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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ITHACA, N. Y., May 31.--Cornell defeated the University crew by a few feet of open water in an extremely close and hard-fought race this evening over the two-mile course on Lake Cayuga. The Cornell crew covered the course in 10 minutes and 41 seconds...
...ITHACA, N. Y., May 31.--In the race between the Freshman and Cornell 1912 eights, Harvard was easily defeated by four lengths. Towards the end of the race the blade work of the Harvard crew became ragged, and the men were very slow in getting their oars into the water at the catch. Although Harvard was the first to take the lead at the start, the Cornell freshmen were ahead at the quarter-mile mark, and from this point on increased their lead steadily...
...Doubles--N. W. Niles and A. Sweetser (H.) defeated H. H. Bundy and R. A. Holden (Y.), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; G. C. Adams and F. H. Burr (H.) defeated P. H. Converse and N. C. Stevens (Y.), 6-0, 6-4; B. G. Bliss and J. DeK. Bowen (Y.) defeated R. H. Eggleston, Jr., and H. Nickerson...
...three in the doubles. Niles and Sweetser won their matches in the singles in straight sets and showed the best form of all the players. Sweetser played a very fast game with a well executed low ground drive. Nile's playing against the Yale captain N. C. Stevens was brilliant. All his shots were fast and perfectly made, and he won most of his points on his service and back hand drive. The scores were as follows...
...Singles--N. W. Niles (H.) defeated N. C. Stevens (Y.), 6-4, 6-4; A. Sweetser (H.) defeated H. H. Bundy (Y.), 6-4, 6-1; R. A. Holden (Y.) defeated H. Nickerson (H.), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; F. M. Watrouse (Y.) defeated F. H. Burr (H.), 6-3, 7-5; G. C. Adams (H.) defeated J. DeK.Bowen (Y.), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; R. H. Eggleston, Jr., (H.) defeated H. B. Bretz...