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...University crews have been on the river daily during the past week under the direction of Coach Wray. Owing to the mild weather the amount of work has been increased and there has been a general improvement. Up to this time the second crew, composed of last year's Freshman eight, has shown the better form. The men are swinging fairly well together but are not getting enough power from their leg drive. Farley's boat has a tendency to clip the stroke at the finish and several of the men are not catching the water quick enough. Yesterday...
...practice of the dormitory crews during the past week has been very satisfactory. Great improvement has been made in blade work and the men are slowly overcoming the tendency to rush their slides. Second crews have been formed by the dormitories, in which enough men could be found, and these will be kept up as long as the interest lasts. Thirteen crews have been rowing from the Newell Boat Club and twelve from the Weld. At present the Randolph and Westmorly first crews are showing the best form. In a race between these crews yesterday over the regular course...
Football practice has continued regularly during the past week. After the good showing made against Syracuse, the work of the University eleven against Springfield was in a measure disappointing. The forward pass proved unsuccessful in most instances. Much improvement was shown on Saturday, however, in the game with Holy Cross. Although the score of 17 to 0 did not intimate any brilliant playing, the work of the Yale team was more consistent and the line seemed much stronger...
Apthorp, "Opera Past and Present...
...Freshman football team will play its first game of the season this afternoon with Groton School at Groton. A substitute backfield, will be used, the regular men being out of the game on account of injuries. In the past few days the line men have developed fairly well, but several are still unused to their positions. Groton has defeated some fast teams this season and has a strong eleven. The teams will begin the game with the following line-up: HARVARD 1910. GROTON. Peirce, l.e. r.e., Burnham Fish, l.t. r.t., Peabody Hall, l.g. r.g., Barber Bowers, c. c., Whitney Marvin...