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...Yale races. The crew did, of course, meet one of the best crews that Cornell ever turned out. but the undergraduates should understand that a win from Yale in rowing is not a fixture and that perhaps a good send off today would give the oarsmen a valuable bit of encouragement...
After a day in which the weather conditions had been very threatening, causing the postponement of the race for over an hour, the wind died down and permitted the crews to line up for the start in fairly smooth water. Harvard had a bit the best of the starting, jumping slightly into the lead, both crews rowing a little over 40 strokes to the minute. It was not long, however, before Cornell came up, and going into the lead, was never headed. At the hlf-mile flag, Cornell lead by a length, and at the mile by two lengths, rowing...
...half-mile and mile runs and in the hammer-throw were broken, and in the quarter mile and high hurdles the old marks were equalled. The meet was most remarkable, however, in that every event furnished a genuine contest in which each man entered brought to bear his last bit of strength and will-power. It was nip and tuck all the way with now Yale, now Harvard leading in the total of points scored. A Yale victory was not assured until Cornell broke the tape in the final heat of the 220-yard dash which was the last event...
...article on "The Commercial Side of Engineering," is a timely bit of advice to engineering students by a graduate who ought to know. Its warning against neglect of the commercial factor underlying every engineering project ought to be taken to heart by all Harvard students preparing for specialized scientific professions...
Yale drew first blood when Ordway scored the only goal of the first half on a pretty bit of combination play. There was, however, very little team-work in evidence during the evening, and the game soon resolved itself into a shinny match, with scrimmages around the goals. Harvard had somewhat the better of the argument, making numerous desperate assaults on Yale's cage, and it was only the excellent defensive playing on the part of Shiller that kept the score down to three...