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...close and hard-fought races in the Basin yesterday afternoon. After being held in the boathouses for two hours by a heavy wind, the university crews started at about quarter of seven o'clock. Harvard had the better of the start, and quickly opened a three-quarter length lead; then when the stroke settled to 40 a minute for Harvard and 36 for Cornell, the University crew held its advantage as far as the Harvard Bridge. There Cornell had begun to creep up and soon passed Harvard, although still rowing a lower stroke. Below the bridge both crews were greatly...
...much as in the university race. The Cornell freshmen, however, soon overcame this lead, and down to the bridge the crews were neck and neck, Cornell rowing 32 strokes a minute and Harvard 36. Again Cornell drew away in the lower half of the Basin, finishing a length and three-quarters in the lead in 9 minutes, 56 seconds. The Harvard Freshmen finished in 10 minutes and 1 second...
...University tennis team will oppose Leland Stanford, Jr., University on the Longwood courts this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Owing to the length of their trip, the Californians have brought only two men East, and the matches to be contested today are as follows...
...Freshman crew and the Cornell freshman crew. The last race will be between the University crew and the Cornell university crew. Both of the Cornell crews left immediately after their race on Lake Cayuga, Saturday and arrived here yesterday stopping at the Hotel Victoria in Boston. Winning by one length over Princeton and five lengths over Yale, Cornell will push the University eight to the limit. This morning the three visiting boats will have a long practice and go over the course of the race. It has been practically decided that the order of the University boat will...
...most important matter was the appointment of a committee to investigate and make recommendations as to the best method of arousing public opinion against probation. On April 29, the Executive Committee discussed the question at length with one of the graduates and drew up resolutions, which were unanimously approved at the last full meeting of the Council, including the appointment of the above mentioned committee, which was made up as follows: Mr. E. D. Brandegee, Mr. J. W. Farley, W. A. Barron, Jr., G. F. Plimpton, C. E. Brickley, W. H. Trumbull, Jr. The specific recommendations of this committee were...