Word: felling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crews set out from the float. The Freshman crew was first out, Mr. E. C. Storrow coaching. Their blade-work was poor, but their inboard work good, the slides being well controlled and all the men getting a sharp hard catch. Coming down river the Freshmen fell in with the '99 crew which had just come out and an impromptu race of about half a mile ensued. The Junior crew starting with a slight lead increased it gradually throughout, but in a second stretch which both crews rowed up stream was unable to gain much advantage...
...first race, M. L. Bernstein started for the Harvard Freshmen and gained about four yards on Dudley of Yale. P. L. Fish increased the lead to fifteen ya. ds but fell on the last turn and was passed by Richardson, who gained a lead which the succeding Harvard men were unable to overcome...
...postal vote on the question of the extension of the suffrage to all graduates of five years' standing from any department of the University, may be taken as conclusive evidence that the majority of Harvard's alumni fell convinced that the step is a natural one to take, and one bearing out the liberal policy of the University. Those who have been opposed to the extension are, it is true, very numerous, and have felt strongly that they had good reasons in so doing. They have feared that broadening the suffrage to include graduates of other colleges who have received...
...other positions left open by the graduation of players, there was offered material somewhat more experienced from which to choose. Goodman and Outland fell naturally into the position of tackle, while with Boyle, Dickson, Hedges and Folwell striving for two places at ends, the strength of that position was assured. Since the graduation of Carl Williams, one of the weakest points in Penn's team has been at quarterback, Week's, Hedges and Fortesque having been tried with doubtful success. Of the three, Weeks, has proved the surest in passing the ball, while Hedges' strong point was his general conscientious...
...five yards and added four more on the next play. Yale's mass plays against Donald gained steadily. Donald and Swain were tried continually for small gains and Yale advanced steadily by their mass plays up to Harvard's 12 yard line where the ball was fumbled and Swain fell...