered race on the Charles, River Basin yesterday afternoon. By defeating the Junior and Senior boats the 1929 oarsmen won the right to face the Yale championship class eight on the Charles a week from Saturday...
During the week there will probably be other shifts in the two boats, unless their respective strength is comparable as they are seated at present. If conditions are favorable they will meet on the basin course Wednesday and Saturday afternoons of this week. The remodelling of the squad leaves the two boats seated as follows...
Tomorrow the Crimson oarsmen will have their final pre-race test over the Basin course. Last Saturday the second crew beat the first but the heavy University shell should regain its former status tomorrow. On Saturday three men were in new positions, and the crew never settled down, being somewhat out of time at the finish. The second crew is steadily improving and should give the Annapolis "jayvees" a great battle. The Navy seconds beat Pennsylvania by two lengths last Saturday, while the Red and Blue University eight was trailing by five lengths. A victory for the Watts stroked shell...
Money and men poured after the waters into the Mississippi basin. State militia went into action, forcing stubborn and panicky people to leave their homes. Secretary Hoover established an executive base at Memphis. All around raged tragedy, havoc, cosmic comedy...