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...previously announced the dam is being built on the present site of the Craigie bridge, and its total length when completed will be 1300 feet, the width varying from 340 to 490 feet. It will consist of two masonry retaining walls on pile foundations, the space between them being filled with earth to a depth of from 15 to 50 feet. The height of the dam will be 21 feet above mean low water, about the present level of the street at the Cambridge end of Craigie bridge...
...excavation, 340,000 cubic yards; masonry, 43,825 cubic yards; filling, 390,000 cubic yards; piling, 470,000 linear feet; pine lumber, 235,000 feet; spruce lumber, 550,000 feet; riff raff, 9, 700 tons. There will be two locks in the dam, the larger being 350 feet in length and 45 feet wide, and of sufficient depth to allow a vessel drawing 16 feet of water to pass through at low tide. The smaller lock will be suitable for launches and row boats. Eight sluices will be provided, and in emergencies the smaller lock will be used...
Matters which were discussed but not decided at the last meeting will be again considered today and final action will probably be taken. Rules in regard to holding, fair checking, protection of catcher, length of halves and officials, will be discussed, and all other revisions which may seem expedient...
...Freshman team made three goals in the first half, Ford making the first score after carrying the puck the length of the rink through the whole Yale team. The game was slower in the second half, and only two more scores were made...
Captain Newhall was the most untiring player on the ice. His body checking and stick work were remarkable and he carried and lifted the puck well. Pell showed unexpected improvement, and was especially fast on the offense, often carrying the puck the entire length of the rink unaided. Townsend's shooting was excellent, and he did much hard body checking. Although Macleod when near his own goal did not always cover his opponent, his stick work was very clever and he showed good endurance. Willetts kept his position well but was forced to withdraw shortly after the beginning...