Word: waverley
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Division A--1, Westmorly; 2, Claverly; 3, Holyoke (first); 4, Waverley; 5, Dunster-Drayton; 6, Brattle street; 7, Holworthy-Stoughton; 8, Mt. Auburn street...
...result of the second day of the inter-dormitory bumping races held yesterday afternoon the Grays, Waverley Craigie, and Westmorly crews will move up one place at the start of the final races this afternoon. The noticeable features of the races yesterday were, the marked improvement of the Perkins-Conant eight which nearly regained its position on the rive, the ease with which Matthews kept its place at the head of the river, and the confusion in the second race which followed the failure of the Dunster. Drayton crew to obey the judge's pistol...
...race for Division A started at 4.50 o'clock in the following order: 1, Claverly; 2, Westmorly; 3, Holyoke (first); 4, Dunster-Drayton; 5, Waverley; 6, Brattle street; 7. Holworthy-Stoughton; 8, Mt.Auburn street. Within two minutes Westmorly, which was rowing in improved form, bumped Claverly, this winning the first position for today's race. Holyoke (first) finished without a bump. Waverley bumped the Dunster-Drayton crew on the straightaway before the last curve, but the latter failed to stop at the judge's signals, and Brattle street coming up stopped, thinking it had made a bump. The Holworthy-Stoughton...
Division A--1, Claverly; 2, Westmorly; 3, Holyoke (first); 4, Dunster-Drayton; 5, Waverley; 6, Brattle street; 7, Holworthy-Stoughton; 8, Mt. Auburn street...
Last night, about 7 o'clock, the hot water boiler, used to heat the swimming tank in Waverley Hall, exploded, blowing up the heavy stone steps at the entrance to the building, breaking several large windows on the first floor, and making a hole in the cellar wall...