Word: drew
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Lampoon, some eight years ago, inspired by the co-educational movement then setting in at Harvard, drew a picture of what would probably be seen at the college in the year 1976. A young lady, very "tough" in looks and dress, with a cigarette and a "dawg," was represented as coming out of Holworthy, carrying a shingle with the announcement that the Amazon Club met that night. Look on this picture, and on the following, and then say if the Lampoon's prophecy is unlikely to come to pass. On one of the trains to New York-so we learn...
...disagreement. After playing a short time on the courts Sears wished to scratch the Harvard entries, but Taylor seemed to wish to play in spite of the ground. They then tried to persuade the Yale team to scratch also, but they refused. In the singles our men drew the poorer players until there were but four men left. Sears drew Knapp, and Taylor drew Brinley. Very few balls bounced correctly, and as is well known Knapp plays directly at the net, while Sears plays a base-line game to a great extent. So that to Knapp...
...Peirson, '85, vs. F. J. Moors, '86. All the rest drew byes...
...past five that the word was given. The Columbia men were much lighter than the Harvard crew, but rowed in beautiful form. The start was even, Columbia rowing 42 and Harvard 39 strokes to the minute. It was soon evident that Columbia's stroke was more effective, as they drew away from the Harvard men with apparent ease despite the good rowing of the latter. From the end of the first quarter of a mile it was a procession for Columbia, who gamed steadily until the end, the crew crossing the line more than four lengths ahead in 9 minutes...
...college boating championship. but a short description of it cannot be amiss on the return to Cambridge of the undergraduates. Most of the Harvard men and their friends had obtained seats on the observation train and a little before two o'clock the cars of this train drew out of the New London depot and steamed up along the river bank to the start. The weather, which had been very threatening in the morning, became more propitious, and after two gave promise of a perfect afternoon for racing. The wind was mild and blowing down the course and the tide...