Word: saturday
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...thunderbolt fallen from a clear sky, or had Seventy-seven harmonized Class-Day difficulties, no greater surprise or consternation would have been felt in our College world than was experienced last Saturday evening on the announcement of the result of the first game with Yale. The record of our Nine has been so good this year that much was expected of it, perhaps too much. So, at least, think the Nine, who feel that they get little praise when they win, so much is it taken as a matter of course; but when they unfortunately lose, they are followed...
...next game with Princeton will be played on Holmes's Field, Saturday, June...
...Saturday last Messrs. Harwood and Bancroft, of the Executive Committee of the Boat Club, went to Springfield and secured quarters for the crew. These will be in West Springfield, just above the start of last year. The crew will probably leave Cambridge about the last of June, and will be in Springfield for a week or two's practice on the Connecticut before the race, which will probably be rowed over the same course as last year, although there has been some talk of changing the course for one to finish farther up the river...
...LAST Saturday's races were a great success, so far, at least, as concerns the interest taken in them. The new system that has been adopted - of closing the entry-book the night before - has given much satisfaction to all the boating men; it avoids endless confusion on the morning of the races, and affords the captains of the different crews time to draw the lots properly. Rather contrary to expectation, the entry-book was well filled on Friday evening, there being thirty-four names entered for the six-oars and thirty-two for the four-oars. There...
There were only two entries for the single-scull race, Messrs. Danforth and Goddard. Some other gentlemen wished to enter on Saturday morning, but were debarred by the books being closed the previous evening. There was a good deal of excitement when the two contestants passed the boat-house, on the way up; both were pulling hard and they were rowing pretty evenly, but Goddard soon got ahead, and on turning the stake-boat it was evident the race was his. Mr. Danforth did not pull over the course, leaving the race to Mr. Goddard, who rowed...