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...COOK,Captain Yale University Crew.To which Harvard replied...
WENDELL GOODWIN,Captain Harvard University Crew.SUMMARY.Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 18, 1874 - Fourth Regatta of the Rowing Association of American Colleges, - University Race for the Championship...
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...
...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...
...being disabled, now spurted; and, drawing up on the starboard side, managed to obtain a lead of some four or five feet, when the boats collided, and stopped rowing; the Yale stroke oar resting against the starboard waist outrigger of Harvard. The Harvard boat being thus held back, her captain ordered the starboard stroke to pull, which he did, and in so doing disabled the Yale rudder. After the boats had separated, Cook gave an order "Easy port, hard starboard," and at this time the Yale bow oar snapped, and Yale was out of the race. This foul took place...