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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...class races last Saturday, they are always "bumping races," as every one who remembers the account of the exciting contest described in "Tom Brown" will recall. The boats are placed in line, - the last a little above Iffley, - with a certain distance between them; at the signal, all start off, each trying to "bump" the boat ahead, before reaching the finish, which is just below Folly Bridge. A bumped boat is sent to the end of the line in the next race, and the successful boat is thus one nearer the head of the river. It takes a number...
...former clearing 5 ft. 1/2 in., and then stopping, on Paine's failure to accomplish the same. The 100-yards dash was a pretty race between C. Stetson and P. R. Evarts, the former winning by about 2 ft. in 10 7/8 seconds. Evarts was left at the start, and, although running very prettily, could not quite catch Stetson, who finished with some in hand. Evarts will, however, run in the final on Saturday, C. H. Taft was a poor third. The mile-run was the prettiest contest of the day, and resulted in a dead heat between Messrs...
...Griswold, '80, and A. L. Hall, '80, were entered in the Senior race, the latter getting a slight advantage at the start. Both men were rowing a very rapid stroke when, in less than a minute, Griswold caught a "crab" and shot into the water. He was helped out by some spectators in a boat near by, and his shell - the right wash-board of which was smashed - was towed ashore. Hall consented to start again, but as Griswold refused, Hall rowed over the course alone, and was awarded the prize...
...instances professionals have played on the Nine. The day before the Worcester game, four men sent word that sickness or family affairs would prevent their playing next day. All that could be done was to get together all the ball-players then in Cambridge, - it was vacation, - and to start with this scrub nine. To strengthen our side, the Worcesters willingly agreed to let us have George Wright, and even then we had to put in right field a Harvard student living in Worcester, who was entirely out of practice. In the Boston game, which also was played during vacation...
...Courant says, "When the time comes, Yale will start an 'eleven' boom harder to tackle and get on to than the 'boss fifteen.'" The only difficulty with that "eleven" boom will be that, like Dundreary's bird, it will have to "fl-flock all alone by itself in a c-corner...