Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...championship yesterday afternoon, at the same time lowering by two seconds the interclass record over the 1 7-8 miles course to 9 minutes, 15 1-2 seconds. The Senior crew, however, by finishing second, secured the class championship. The weather conditions for the race could not have been better; the tide was very high and consequently there was a strong ebb, which together with a good wind directly astern helped the crews to make unusual time. Among those who followed the race in the launch "John Harvard" were the Yale members of the athletic conference committee...
Improvement has been steady at both clubs during the past two weeks and the raggedness apparent at the beginning of the season is wearing off. At the Newell, the Seniors have shown the greatest advance and are doing the most satisfactory work. Their body-form is much better than it was. They have a harder catch and are more together. The Juniors are not doing as well as was expected. Their boat is unsteady and consequently they are still a trifle ragged in form. The Sophomores are making a good showing, but have the common fault of all the crews...
...formerly. Their principal trouble is that they do not finish strongly. The Juniors are not doing as well as they should. They fail to reach out far enough and hurry too much. The Sophomores have improved considerably and have plenty of life, but should get more power and a better finish to the stroke...
...deal in the past few weeks, but still have a number of their earlier faults. The crews at the Newell have been gradep and have made fair progress but are not rowing as well as they should. The Weld crews are still unsettled in their positions but are somewhat better together than the corresponding crews at the Newell. In general, however, they are slow and clumsy and have little idea of finish in the boat. The second crew has life and dash, but is still too ragged. The orders have been as follows...
...cricket squad will start outdoor practice on Soldiers Field this afternoon. On account of the softness of the ground cocoa matting will have to be used until the turf is in better condition...