Word: yales
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...form of the referee's decision is indefensible, involving a strained interpretation of Rule XIV., which would make it impossible ever to allow a claim of foul. Practically, however, this is of no account, as the position given to Yale, and the referee's testimony as to the courses of the boats at the moment of the foul, are a clear indication of his opinion as to which boat should bear the blame of the foul. No one can regret more than Harvard that he refused to order the race rowed over, which it was his plain duty...
Second, that at Moon's dock, before a crowd of spectators composed of gentlemen and ladies, he, with others of the Yale crew, used the same insulting language in regard to Captain Goodwin, and, appealing to the usual rowdy argument, wanted to fight him on the spot. The cool and gentlemanly behavior of our crew at this time alone prevented a general and disgraceful fight...
...Columbia, and, even in their case, we are confident that the gentlemanly spirit of rivalry which is characteristic of them would have prompted them to prefer a fair trial of superiority with their two most formidable rivals to the walk-away race they had of it after the Yale-Harvard foul...
...regard to the foul, with a very few remarks we can afford to let the subject rest; inasmuch as everybody capable of judging of the courses and position of the two boats at the time of the foul has decided in favor of Harvard, with the exception of the Yale crew themselves...
...fully indorse the position taken by the Captain of our crew in refusing the challenge of Yale, and the ground which he took for that refusal. Claims of intentional foul we do not propose to make, nor shall we revert to any disputed questions of fact to sustain the position taken by Harvard. The two following facts are clearly established, and are amply sufficient to justify the ground taken by Captain Goodwin in his reply to the Yale challenge...