Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Already the excitement caused by annual races is beginning at New London. The Columbia freshmen have been in their quarters since the early part of the month. The Harvard freshmen came Friday and the Yale 'Varsity appeared on Saturday afternoon. Bob Cook, President Stevenson of the Navy, and Captain Stevenson of the crew arrived shortly after...
...University of Pennsylvania navy has requested that the race with Yale be rowed earlier than was intended, in order that the four freshmen who row in the University boat may have more time to rest before their second race. The date has accordingly been changed from June 23 to June 22. The freshman race will be rowed on June 26. Officers for both races will be selected at New London. A referee for the University race has not yet been chosen...
...freshmen crew which will row the Pennsylvania freshmen on the 23d is made up of: Bow, Simms, 154 pounds; 2, Aiken, 160 pounds; 3, Rhodes, 162 pounds; 4, Ferris, 170 pounds; 5, Heyworth, 162; 6, Allen, 164; 7, Isham, 157; stroke, Rogers, 152. The men are rowing in good form, and will without doubt win their race...
...were outplayed at every point. Nevertheless, some members of the team did good work and will make available candidates for next year's 'varsity twelve. There will be several vacancies in this team, and some places will undoubtedly be filled from half a dozen or more of the freshmen who have made a good showing this season...
...considerably as the time wore away, and altogether the general verdict seemed to be one of indolent "laissez-faire." If the championship is to be decided, the captains of the three upper classes must get together at once and arrange a couple of dates before class-day. As the freshmen are too far behind to stand any chance of winning two games-one between '89 and '90, and the winning team to play '88-would be sufficient to decide the championship. The captains should take the matter in hand and determine whether it is now too late to proceed...