Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present, the crew, having just taken to the shell are in one of their transition periods, but there is every reason to suppose that, when they have mastered those elements of watermanship which can be taught only in a racing ship, they will show both uniformity and pace...
...however, an old failing of Harvard men and the teams representing them to be too sure of success in the important contests and for this very reason to fail to do all that they are capable of. It is to be hoped that this will remain an old failing and that the University will not be guilty of it again. Self-reliance is a good quality until it leads to carelessness. If the ability of the crew to learn is only as great as that of Mr. Lehmann to teach and if the rest of us are not afflicted with...
...divide these into four squads of four each, in which every nine will play every other. Then the four winners of these divisions will all play each other for the championship. By this method each team is sure of playing at least three games, which is the reason that it was chosen, rather than the usual tournament plan, where by one defeat puts a man out of the race. If this scheme is adopted, four diamonds will be laid out on Soldiers Field, so that four games can be played in an afternoon. Each nine will play every other...
...depended on, there would be little prospect of success in the important meetings. The class games always offer the first opportunity of trying the men in outdoor competition; they are generally regarded as the first real test of the strength of the Mott Haven team, and for this reason all who have been working with the squad are urged to enter...
Since last Friday there has been more or less discussion throughout the University as to the reasons for our defeat at the hands of Yale. Many men, like Mr. Warren in this morning's CRIMSON, have spoken up honestly, acknowledged our defeat, and sought the cause in our own defects. But I have also heard many who have tried in one way or another to excuse the result. There has been a tendency to lay great stress on the superior form of the Harvard speakers, on the better massing of their argument, and their more clever handling of evidence...