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...number of men training for the Yale freshman crew has been reduced to fourteen. They are T. Perkins, bow, 160 lbs.; Howland, No. 2, 165 lbs.; McDuffe, No. 3, 165 lbs.; Loomis, No. 4, 168 lbs.; Dunkerson, No. 5, 171 lbs.; Kinney, No. 6, 171 lbs.; H. B. Perkins, No. 7, 162 lbs.; Van Huyck, stroke, 172 lbs., Polk, substitute, 171 lbs.; Holmes, substitute, 159 lbs.; Sedgewick, 169 lbs.; Lay, 171 lbs.; Tishel, 168 lbs.; and Pope. 156 lbs. The average weight of the crew is 166 lbs. Its chief faults are: Poor time, slowness in starting the slide...
...Madison Square Garden last Saturday evening, the winning of two first prizes, one second and one third by Harvard men is more than creditable. It was in the 70-yard handicap run that fortune was especially kind to Harvard. Ninety contestants entered for this race, which was run in fourteen heats; but S. V. R. Thayer, H. A. A. and B. A. A., distinguished himself by winning all his heats and the race. He had a handicap of eight feet and his time was 7 3-5 seconds. E. B. Bloss, H. A. A. and B. A. A., with...
...Hartwell may possibly be persuaded upon to begin training, but as yet all influence brought to bear upon him has been unsuccessful. He is endeavoring to do two years' work in one and gives this as his reason for refusing. The candidates have now been reduced to fourteen men and these will go to the training table this week...
...here have proposed. It would not have the same effect as the change which the faculty favor, although it would practically mean a three year course. Such a change at Harvard would lower the standard of the degree very materially inasmuch as a man could secure his degree for fourteen courses instead of eighteen as at present. The Harvard faculty proposes no such radical reduction in the requirement for the degree. If it be said that the work done in the professional school does count some toward the A. B. degree,-a rather specious plea it is true, the plan...
...candidates for the Cornell Freshman crew have been reduced to fourteen men, whose average weight is 162 pounds...