Word: placing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Ever since that affair of three months ago took place, in which a couple of students and several police figured largely, I have been acting the part of a private detective, so to speak, and have endeavored, by probing the matter to the bottom, to find out the true cause thereof. After careful research, aided by a little personal experience with the "limbs of the law," I have come to the following conclusion...
...race draws near, as comparisons are made, and as "points" are discovered, the knowing ones begin to have settled opinions about the order in which the most important boats will cross the line on the 29th. Holworthy is, not without reason, looked upon as the favorite for first place in the six-oared race. Of the four crews this one alone has retained the stroke who pulled in the fall race, and in no other boat are there so few new men. The stroke is good, and the men get their strength well on the beginning, though...
...boat on the river has shown more marked improvement within the week than Holyoke. The place of Mr. Wetherbee is well supplied by Mr. Mudge of the Medical School, but their misfortunes have been too many and too severe to leave the crew much hope of winning the race. The captain of the club has worked hard, and not unsuccessfully, to bring up the crew; it seems to us, however, that on the beginning of his stroke he gets more of a lift than the crew can carry through...
...four-oared race will, without doubt, be close and interesting. Weld and Holworthy will have a sharp tussle for the first place, and Holyoke and Matthews will probably not be far behind. Both the Weld crews are remarkably good, and Holworthy has been carefully coached, so that she is now in excellent condition...
...Annual Dinner of the Editors of the Magenta took place at Ober's, on Friday evening, April 30. The dinner itself was excellently served, and the speeches which followed were something more than is usually expected of after-dinner orators...