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Dates: during 1880-1889
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While the Yale crew were rowing on the harbor last Tuesday afternoon, W. H. Corbin suddenly fell back in his seat in a dead faint. The cause of this sudden illness is heart disease and Corbin will be kept out of the boat for some time.- Boston Herald...
...Columbia College Glee and Banjo clubs will give a concert this evening for the benefit of the Boat Club, Athletic and Base Ball Associations...
...Yale crew and their positions in the boat have now been definitely decided upon. The eight is composed of the following men: Bow, Rogers, '90, S.; 2, Gill, '89; 3, Brewster, '91; 4, Hartwell, '89; 5, Corbin, '89; 6, Woodruff, '89; 7, Allen, '91; stroke, Caldwell, T. S; coxswain, Thompson, '90. They are all old 'varsity men with the exception of Rogers and Allen, but these latter have had considerable experience on their class crews. One trouble with the way the crew is seated is that the two bow men are ten pounds heavier than the two in the stern...
...course of the race was the same as of that rowed by the class crews last Saturday, the start being from near the Longwood bridge, and the finish just off the Union Boat Club float. The water was in almost perfect condition, and what little wind there was did not interfere at all with the work of the crews. Shortly after half past six the crews took their positions. The Athletic Club were nearest the wall, the 'Varsity shell had the middle place, and the Union crew were a little on the other side. At 6.40 the start took place...
...Union Boat Club Crew-Bow, Wm. S. Eaton, Jr., 141 pounds; 2, Walter Haskell, 143; 3, S. Hammond, Jr., 1491/2; 4, E. D. Codman, 149; 5, J. Van Straaten, 158; 6, T. H. Simmons, 1571/2; 7, Fred S. Coolidge, 1451/2; stroke, Courtenay Guild, 150; coxswain, H. R. W. Browne...