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Toward the end of the campaign Maverick was a sick man. Between rallies he stayed in a hospital, sent out copies of Henley's Invictus to assure his friends that his head was "bloody, but unbowed." But he knew he was cornered. Fortnight ago Quin had led him in the Democratic election by 1,295 votes...
...Cayuga called off the Cornell race which might have proved quite valuable as a yardstick for judging the New Haven boat. In its two races, Yale came from behind in the first to beat out a powerful Syracuse boat at the finish line. In the other, over the short Henley distance of a mile and five-sixteenths at Philadelphia, the Eli oarsmen turned in a very weak and unpromising race, finishing third behind Columbia and Penn...
...This I Know" Inman faces his most difficult problem, that of coping with a holocaust. His attitude resembles very much that of another chronic invalid, fifty years ago, W. E. Henley. "I am the captain of my soul" is written all over these verses, coupled with a strong sense of excitement at being alive in such a time. The attitude has not aged well, but we can admire Mr. Inman's courage if not his solution...
Captained by Tom Mosely, this year's winners also set a new official House record of 7:06. The previous record of 7:08 for the Henley distance was broken by the Merrymen Saturday, but since this was not in a House race, it could not be counted...
...tryouts held earlier this spring to see who would meet the champion Yale College eight, Eliot found little difficulty in winning, posting a three-length win over the second place Winthrop crew, and since then has set a new House crew Henley record...