Word: close
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...past two weeks the crews as a whole have been developing slowly. The best crews on the river, in the opinion of the coaches, are at present Claverly, Mount Auburn Street, Second Mount Auburn Street, and Randolph. The race between the Claverly and the Randolph crews should be close, and also that between the Mount Auburn Street and the Beck-Hampden crews...
...University team had its first hard game Saturday with the Naval Academy, and has come to the more serious part of its schedule. The three games before the annual contest with Yale all promise to be close, and the team will have a real try-out. At present the line from tackle to tackle looks permanent. Crowley is practically a fixture at right end, and Browne is doing well at the opposite position. Houston, who has been laid up the greater part of the season, is getting into shape again, and should show up well from now on. R. Brown...
...judges were Professor H. L. Warren h. '01, A. Pope '10, and Mr. R. A. Cram. Medals were presented to the winners at the reception following the close of the exhibition...
...first set between Dabney and Gardner vs. Smith and Colwell was evenly contested and the score by games was close. In this set, the winners were unable at first to solve their opponents' style of play, but in the second, took the lead at the start. At the beginning, Dabney was a trifle unsteady and lost his first serve, but soon steadied down and played his low balls well while Gardner ably cared for all overhead shots. Smith was not up to his usual form in high play but performed well at the net. Colwell played in the back...
...opponents' linemen found no great difficulty in forcing back the men opposite them, and in tackling and handling kicks in the backfield--two of the essential rudiments--Annapolis was much superior. The Harvard backfield lacked concentrated power and was only effective at brief intervals, never getting the ball dangerously close to the line by rushing. All of which goes to show the relative strength of the team today in comparison with a strong team. We should be grateful for a tie score under the circumstances...