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...well and although the condition of the ice considerably slowed up the individual players of the Dartmouth team, Chadwick at goal had very few stops, chiefly owing to the accurate work of Foster and Huntington. The University forwards, especially Hicks and Morgan, followed back well and several times overtook the Dartmouth forwards before the latter encountered the opposing coverpoint. Taken altogether the game showed a great improvement in both the offensive and defensive work of the Harvard team...
...crews got a drifting start; Claverly and Mount Auburn Street having an advantage of about one-half a length. Beck-Hampden-Fairfax rowed in good form and soon overtook both the Claverly and Mount Auburn Street crews, which were rowing a slower and more powerful stroke. About half-way the order was as follows: 1, Beck-Hampden-Fairfax; 2, Mount Auburn Street; 3, Claverly; 4, Thayer; 5, Randolph...
...yards in 22 3-5 seconds from scratch, and when he reached the bend in the Stadium was in the lead, but was unable to keep up his pace to the finish. DeSelding used good judgment and stayed in the rear until passing the bend, when he spurted and overtook all the others. H. Watson '10 was not in good condition and dropped out early in the race...
...Perkins was never in the race, from start to finish, and came in about ten lengths of open water in the rear, while College House was about twice its distances behind Perkins. The only bump in this division was made by Hollis-Holworthy-Stoughton, who rowing a faster stroke, overtook Grays before the first bend was reached...
...first two miles, Filley maintained a stroke of 28, which was raised to 30 just after the Navy Yard was passed. Here the Freshman eight overtook the University crew, racing it to the finish. The Freshmen started about half a length behind, but at the end of a half-mile were a length and a half ahead, rowing 36 strokes to the minute, while the University crew held a stroke slightly over 36. At the three-mile flag the Freshmen were still the same distance ahead, both crews, rowing 32. In the last half-mile the University crew gained half...