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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...prevailed last week often rendering the water almost unfit for shells. Under such conditions, by keeping too fast a stroke over the first part of the course, the Seniors were defeated by the University second on Thursday. Friday they again rowed the course and beat by more than a length the Stone School first, which took them up for the first mile, and by as much again the Stone second, which picked them up for the last half mile. There is a lot of power in the boat which would be more effectively applied if the bow six men supported...
Yesterday on the way up stream from the Harvard bridge, the University crew raced with the Union Boat Club crew for a little less than 1-8 of a mile. The Union Boat Club crew started nearly half a boat's length ahead, rowing about 32 strokes a minute, but the University crew was almost abreast when they approached the Western avenue bridge. Filley did not put the stroke above...
...when Wood, who has been at 7 in the second boat, took E. Cutler's position at bow in the first. The crew rowed upstream and had several brushes with the University second eight, in one of which, after a half-mile stretch, the Freshmen drew ahead by a length and a half...
...length of the game shall be 60 minutes divided into two halves of 30 minutes each, exclusive of time taken out. There shall be 10 minutes intermission between the two halves. The game may be of shorter duration by mutual agreement between the captains of the contesting teams...
...both sides by rough playing and several fouls were called. The University team weakened by the loss of Osborne and Hunter, showed a lack of team work, while the Pennsylvania team played well together and exhibited accurate shooting. The Harvard forwards were unable to keep the ball for any length of time near Pennsylvania's goal line, and the outfielders played too far in to effectively cover their opponents. Several goals, however, were prevented by the strong defense of the University backs...