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...Jones, '92, 163 pounds. Rowing well but a little stiffly. Does not bend freely and a little awkward in the use of his slide. Recovers well but rows a little short...
...amusing. Peg, no doubt was a little low. Miss Sheridan as Mabel Vane is a little out of the aim of criticism. It is hard to say just what a country girl should do. Mabel is no doubt very lovable, but Miss Sheridan in the picture scene is certainly awkward. It is perhaps unjust to criticise so much a play worth seeing, and acting worth admiring...
...many years at Harvard. The boat houses were crowded with spectators, some even finding places on the roof. It is unprecedented that men should be so eager to row that it should become impossible to accommodate all who signed. The freshmen as usual created much laughter by their awkward attempts to appear to be practiced oarsmen. The crews started from boat house, upper class crews 1 and 2 in charge of Captain Crehore, '90; 3 and 4, under Captain Bishop, '91, and 5 and 6 under Captain Powers, '92. There was a long delay in getting the boats into position...
...rusher though he is slow in starting and does not ward off well. Graves is sure of either full back or half back as his tackling and kicking are very good. His catching is a little uncertain but his dodging and running are excellent. Tracey, full-back, is an awkward player, and while often making brilliant plays, cannot be depended on in case of emergency. Besides these men, McClung and Morrison, who were half-backs on the Exeter team last year, Adams, Clawson and Bayard have also done well in practice behind the rush line. Clawson was substitute last year...
Herr Paul Kalisch, who has lately married Fr. Lilli Lehmann, is a very operatic singer, though his appearance is somewhat awkward. He has a pleasing voice, but his high notes seem strained. He chose an aria from "Fidelio" and gave it with much vigor...