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...three of the most closely contested races of the season on Saturday afternoon over the 1 3-4 mile course in the Basin, the Varsity roeing squad emerged with an even record of one hardearned victory over Navy, and one well-contested defeat at the hands of the Midshipmen and Penn. In the Varsity heat, the Navy finished first in 10 minutes, 8 seconds, three feet ahead of Penn, whose time was 10 minutes, 8 2-5 seconds. The Crimson eight trailed Penn by three-quarters of a length, to cross the line in 10 minutes, 11-3-5 seconds...
...College, he beat navigation, gunnery, seamanship and engineering into hundreds of young men. ''Gingrer" Boyle's nickname comes from the fact that his hair, his eyes, his temper and his voice are all red. At 59 he snorts loudly at the elaborate technical training of modern midshipmen, is proud that he first went to sea at 14, that though he is heir presumptive to the Earl of Cork and Orrery he acquired his entire education aboard the oldtime training ship Britannia...
Playing its first official game in nearly a month, the Crimson Varsity quintet will face a strong Navy five at 8.30 o'clock this evening in the Indoor Athletic Building. The Midshipmen are slight favorites, due to the fact that they have lost only one contest this season; they were nosed out by the fast University of Pennsylvania quintet...
...tale of what happened to her is told by one of her midshipmen. Roger Byam...
...Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams presented cups, swords and other awards to the midshipmen at U. S. Naval Academy after the final dress parade. To the graduating class next day he said: ''The navy with the greatest number of those who can secure [the best spirit] . . . who can also think, will win wars." Then came one of June Week's most notable features. The band played "The Star-Spangled Banner." Several thousand friends and relations stood poised. Into the air went the 421 white caps of the graduates. Visitors scrambled for the caps-most...