Word: crew
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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OXFORD, as every one knows by this time, has sent a reply to the H. U. B. C. relative to a race with Harvard next summer, stating that it will be impossible to keep a University crew in training up to August 1. The text of the letter will be found in another column. The reasons given for declining the proposal are that the Oxford term ends early in June, that the 'Varsity men do not keep together after the inter-'Varsity race in February or March, and that it would be very difficult to persuade them to keep...
...hope that Oxford's refusal to row us will not altogether break up our crew, for, although we know that the only condition on which some of our men promised to row was that the crew should be sent to England, yet there are enough of the old men left to form a nucleus on which to build an eight that could without doubt win another victory for us at New London. Now that we have lost the championship in football, and the prospects in base-ball are anything but encouraging, it devolves upon the crew all the more...
Speaking of the crews, the Gazette says: "The material, taking the men separately for their physique, is fair, but nothing exceptionally strong; here lies the weak point of Oxford this season. We do not mean to say that the men are a weakly lot. There are plenty of good No. 3's and No. 2's, but there is a dearth of those first-class giants of which a good crew should always have three or more." Then follows a criticism of the men individually, which suggests that there is material in the boats that can be improved and developed...
Well, pretty soon the Glee Club came filing on to the stage, and they were all such nice-looking gentlemen. Will pointed out those who rowed in the crew and played at base-ball and foot-ball. First they sang a piece called "The Three Glasses," and it was perfectly lovely, and we all applauded so much that they had to give an encore. And then came several glees. But most of all I liked the real college songs. "Seeing Nellie Home" was so sweet, and the gentleman who sang it had such a delightful tenor voice...
...hoped that the Faculty, influenced by the success of this year, will continue in the future to give its sanction to such an excellent method of raising funds for the support of our crew...