Word: took
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University crew took its last row for the season on Monday, having had more than eight weeks of practice on the river. Never before, we believe, has nearly so much work been accomplished in the fall term by a Harvard crew; and never before has a Harvard crew been, at this time, so far advanced. Fourteen men will now leave the boat and commence work on the machines...
...will also pick up from time to time any outside books that may suit your fancy. You can't have too large a library, and nothing furnishes a room so well. For my own part, the fellow who lined his walls with boards painted to look like bindings took a step in the right direction. His room looked well, at any rate. At the same time expensive bindings are not the thing. They are well enough on drawing-room tables, but, far from helping you to enjoy a book, they make you afraid to treat it familiarly. And books which...
...that they cannot be called successful. Several men went to Canada who would have rowed had they been here; but we doubt if their presence even would have made the races what they should have been. It is unfortunate that the visit of the Foot-Ball Team took place at the time appointed for the Club-races, for the general principle must be recognized that to be successful in athletics in all the branches we give our attention to, one branch should not interfere with any other...
...oars were made up as follows, and took their places in the order named, Matthews being next the wall...
...others in taking the water. The crews kept well together to the turning-stake, Weld showing a little ahead on the first half-mile, with Holyoke a little in advance of Matthews. When near the stake, Holyoke and Matthews, who were to turn the same buoy, spurted; Holyoke took Matthews' water and turned first, but with Matthews' bow only a few inches from their rudder. Matthews, however, made a very bad turn, and lost about three lengths. Weld had the outside stake to themselves, but also made a bad turn, and did not take the water on the return till...