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...Junior crew, under Coach Stephenson, has shown a slight improvement during the past week, but yesterday was easily defeated by the second University eight by six lengths of open water after being given a start of one length. The second University crew stopped at Fairfield street, while the Junior went on to the end of the Basin. After the first minute of rowing the Junior crew went to pieces. The eight is trying to acquire a long, hard finish, with an easy recovery. The Freshman crew is well developed for this time in the season, and should win the race...
...University crew defeated the Freshman and second University crews by three-quarters of a length in a closely contested race held over the one and seven-eighths mile course in the Basin yesterday afternoon. All three crews rowed thirty-six strokes during the first few minutes, at the end of which the second boat led the University crew by a half-length and the Freshman eight by a full length. At the Harvard Bridge the first and second crews were even and the Freshman, although rowing smoothly, were a length behind. During the last half of the race the Freshman...
...which boys enter college is a matter for serious consideration. The average age has not, indeed, advanced of late years, but the increase of technical knowledge, and the consequent lengthening of professional training, is bringing to bear a constant pressure to reduce the length of the college term. There are, of course, many youths who are very properly anxious to begin their professional studies early, and in other colleges and universities with combined degrees
...afternoon four Annapolis crews rowed a race over the outside course for a mile and seven-eights, the first crew winning by a good length of open water. The crew this year has five veterans from last year's eight which defeated Columbia and New York University. Although there has been somewhat of a problem in finding a stroke, the crew has developed steadily under Coach Glendon, and in yesterday's work-out looked exceedingly fast...
Poems in this competition should not exceed 50 lines in length, should be signed by an assumed name, and be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the real name of the author and super scribed with the assumed name. Competition for this prize is open only to undergraduates in the University...