Word: matter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have a good eight, and are rowing well. They are much heavier than any other Columbia freshman crew ever sent to New London. The crew average as much as the 'varsity in weight, and number five is the heaviest oarsman in Columbia; - or in any other college for that matter. A few weeks ago they raced the University of Pennsylvania crew at New York, and only came in three or four feet behind in a mile race. Many ascribe their defeat to the poor boat in which they rowed. Their new boat arrived only a short time...
...final heat of the 100 yard run in the recent inter collegiate games was close, the facts published in our report of the meeting should be accepted as supporting the decision of the judges, and nothing more need be said. But several ardent Yalesains are still perturbed about the matter, and one of them sends us an eleven page special plea and an instantaneous photograph, to prove that Sherrill beat Rogers by 2 feet. His brief is a sad waste of white paper and his picture is almost...
...been received. Mr. Rogers has been in constant training ever since, and has been making exceptionally good time. A gentleman met Mr. Sherrill at New Haven on Saturday last, and had a long conversation with him on the subject. He accused Winston of having compromised him in the matter, as he had no intention of running against Mr. Rogers till next May; that Winston had acted on his own responsibility in sending the challenge. He was not in training, he said, and was unable to run on account of examinations under any circumstances. He placed July 15 as the earliest...
...year's to correct them. The result is that the roll-calls abound with men who never come near the courses, and the instructors are bored with a floating population of volatile individuals who have little idea what they want. The action of the faculty in this matter will meet the approval of all well-regulated students...
...championship is to remain at Harvard, it is necessary for every student who is able to be present at the game at New Haven next Saturday. This should not be an idle warning, but every man ought to understand that he owes a duty to his college in this matter. Indifference, or more plainly speaking, laziness, should not control our actions...