Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Columbia Sophomores and Freshmen rowed their regular fall race of one mile in eight-oared shells on Harlem river, Wednesday afternoon. '87 took the lead at the start and kept it throughout, winning by about four lengths in 6 min, and 40 seconds. The victors were the crew which as freshmen so easily defeated our freshmen at New London, last June...
...they were bold enough to challenge our University eleven shows that they must play with considerable skill and courage. Our freshmen, however, are not discouraged at the bold front which the Exeter men put on. They have done all they can as a preparation for their struggle and will start today with a determination to keep up the good record which they have faithfully earned. There is little likelihood that they will be troubled with overconfidence and they must not be troubled with despondency. The games which they have played have been well won and have given them ample opportunities...
...attention of all organizations that have been assigned to this division is called to the change in the hour of starting the procession tonight. The Chief Marshal has fixed the hour of starting at 8 o'clock. Organizations are requested to be in position on Marlborough street, at least fifteen minutes before this time and by their readiness to start at the hour named to insure the division a good position in line...
...procession this evening be in Harvard square at 6 P. M., or as soon after as possible, to take the horse cars for Boston. One of the worst features of large processions is the delay in forming caused by delinquents. That Harvard shall be on time at the start is the desire of the chief marshal, and the extra cars have been ordered to start beginning at 6. The dinner hour at Memorial is now 5.30, so that men can finish their dinners early and go directly to the cars...
...played at Hartford on Saturday afternoon at 3 P. M. Wesleyan had a very heavy team, and, we are ashamed to say it, our team allowed themselves to be bulldozed and played a very sandless game after they had seen their adversaries play a short time. At the start the ball was rushed up close to the Wesleyan goal and Kimball made a kick for goal which struck the crossbar. Loose tackling by our eleven allowed the Wesleyan men to force the ball close to our end of the field. Judd, one of the Wesleyan halfbacks, here made a fair...