Word: rowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cambridge Chronicle publishes the following astonishing piece of news: "Now if you will imagine eight strong fellows stepping from seat to seat and taking their places; the captain, cigarette in hand, calling "Ready!" "Row!" and then the steady splash of oars for a long, long time in the flickering gaslight-see this and you see it all. Yale also has a tank which, unfortunately, an inventor claims as his own idea, and a suit is liable...
...refusing Yale's challenge and accepting Columbia's the freshman crew has certainly acted wisely. Even if a freshman race between Yale and Harvard were desirable, it could not be arranged this year. Ninety-two must certainly row Columbia this year, for in the last two years Columbia has defeated our freshman crews. It is not wise for three crews to row a race over the course at New London, and neither Harvard or Columbia will admit Yale to a "three-cornered" race. It is also out of the question to row a second race, as Yale wishes...
JAMES W. BRINE, 10 and 11 Harvard Row, 436 Harvard Street, Cambridge...
First crew will be in gymnasium ready to row at 3.15 sharp; the second...
JAMES W. BRINE, 10 and 11 Harvard Row, 436 Harvard Street, Cambridge...