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...Club a radical change was made. Brownell was put in Foster's place at stroke in the first crew, and Foster was moved to stroke in the second. On the way home, the second crew seemed to hold the first in the long stretches, but in the spurts it fell behind, owing to Foster's inability to put the stroke up quickly...
...cover short stop satisfactorily. Only one position in the outfield was filled at all well, either Clarkson or Stillman in centre field. Of the other outfielders Wood improved some in batting and did his usual cautious, but not brilliant fielding, and seemed to be the least unsatisfactory. Rockwell fell off completely in his batting and Marshall neither fielded nor batted in good enough form to play regularly. Carr fielded well enough, but did not come up to expectations...
Situated in Hamilton County, about thirty miles from Cincinnati, these mounds were discovered by two Harvard men, Professors Turner and Putnam. The work of exploring them was tedious, and often the workmen fell into pitfalls, lightly covered with crusts of clay. As the work progressed, however, they made many interesting discoveries. In some of the mounds, altars with skeletons and implements of prehistoric ages were found. Battle-axes, bracelets, knives, the things which were most valued during life, all these were placed by their side when they were buried; on one altar as many as sixty thousand beads were found...
...going to help others and ourselves, we must have some fundamental rule for our political life. That rule is found in the Declaration of Independence, which declares that "All men are created free and equal." I believe that this is the most important political truth that ever fell from human lips. If you do not believe in it, you want a government of favoritism...
...hands took hold with enthusiasm and the men apparently mastered the new style, so that by the end of May '97 the crew was going at a good pace. The three weeks previous to the race the crew spent at Poughkeepsie-on-the-Hudson, and during all that time fell off steadily in condition, so that when the race came they were quite unable to do themselves justice, and were badly beaten by both Cornell and Yale. Part of this was undoubtedly due to the harmful effect of the climate, while part may have come from overwork and inability...