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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This year the men will be drilled along the new lines from the start. There will be a short cross-country run, gymnastic exercises, and the usual pull in the tank. In the tank itself there have been some important changes. In place of the old twelve-foot oars with a hole cut in the blade, a new set has been made with the blades shaved down to the same width as the shaft-three inches-which makes the strain less than with the old seven inch blades. The leverage has also been increased. With the old oar there...
...large majority of the class would affect the decision of the whole Corporation. We were willing to grant every possible compromise in the way of lowering the wreath or doing away with the '97 emblem, but this did not meet the vital point of the scrimmage. In short, we offered every possible alternative which we thought could be offered without destroying the old traditional form of Tree exercises with cheering and singing, followed by a manful struggle for flowers. These suggestions did no good and the scrimmage was still condemned...
...Mumford coached the University crew in the tank yesterday. he devoted especial attention to the blade work of the crew, emphasizing the importance of the blades' entering the water promptly at the full reach. J. F. Perkins was in his place at 6 again for a short time but soon gave place to Moulton. His knee still troubles him a little. Captain Goodrich assisted part of the time in the coaching...
...showing made by the Harvard entries in the Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association games last night is encouraging. The large number of candidates for the track team who entered showed that interest in the training is strong. Though they have been working but a short time they took three firsts and two seconds and, considering the conditions of track and training, made good records...
Last night the second annual indoor games of the Cambridgeport G. A. were held in the Gymnasium, at the corner of Prospect and Harvard streets. Although the Harvard entries had been in training only a short time they did fairly well and, considering the small track, which was fifteen laps to the mile, the times made were good. The mile run, won by Grant M. S., was the best performance of the evening. Grant caught the limit men about half-way through the race, and finished nearly half a lap ahead. Porter also ran a good race...