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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...place was taken by H. Meyer. MacVicar moved from 3 to 4 to fill the seat left by Harwood, and Murray went in at 3. In this order the crew went up to Ithaca where it was easily defeated by a fine Cornell crew. The showing was better, however, than in the triangular race. When the crew recommenced rowing after this race Chandler was put at stroke and Harwood moved back to four. Morgan returned to the boat at 3, Stratton went in at 7 and MacVicar again changed allies going to 5. This order has been maintained since...
...change in boats makes them more suitable to the weights of the two crews. The Ward boat formerly used by the University eight, which has a light bow, was observed to ride too far out of the water forward between strokes, and it was thought that it would be better adapted to the Freshman crew, which has a heavy bow four. Both eights seemed pleased with the results of the exchange...
Harvard won the first game at Philadelphia after a brilliant ninth inning rally by the score of 3 to 1. Felton and Captain Imlay had a pitchers' battle in which the Harvard twirler had slightly the better of the argument. The Pennsylvanian received poor support, however, especially in the last inning, when two errors gave the Harvard team three runs. Imlay will be in the box again today, while Felton will likely do the heavy work for Harvard...
...Conn., June 10. Special attention, was given by Coach Wray in the morning's workout to the quick turning and application of the power at the catch of the stroke. The eights went up past the Yale quarters and on the return showed slightly better form, there being little check between the strokes. A short row in the afternoon completed the practice for the eights...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 6, 1913.--The University and Freshman eights were sent over the upper two miles of the course today, the University boat leading with low stroke and going better than at any other time this season. Fuller rowed at 2 in place of Meyer who will be absent from the quarters till Monday. In the University four Gardiner replaced Pirnie at stroke, the latter going to 2 in the second four...