Word: crew
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...visit to Ithaca was made three years ago. On that occasion the water on the regular course was unnavigable, and short races were rowed on the "inlet" over a course of about a mile, with Cornell winner in the darkness. For the last two years, Cornell has brouught big crews to Cambridge and rowed pathetically badly. This season is a different story, however. Under the new coach, James Wray, pre-war Harvard mentor, the Big Red crew situation is looking up, and visions are seen to a return of the glory of Cornell crews in the days on Courtney...
...Harvard 150-pound crew, 1, vs. Pennsylvania 150-pound crew, 2, vs. M. I. T. 150-pound crew, 3. Mile and five-sixteenths...
...Harvard '30 150-pound crew, 1, vs. Yale '30 150-pound crew, 2. One mile...
...race for second crews is a very doubtful proposition, but the Crimson second eight has been rowing consistently well and has a good chance of victory, considering its win over the Navy and the latter's triumph over Tech. The Freshman race is impossible of prognostication, for the only thing known about the Harvard 1930 crew is that it is from two to four lengths faster than the Sophomore eight and can always keep ahead of the University 150-pound crew. Neither of the latter crews is favored to win its race on Saturday, but the lightweights, untested save...
...final game of the series was a slugfest with the University batters poling 17 hits for 15 runs while Yale was able to amass only five runs off the offerings of Booth and Cutts. Yale turned the tables two days later on the waters of the Thames, entering a crew in the time honored four mile classic, which was strong enough to surpass the best efforts of Harvard's oarsmen by a good two lengths...