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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Rehearsal at 2 o'clock sharp. Every one must be present without fail...
...Harvard 'Varsity crews have taken part during the last four decades. The history of these intercollegiate races as it is thus outlined is very entertaining and instructive. Today the contest is narrowed down to a dogged struggle between two crews; formerly all the elements of a fine display were present. The changes which have taken place in the art of rowing since the days when the races were rowed on Lake Quinsigamond or Lake Saratoga, and when Harvard and Yale were willing to meet the crews of the smaller colleges seem to have been following a logical development. The ambition...
...people of New London are making elaborate preparations for the week of the races. As Harvard and Yale have each won the same number of races, this year will be unusually important. Consequently it is expected that a larger number of spectators than ever before will be present. The observation train is by far the best place from which to witness the race, but it has always fallen into the hands of "scalpers," owing to the fact that it has been limited to twenty-one cars. Tickets costing $1 have been sold at prices ranging from $2 to $15. President...
...Haven Lawn Tennis Association will be held upon the grounds of the Association on Whitney Avenue, beginning Wednesday, June 20. Prizes are offered in gentleman's singles and doubles for first and second places. The winner of the singles will play H. W. Slocum, '82, the present holder of the New England Championship Prize Cup, which he has held during the past year...
...Haven Club, numbering some two hundred and fifty members, is making every effort to make the affair a complete success, and the courts are in the best possible condition. About fifty out of town players will be present. among them men from Harvard, Yale, and Trinity, and the tournament will consequently be very well contested. The preliminary rounds will be the best two out of three sets, with advantage games in the deciding set, and the finals the best three out of five, with advantage throughout. The play on the first day will commence...