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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...advance of former years, but the stroke is very short and far from the long sweeping swing that has brought victory to Yale for the past few years. The men do not keep time, and they manage their slides poorly. They have fallen into the habit so fatal to success, of coming up hard at the end of the stroke, the result being that the boat stops between strokes, instead of gliding along evenly and smoothly as it should. Captain Cook not will begin to coach the crew regularly until after June 10, but from that time until after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Criticism of Yale's Crew. | 4/11/1889 | See Source »

...Daily Themes" treat of a variety of topics, and are all well worth reading. "The Library" gives a possible clue to the success of Yale in athletics." "On the Cars" is an amusing sketch of a "fat fidgety old woman," and "A Beggar," one of the best, is full of pathos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Advocate. | 4/11/1889 | See Source »

...adjustable trouser shaper has proved to be a success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Co-operative Society Bulletin. | 4/11/1889 | See Source »

...ensuing term we have an opportunity to retrieve our ill-luck in athletics for the past three years and once more win for Harvard. The CRIMSON extends its best wishes for success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/10/1889 | See Source »

These graduate Harvard clubs are capable of doing great work for Harvard in their respective cities, and the success of the club in so large a city as Detroit, where Harvard and Harvard methods are not well known, is a matter of congratulation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/10/1889 | See Source »

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