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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard Crew Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 10, 1908.-Today the University crew as a whole rowed better than it has before this week, although Sargent was not up to his usual standard this afternoon. In the morning after some tubbing work for Fish and Sargent, Wray went out in his single with the University eight-oared crew and covered a couple of miles in easy fashion...
...varied character. Starting at a very slow stroke, the men went down stream in three stretches as far as a quarter-mile below the Navy Yard. There, after turning, a short distance was covered with the stroke at 30. This stretch was followed by a racing start that was better than any Harvard crew has made on the Thames for the past three years. The boat shot along at a remarkable speed and the men kept together almost to perfection. The next stretch was a long one again, with a very slow stroke until opposite the boat house, where...
...crew leaves for its quarters on the Thames today with a better record than any Harvard crew in recent years. A close win from the Navy, over a strange course, and an overwhelming victory from Cornell are indications of excellence in the early period of training that are encouraging. The men have rowed in the same order since the middle of March and they are showing the effects of it in the splendid way they row together...
...determination that wins was in evidence throughout the game, and an excellent beginning was made in the first three innings, when all the runs were scored. The ability to hit when hits meant runs was perhaps the most encouraging feature of the game, while the sacrifice hitting was far better than has been exhibited this season. McCall secured no less than three clever bunts and Currier two. The base-running was also about all that could be desired. Although only six hits were made, the team as a whole batted hard. Four errors were made by the University team, against...
...less said about the game the better. There was more stupid ball playing on the part of the Harvard team in the four innings than has been seen this years on Soldiers Field in a whole afternoon. Exeter was badly up in the air and threw the ball around wildly, but little advantage was taken of the openings. In the second inning there were two men on bases and no one out, yet no runs were scored. Currier attempted to steal second while Lanigan occupied the base. The result was that Lanigan was run down and Currier was chased back...