Word: craven
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Craven, A B, 16 Felton Hall
Favored by the shelter afforded by the Surrey shore, which the Oxfords selected after winning the toss, their boat was rapidly increasing its lead over the Cambridge shell, and they were rowing easily. At Craven Cottage Oxford was a length ahead. Cambridge was spurting, but could not gain against Oxford's long, sweeping stroke. Shooting Hammersmith Bridge, Oxford was still a length ahead. Cambridge made another spurt, with the same result as before...
Harvard was more fortunate in the finals in the doubles. Wrenn and Winslow met in the semi-finals. Chase and Jones of Brown, winning, 6-1, 6-0. In the finals they were pitted against Shaw and Craven of Yale and after losing the first two, they took a plucky brace...
...candidates for the Yale freshman crew have been cut down to ten men. Their names and weight are as follows: Gallaudett, 163 lbs; Rogers, (capt), 150 lbs; Wallis 167 lbs; Mills 173 lbs, Pond, 172; Graves, 169; Van Huck, 169 lbs; Pope, 160; Gould, 170; Cravens, 164. Just before the Easter vacation the men went to training table, and during the vacation with the exception of Saturday, they rowed twice every day under the supervision of James '90. The Yale News gives the following brief criticism of the different men: "Gallaudet rows a short stroke, is slow with body...