Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...print from the Collegian a list of such American colleges as can lay some claim to a respectable antiquity. Many of the institutions in this list can lay claim to very little else, having been far outstripped by their younger rivals in the race for influence and prosperity...
Accompanying our criticism of the crews, we beg leave to offer a few suggestions in regard to the freshman crew. To insure success in the race with Columbia, two eights should be kept at work throughout the year. Hitherto it has been customary to dispense with a second eight in the early part of spring, and keep but a few substitutes in training. The experience the last three years has proved that changes are often necessary as late as May or June. There will be no substitutes competent to take places on the regular crew unless they have...
Before any criticisms are offered, it should be stated that the present crew is almost entirely a new one. Storrow is the only man who rowed in both of last year's races ; Yocom rowed in the Yale race. As may be seen above, one half of the candidates are sophomores, and have consequently but one year's experience. Two of the others, Colony and Pennypacker, have never pulled an oar before. Mr. C. P. Curtis, L. S. is at present acting as coach. During the last few days the crew has been told to give special attention...
...very little latitude in making his choice, he must take what his elders leave him, or go without. Let us hope, therefore, that some other millionaire graduate will remedy this sad state of affairs by building a new and roomy dormitory, which shall perpetuate his name, and save the race of Freshmen from total banishment from the magic circle...
...crew who will represent Yale in the annual eight-oared race with Harvard this year will be composed in part of new men at the sweeps. Scott, who occupied 7 thwart in 1884 and was a very valuable man, has graduated and gone abroad, while Parrott, also a powerful oarsman, will hardly consent to again take a seat, and Peters' father is opposed to his again making one of the eight. Captain Flanders, however, is hopeful, and will immediately commence the work of preparation for the big college event on the water.-Clipper...