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...Weld Crew, made up of members of the Weld Boat Club, rowed a mile race with the B. A. A. Senior Crew yesterday afternoon, beating them by a length. The Weld Crew rowed 30 to 36 strokes to the minute; the B. A. A. crew 34 to 38. The especially strong points of the Weld Crew are that it rows a long, sweeping stroke and that the shell does not lose its headway between strokes. The make-up and weights of the crew are as follows...
...began by calling attention to the fact that there never was a struggle in which principle played so great, passion so small a part as in the war of 1861-65. In illustration of this statement Colonel Hallowell gave several interesting examples, dwelling at considerable length on the career of General Robert Lee-his pathetic beginning and ending as a rebel...
...Although Mr. Mumford still insists on a hard catch, it is one that can be carried way through by the men. The result of thus applying the power all through is that the stroke is longer-the proportion of time that the oars are in the water to the length of time they are out is greater. The development of the leg drive was commenced by Mr. Watson, but has been carried to a much greater point by Mr. Mumford...
Mayor Bancroft spoke at some length in encouraging the movement. He gave as some of his reasons the fact that examinations were omitted on June merely in order that the students might join the parade, and also the fact all members of the University owed it to themselves and to the graduates to show sufficient enthusiasm to aid the Harvard men who are at the head of the affair. He concluded by saying that students might arrange to wear special costumes or not, as they pleased...
...seven series, for the class championship. There was a long dispute before the game as Ninety-eight wished to play Hayes and Holt of the College Nine, and Cozzens who has been pitching with the 'Varsity all the spring. Thompson at first refused to play the game, but at length agreed to play under protest, but as Ninety-nine won, the protest will make no difference...