Word: test
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...changes has been made in the personnel of the University team since the Columbia match 12 days ago. Because of the result of test matches played the last few days, however Dixon has been moved up to fifth position in place of Harrington who has gone to last. The following will be today's line-up: Ingraham, Captain Pfaffmann, Briggs, Cummings, Dixon, and Harrington...
...meet this test Coach Slattery has three pitchers whose record justifies their being used, Spalding, Toulmin, and Brown. His present intention is to work Spalding this afternoon, Brown against Holy Cross, and Toulmin against Princeton. Spalding might get the Saturday assignment, especially if he shows to advantage today...
Princeton will enter the game tomorrow afternoon decided favorites, by virtue of an earlier defeat of Harvard at Pinehurst during the Easter vacation, and through comparative scores. It will be the first real test for the Crimson since the return from the South...
...will be a trial meet for both teams, a test for stiffer meets to come: hence the large entry lists. And to ensure plenty of competition for their large squads, Coaches Farrell and Connor have agreed to count the first five places in each event rating fifth places one point and fourth places, two, instead of scoring only the first three places as usual in intercollegiate meets...
...whatever the results, they will be far from a conclusive test of the efficiency of Coach Stevens and his assistants or of the results of the commendable cooperation among the oarsmen, Captain Henry, and the coaches. The Harvard crews are working under the handicap of learning a new stroke; and a complete mastery of the new rowing technique is scarcely to be expected, especially in an opening race. The long delay in getting out on the ice-blocked Charles will prove a handicap now, if ever. Yet such has been the enthusiasm of the squad and such the efforts...