Word: rowe
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should come to this year in the matter, and indeed from the first there has been no doubt that it would be finally settled in this way. The reasons for such refusal are already well known. We do not object to a freshman race with Yale, but we can row only one race, and must row Columbia, and do not think that there is room enough on the New London course for three boats to race with equal advantage. It is to be hoped that by next year some more satisfactory settlement of this vexed question can be made...
...great deal of practice must be obtained in order to so perfect the Bob Cook stroke that it may defeat the Harvard stroke. There is danger that Hartwell, Allen, Rogers and Caldwell may overtrain, as they are in fine condition at present, and for this reason were unable to row for several days last week. Neverthe-less the crew is doing very satisfactory work, and is improving steadily...
Yesterday we published a letter from the captain of the Yale freshman crew asking that Harvard consent to Yale's rowing in the Harvard-Columbia freshman race, stating that Columbia had expressed her willingness to row a three-cornered race...
Some time ago, in response to an editorial in the Yale News, we took the stand that our freshmen could not row a three-cornered race this year, because no chance to beat Columbia could be ignored, and in the best opinion there is not room for three crews to race with equal advantage on the New London course...
...insist on this view of the question. It is not because we do not wish to row Yale, far from it. Harvard would be only too glad to row the Yale freshmen this year, if possible, but Columbia must be beaten, and in admitting a third crew we endanger our chances for success...