Word: fours
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Though it would undoubtedly be possible to establish in this country a series of college races which should result in bringing together the two best college crews of the year over a four mile course, these contests would not in any way resemble the Henley Regatta. The nearest analogy to our Henley would be brought about if, for instance, the rowing colleges of America were to enter crews at the annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen of America...
...candidate for this year's Mott Haven team wishing to do any work preliminary to the regular winter work can do so by joining the squad which meets every day at four o'clock, Saturdays excepted...
...candidate for this year's Mott Haven team wishing to do any work preliminary to the regular winter work can do so by joining the squad which meets every day at four o'clock, Saturdays excepted...
...Land and Water," for December opens with an article on "Lessons from the Football Season of '97" by W. H. Rand, Jr., '98, captain of the Harvard nine. He outlines briefly the conditions and systems of training at the four leading universities. Harvard and Princeton started the season with a large number of old players and endeavored to keep their elevens intact and to develop team play. On the other hand, Yale and Pennsylvania started with green players and pursued the policy of giving their teams hard, fierce work. No attempt is made to argue for or against any system...
...article closes with diagrams and an explanation of the three plays by which Harvard attempted to score from Yale's four-yard line...