Word: eight
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...exciting race upstream over the mile and seven eighths course late Saturday afternoon, the second University eight defeated the Senior class crew by about three-quarters of a length of open mater in 9 minutes and 55 seconds, which was very good time considering the weather conditions. The Seniors showed the better from, but were possibly affected to some extent by the fact that it was their first hard row, and they were not to fresh as the second University crew, which had been towed by the launch the three and a half miles to the starting point. A gain...
...women and children called forth protests from all thinking men. The reduction of the working day from fourteen or sixteen hours to twelve was met with the same arguments of the impending ruin of industry and the invasion of the rights of workingmen as are now leveled against the eight-hour day. But it would be difficult for any man to convince laborers that their liberties have been lessened by reason of those associations with their fellow men which secure to them higher wages and leisure for study, recreation, and home life...
Both teams fielded well and few errors were made. At the Freshmen were especially at critical times. The pitchecs were evenly matched, both allowing six hits and giving five bases on balls. For the Freshmen. Lincoln pitched a steady game and struck out eight...
...work was done yesterday in the four-oar shell, but a second University eight was sent out as follows...
Since the cut made in the squad subsequent to the race between the three trial eights on April 1, the work has shown fairly consistent improvement. The catch and beginning of the stroke are distinctly better, though there is generally a lack of drive, and the men are showing a persistent tendency to rush. On Tuesday the two trial eights had several short brushes with each other and with the Senior class crew. In a three minute brush upstream Farley's eight defeated the Senior crew; Filley's boat came in third. Some time before the end of the week...