Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshman crew was unable to row Wednesday on account of the rough water, but were out again yesterday...
...will be a close one. Cambridge has a finer set of men and her crew is working very hard. But the Oxford crew row in better form than their rivals, and will have an advantage if the race is in a high wind. Their stroke is more effective in rough water than that of the Cambridge...
...foul. You can shoulder him and shove him over, but you must not touch him with your hands. And it's a foul, too, if the ball hits your arm below the elbow. The great point about the Association game is that it is not so rough as the Rugby. Of course you cannot play foot-ball without being a bit rough, but it is not nearly so bad as Rugby...
...continuous currents-one on each side of the boat-instead of only one as formerly. The boat was placed in position last week, but will not be used till after Christmas. At present the candidates for the crew row on the harbor when the water is not too rough, and take long runs. The majority of the candidates now working are new men, either freshmen or sophomores. At Christmas, however, the most of the old men will resume work. Percy Bolton is studying medicine in Chicago, and will be unable to give his valuable assistance in coaching the crew. This...
...should we allow a state of things to exist at all, which infuses bitterness into the lives of many of our fellow-students? It need take no great sacrifice on our part to be genial and kind to worthy fellow-students, even if they are poor and of a rough exterior...