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...practice ground for the Yale crews. A strong southerly breeze made the course a little too rough for the best work in shells, except well up the river. It was expected that one or both 'varsity crews might cover the full course, but they did not attempt it. Before dusk a dense fog hung over the river and land, making it dangerous for the boats...
...were every where, on the tops of the cars, on the pilot house, on the lookout. As they neared the Canadian side they sand "God Save the Queen" some reverently, some mock-reverently. All that day there was no excitement till the train reached Niagara Falls just at dusk. Even in the fading light the sight was magnificent and as the men stood on the railroad bank there was a visible change in their spirits. All the levity stopped and there was hardly a joke from Niagara to Buffalo. The train was an hour late, making a quick change necessary...
...each afternoon for the short time since college began, and on Saturday afternoon had a final practice game against a picked twelve composed of players from the Cambridge and Somerville clubs. The game began about half past four, and the twelves continued their play until long after it was dusk. The grass was slippery and the ball was hard to see in the evening light, so that the game was full of errors. Want of practice and training seemed to be the chief faults in the Harvard team, things which will be remedied before the regular spring games are played...
...current Atlantic contains much of interest to Harvard men. In it are a poem, "Dawn and Dusk," and a review of the Duchess Emilia...
...ball was faced for the second time with the wind in Harvard's favor. The ball went back and forth until it grew dusk without either side making anything. A few minutes before time was called Cambridge scored the third goal, immediately after a fourth one. Harvard men claimed that they could not see the ball by this time, but when the first two goals were made there was no excuse for our defense. The work all round by our team showed that the men were out of trim, this not being the season for the game, and the work...