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...with a rough sea, a steadily increasing northeast wind blowing, and a fine rain falling. '99 caught the water first, but 1900 immediately took the lead, and rowing in splendid form, began to draw away from the other crews. Half way to the bridge they were nearly a length ahead of '98, the second crew, and rowing easily at thirty-two strokes to the minute. '99 was last and 1901 and the Law School eight were just behind the Seniors. This order was maintained through the bridge, though '98 was gaining, and '99 had dropped still farther behind...
...second trial tomorrow evening to select speakers for the Princeton debate, the speeches will be ten minutes, instead of twelve minutes in length as announced yesterday. The order in which the men are to speak will be announced in tomorrow's CRIMSON...
...inter-club debate will be held April 4, and will be on the question debated last night. The Freshman team will support the negative, as the Sophomore Club, having the choice of sides, selected the affirmative. The principal speeches will be limited to ten minutes in length, and the rebuttal speeches to five minutes...
...best played match yesterday was that between L. E. Ware '99 and E. R. Marvin '99, which was close and exciting throughout. Both men played in the back of the court and got good length on their strokes...
...those who have rowed before rowing in the tank and the new men on the machines in the Gymnasium. After the rowing all the candidates go through dumb-bell and other light exercises and run about two miles on the board track. Of late these runs have increased in length. '98 went 11 miles on Saturday and the '99 squad ran about nine miles yesterday afternoon. None of the squads have as yet been reduced, but next week when the crews start regular rowing on the river the number will be cut down. At least twenty-four men, however...