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...Severn next Saturday the 1922 crew will race the Naval Academy yearlings and the Princeton Freshman eight over the Henley distance of one and seven-eighths miles. Participation in the race by the University Freshmen is made possible by the action of the Class of 1922 in raising over five hundred dollars to finance the trip...
Professor Abbott has contributed much during the past two years in the way of making Yale thought articulate; and upon nothing is he more to be congratulated than his definition of the attitude which Yale takes in regard to wartime athletics, a propos of the Severn regatta. To quote in part...
...first race of the season was against Annapolis on the Severn during the April recess. The University won a rather easy victory in the fairly slow time of 6 minutes, 53 seconds for the Henley distance, crossing the line about three lengths ahead of the Navy boat. Between this race and the Cornell contest, much time was given to preparing for the latter event, although the New London regatta was always kept in mind as the real end of the season...
...University crew won by three lengths over the Navy on the Severn Saturday afternoon. The time, 6 minutes, 53 seconds, for the regular Henley distance of 1 mile, 550 yards, was 10 seconds slower than last year...
...race will be held Saturday afternoon on the Severn River, the course being the regular Henley distance of 1 mile, 500 yards. The exact time of the race has not yet been decided on. After the race a special car will take the party to Baltimore, where dinner will be served at the Hotel Belvidere and a theatre party will follow. The men will return to Boston Sunday...