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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...matches to three at the Longwood Cricket Club, Brookline, last Saturday morning. The University team won four out of six matches in the singles, and two out of three in the doubles. Niles and Sweetser won their matches in the singles in straight sets and showed the best form of all the players. Sweetser played a very fast game with a well executed low ground drive. Nile's playing against the Yale captain N. C. Stevens was brilliant. All his shots were fast and perfectly made, and he won most of his points on his service and back hand drive...
...tape Howe won by inches. Piper of Harvard was fourth. The first heat was somewhat similar, as Rand was behind Robbins of Yale for the first part of the race. Talcott of Cornell won the heat with Rand second. The finals found all four men in their best form. Hartranft led at first, but was passed by Howe a safe distance from the end. Rand beat out Talcott for third place...
...yards behind. At the same time Jaques began his final spurt, but the leaders never slackened, although it seemed impossible to keep up such a fast pace till the end. Instead of weakening, however, Taylor even increased his speed on the final stretch and crossed the line in splendid form. Dull ran far under the former record and was a close second. Jaques's time was the best he has ever made for the distance...
...Cornell, the first crew has had practically the same order throughout the season. Distler, at stroke, has had much experience and is one of the best oars in the boat. Although lacking in weight and strength as compared to Cornell's University crew, the freshman eight's watermanship and form is very good, and the University crew has a hard time in beating them in a mile race...
Both the Cornell crews had light work. The University crew especially showed great improvement in form and speed over its work as seen at the American Henley Regatta. The lake was very rough during the practice of the crews, and the weather was extremely hot with repeated showers...