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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...mile race Dives made a poor start and finished 20 yards behind Dear of Pennsylvania. Bauer lost still more ground so that on the third lap Young started over 100 yards behind Johnston of Yale. He made up some of the distance but not enough to give Rust a chance to win. The sharp pace which Rust had to set to overtake the field could not be sustained and he finished 200 yards behind Long of Yale, who defeated Taylor of Pennsylvania in an exciting finish. In the four-mile relay race, teams were entered by Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania...
...first race was between the Weld Sophomores and Seniors. The Newell Juniors had lost three men within the past week and did not enter. At the start, the Sophomores, on the outside course, rowed in better form than their opponents and began immediately to gain. Both crews settled at once into a long, steady stroke, which they kept throughout the race, the Sophomores rowing about 23 strokes to the minute and the Seniors about 26. During the entire race both crews held their form well. The time of the Sophomore crew was 13 minutes and 41 seconds, the Seniors coming...
...nearly 6.30 o'clock when the race for the class championship was started. The Law School crew held the inside course, by the Beacon street wall, the Seniors came next, then the Juniors, with the Sophomores on the outside. For the first quarter mile the positions of the crews varied little, the Seniors and Sophomores continuing an advantage gained at the start, which grew into a distinct lead by the end of the first half-mile. From this point the Juniors began to raise their stroke and gained on the two leading crews; but here the Seniors, with a stroke...
...Weld boat, rowing about 26 strokes to the minute, took the lead at the start, and held its form well throughout the race. The Newell crew, which had the inside course by the Beacon street wall, started with a stroke of 24, and notwithstanding the short time the men had been together, rowed a plucky race. The time of the Weld crew was 11 minutes and 21 seconds, and that of the Newell crew 11 minutes and 41 seconds. About seven lengths of open water separated the boats at the finish...
...dally practice of the past week the endeavor has been to effect fast team play by the retention of the ball and by quick short passes. The work next week will be directed toward developing the same style of play, and of Friday the team will start on its southern trip to play Johns Hopkins, Lehigh and Swarthmore...