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Dates: during 1900-1909
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During the past week the University crew has not rowed as well as the week before. The men as a rule have lacked vigor, and the work has steadily deteriorated. On Tuesday Tappan went in at three and Emmons was changed to 7 on the second crew. Thursday, the last day the men rowed together, the boat was heavy and spaced poorly between strokes. The catch was uneven, several men had very little bevel on their blades, and on the port side there was considerable splashing on the catch. Fish at number 2 rushed his slide and was slow getting...
...change was made yesterday in the order of the University crew. Tappan, who has been rowing at number 3 on the second, went into the corresponding position in the University boat, and Emmons was moved to 7 on the second. Tappan rowed 2 at the beginning of the present season, but on March 14 he was shifted to the second eight. Recently he was changed from the port to the starboard side of the boat, where he rowed at number 3. Yesterday his form was smooth and his work vigorous, although his outrigger and stretcher were not adapted...
...took up the subject of over-capitalization. He showed that the fact of over-capitalization was very easily exaggerated and that much of the cry against watered stock is really against capital represented by the losses which the companies have incurred in experiments and improvements. From there the speaker went on to show that even though some over-capitalization did exist, municipal ownership was not the remedy. He showed that in Massachusetts over-capitalization was prevented by statute and he argued that the same thing could be done in New York...
...speaker went on to say that this loss would really be much larger because of New York's poor financial management and would be an effective barrier against lowering fares, developing new lines, or giving more adequate service...
...speaker went on to show that the whole trend of contract letting in New York City has been honeycombed with graft and bribery. Tammany is opposed to municipal ownership as a party issue, knowing that it will never be popular, since the graft in it is so obvious...