Word: wente
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this is the time of year when the winter games of the different colleges take place, it may be interesting to review briefly their history at Yale. The first winter meeting of which there is any notice, was held in '73, when Dr. Sargent went to Yale as instructor in gymnastics. At that meeting there were twenty men entered in twelve events, consisting chiefly of tumbling, trapeze work and bar exercise. Although the first meeting was very successful, for various reasons no games were-held in '74 and '75, and we find frequent allusions in the college papers of that...
...boat house presented a lively sight on Saturday afternoon. All the crews went out on the water with the exception of '91 and '92 class crews. The '92 crew rowed in the tank for the last time on Saturday, and this afternoon it will begin rowing on the river. The Charles was entirely free from ice, and almost the only difficulty which the crews met was in launching the barges from the small float. The large float is in readiness to be put in position and it is expected that it will be put in the water today or tomorrow...
...Saturday, the second 'varsity was the first to go out, using last year's 'varsity barge, which was brought up from South Boston on Friday. The following men composed the crew which went on the river at half-past two and were out for an hour or more...
...Ninety crew went out at about three. It was made of the following men: Gorham, bow; Bigelow, 2, Wells, 3, Chamberlin, 4; Darling, 5; Matthews, 6; Pulsifer, 7; Vaughan, stroke. Lewis, who is trying for the position, acted as coxswain. After the crew had been out for some time, Captain Crehore took a seat in the boat...
...first 'Varsity crew went out about four o'clock. The men were: Staunton, '89, bow; Perkins, '91, 2; Sanford, 3; Alexander, L. S., 4; Finlay, '91, 5; Longworth, '91 6; Hutchinson, 7; Herrick, '90, (captain), stroke. Storrow, '85, acted as coach. There were many at the boat-house watching the crews go out, and the interest in the rowing seemed to be great...