Word: shorts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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This morning the Yale university eight, accompanied by the freshman eight paddled about two miles on the Thames at a slow pace. The university and freshman four-oared boats went up stream, racing a short distance and finishing even...
...first two miles and was ahead at the mile flag, but then fell off, passing the second mile flag off the Navy Yard about a length behind. Both crews rowed a slow stroke, except near their finish. The university four-oar went about two and a half miles in short stretches down stream, but returned in one stretch rowing hard. The freshman four-oar had an easy seven-mile row down stream to Cow Point, and back to the quarters...
Curan Whitthorne Harvey '09, centre-field, entered College from Hill School, Pottstown. While there he played short-stop for three years on the baseball team and left end for one year on the football team. He is 19 years old, 5 feet 5 inches in height, and weighs 140 pounds...
...Brien '06, of Plattsburg, N. Y., captain, plays short-stop. He prepared at Andover where he played short-stop on the nine for two years, being captain in his senior year. He has played on the university nine for three years. He is 22 years old, 5 feet 7 inches in height, and weighs 145 pounds...
...Church '07, of Meriden, Conn., plays left field. He prepared at the Meriden High School, where he played short-stop and captained the team. He was captain of his freshman nine. He is 20 years old, 5 feet 9 1-2 inches tall, and weighs 140 pounds...