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Boyden and Simonds easily won the first two sets. They gained their points partly by their steady play and better team-work, and partly by the wildness of their opponents. The third set was close. Pool and Pier took a brace and won the first three or four games. Boyden and Simonds went to pieces a little and made several errors in team-work; they regained their confidence, however, and made the score 4 all by good play. Pool and Pier then won the next two games and the set, 6-4. Boyden and Simonds improved in the last...
Sheldon of Yale ought not to have much trouble in winning the broad jump. Stickney of Harvard, and Ramsdell and Bucholtz of Pennsylvania have done over 22 feet, and should have a close contest for second place, probably finishing in the above order...
...seniors held them well and kept a few yards in advance of '97. The relative positions remained unchanged at the Harvard Bridge but the distances between the boats had increased to one and one-half lengths and one length respectively. The seniors raised their stroke and tried to close the gap between them and the leaders, and slowly picked up half a length...
Meanwhile the field events had been going on and furnished some close contests. The only one not already mentioned was the broad jump in which as was expected Sheldon and Stickney were first and second...
...quarter mile run furnished one of the best races of the day. Bingham took the lead at the start, closely followed by Marshall, while Vincent was almost the last man. He gradually worked his way through, however, and, on entering the stretch, was on even terms with the first Yale man, while Marshall had passed Bingham. The two leaders ran neck and neck for the last fifty yards, Bingham winning by a few feet from Marshall, with Vincent third. The mile run was a disappointment to Harvard. Morgan set a slow pace for three laps, with Coolidge at his elbow...