Word: longer
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity is at present rowing in the shell that was used at Poughkeepsie last year. They have improved during the week and are rowing longer and more steadily. The make-up is as follows: Stroke, J. F. Perkins; 7, Goodrich; 6, Thompson; 5, Whitbeck; 4, Sprague; 3, Wrightington; 2, Bull; bow, Biddle. The men will be given a rest today...
...Physically, the men are a fine powerful lot, fully as strong and well developed as the Englishmen who form the two university crews. They have not had the same racing experience as their English cousins, but this disadvantage may be to some extent counteracted by the longer preparation which they will have to undergo for this particular race, and by racing against scratch crews in the later stages...
...present the daily work consists of distance riding on the Charles River track. This will be kept up a week longer to develop endurance, when sprinting will be taken up. In addition to the track work the squad will be given plenty of racing practice in weekly meetings on local tracks...
...action of Greece was a violation of international law, but every revolution is an illegal movement; the occasion was well chosen and public opinion is with them. Greece has not in the past encouraged Cretan rebellions but she fee s that it is no longer time to hesitate. There is no doubt that the Greeks by this action have seriously imperilled the peace of Europe...
...University baseball schedule which appears today provides for about the same number of games as that of last year, but they are spread over a longer period, and will thus give the nine more time in which to practice and rest after the hard games. This arrangement will be of especial benefit in the latter part of May and in June when the games with the strongest teams are being played. Last year there were almost always three games a week during this time; this year there will not, on the average, be more than two games a week. There...