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The final race for the Filley cup and dormitory rowing championship will be rowed down-stream at 5 o'clock this afternoon over the one and one-quarter mile course from the Cottage Farm bridge to opposite the Boston Athletic Association boathouse.
Ithaca, N. Y., November 1, 1909.--The Cornell coaches ran the squad through signal practice for three hours today. Falling on the ball, getting down under punts, and tackling, for which the men were divided into four squads with two or three coaches in charge of each, took up a...
...Leslie, when substituted for Frothingham, was absolutely steady, so that he could always be counted on for a substantial gain, while, in addition, he made a sensational catch of a short onside kick. The line played very well, the defence being especially strong, for West Point's two first downs were made on end runs from the kick formation, after Houston had been taken out of the play. Captain Fish distinguished himself by making a marvelous catch of a perfect forward pass from O'Flaherty while he was falling over backwards. Throughout the game the whole team showed a tendency...
In the inter-dormitory bumping races yesterday afternoon, but two bumps were scored. Thayer succeeded in catching Beck-Hampden-Fairfax, and Dunster-Dana-Drayton bumped Perkins. As a result of the two days' races, Coach Wray and Captain Waid have selected the following six crews to race in the basin...
The crews will line up for the start 60 feet apart from bow to stern, the starting positions being indicated by buoys, placed in the river at the proper intervals. Number one in each division will be farthest down-stream. A series of three shots will be fired for a...