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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...handicap games held yesterday afternoon on Irvington Oval, Harvard's six entries failed to win a point, although Grant ran a good race in the mile, in which he finished fourth...
...activity in the club management, and indirectly in the advent of Mr. Lehmann and in the wish of the 'Varsity management to institute a thorough system of rowing in Cambridge. The only real fault to be found with this club this year has been in the lack of good college men for coaches in the early part of the season. Next year this part of the work should certainly be looked to more carefully...
...strong one physically, and we believe the rowing methods in vogue at Cambridge and Oxford to be the best adapted to eight-oared crews. But it must be remembered that Cornell and Yale, especially the latter, have crews which are excellent physically, which have had the benefits of a good deal of racing experience, and which are undoubtedly both about as fast as any that have ever represented those universities. In addition, the so-called Yale and Cornell strokes are by no means so inferior or different from the English as seems to be supposed; at recent Henley regattas...
...course, and not to be disappointed with the new rowing system if it looses in this first trial. It would be a really remarkable performance if the crew should win this year; all that we have a right to expect of it is for it to make a reasonably good, creditable showing, and we may feel sure that in this at least, the men will come up to expectations...
...chief reason for the defeat is to be found in Paine's weakness in the box during the first four innings, during which time six two base-hits and four singles were made off his delivery. Some of the two-base hits would have been certain outs on a good field, but according to the ground rules at Brown, every ball going over the left field fence, as every ordinary fly ball does, counts for a two base...