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...game itself was slow and, except for occasional runs of considerable length, or for some individual work of more than usual excellence or the reverse, was rendered uninteresting throughout by the sameness of the play. All through the game Harvard was continually forced to punt, simply because of an attack which was so slow in starting and so poorly protected that the Pennsylvania forwards were able to break it up before it had gathered sufficient power to prove formidable. Four times the ball was brought within easy scoring distance, only to be lost on fumbles--once on the 16 yard...
...race between the first crews of both clubs was rowed over the regular mile and seven-eighths course, beginning at the Longwood Bridge and ending at the Union Boat Club and was close throughout, resulting in a victory for the Weld crew, by a quarter of a length. The Weld took a slight lead at the start and held it throughout the race, maintaining a high stroke of about 36 for the first mile. At the half-mile the Weld was about a length-ahead of the Newell, which was rowing a stroke of 32. After passing the bridge...
...second race, between the second and third crews of both clubs, was won by the second Weld, which defeated the second Newell by about quarter of a length. The third Weld was third, and the third Newell fourth. This race was over the mile course beginning at the Longwood Bridge and ending at Harvard Bridge...
...crews approached Harvard Bridge the first and second Newell boats fouled. Before this they were only half a length behind the leading boats, but afterwards were left several lengths behind. After passing the bridge the first Weld was still rowing at the rate of thirty-three strokes a minute, and the stroke of the third Newell was considerably higher...
...resulted in the whole crew rushing their slides. The Newell crew kept up a long, steady stroke through the whole race. About half a mile below the bridge the third Newell took the lead, in spite of the fact that the first Weld had been a quarter of a length ahead, and that the Newell crew was rowing the slower stroke. The Newell boat was unable to keep its lead, however, and was soon overtaken by the Weld...