Word: years
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...people of New London are making elaborate preparations for the week of the races. As Harvard and Yale have each won the same number of races, this year will be unusually important. Consequently it is expected that a larger number of spectators than ever before will be present. The observation train is by far the best place from which to witness the race, but it has always fallen into the hands of "scalpers," owing to the fact that it has been limited to twenty-one cars. Tickets costing $1 have been sold at prices ranging from $2 to $15. President...
...coming college year, rooms, furnished or unfurnished, at 13 Kirkland Place (off Kirkland St,). Last house on the left. Three minutes walk from Memorial Hall. je13...
There was an unusually large number of candidates for the crew this year. From twenty-five to thirty men began work in the gymnasium after Thanks-giving. Most of these men kept up their training until March 25th, when the crew went on the water. It then became necessary to reduce the candidates to ten men. Throughout the year the crew has been carefully coached by the members of the Graduate Committee. The crew is now made up as follows...
Storrow, Schroll and Davis rowed in last year's 'Varsity crew. Alexander was stroke of the '87 class crew. Markoe and Tilton rowed in their class boats last year. Trafford has never rowed a race. Finlay is a new man, but rowed in the class races this year. Whitney, the coxswain, has steered his class boat for three years. Carpenter and Gorham have both rowed in their class crews...
...crew leaves Cambridge for New London at twelve o'clock to-day. They take with them the cedar and paper shells which were used by last year's crew. As the steam launch is now unfit for use, the management have hired the little launch "Niantic" at New London. The coaching will be done from this craft. Messrs. Watson, Peabody and Keyes, of the graduate committee, will accompany the crew. Mr. Bacon will go down later. The work of coaching the University crew will fall principally upon Mr. Watson. Mr. Peabody will give most of his attention to the freshmen...