Word: goodness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Among other things, the victory showed that Harvard has two of the best track coaches in the country. We knew all along that Coach Quinn would develop some good men in the field events, but Coach Donovan had never been in charge of a Harvard track team before this spring. The result is as much of a triumph for him as for the members of the team, for without a good coach it is certain that no such good showing would have been made. It is encouraging to know that both coaches and most of the men on the team...
...first baseball game with Cornell at Ithaca on Saturday resulted in a victory for the University team, by the score of 5 to 2. Harvard secured a lead of two runs in the first inning, increased it to four in the fourth by good hitting, and thereafter the game was never in doubt...
...since then the crew has improved greatly and all the men have shown much more life. Newton, at stroke, rows leng and steadily, but the work of the whole crew has been very erratic when the stroke was varied from high to low. However, the crew is as good if not better than the average Freshman crew, and there is a great deal of power in the boat. The advantage is all with Harvard in respect to weight and strength...
...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...
Yesterday's trials were most encouraging. All the members of the team showed up to good advantage, and qualified wherever they were expected to. With a warm day today, as predicted, there should be an all-around improvement, and although a definite forecast of a big track meet is practically impossible, a very cheerful view can reasonably be taken of Harvard's prospects...