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...Harvard Bridge, of which so much is expected in the way of rapid transit between Boston and Cambridge, is at length nearing completion. A portion of the fence remains to be set up and the planking is yet to be laid on the Cambridge end of the bridge; this work will probably be finished within three weeks, when the bridge will be practically complete. The house to accommodate the draw tender and cover the draw machinery is not yet built, but its construction will not delay the opening of the bridge; the same can be said of the asphalt pavement...
...scored a touchdown. Time 40 minutes. Goal. Score 29-0. When the ball was put in play, Valentine gained a little. Blanchard broke through on the run and stopped Hulme. Thayer punted after the third down. Cranston stopped the kick, picked up the ball and ran half the length of the field scoring a touchdown. Time 43 minutes. Goal. Harvard's play became weak again while Pennsylvania braced and carried the ball rapidly down the field. Hulme and Valentine made brilliant plays and forced their way through Harvard's ratline at every rush. Valentine started off with a beautiful rush...
...closely contested game with Pennsylvania were fully realized and the one sided score does not show how hard Harvard had to work to win. Pennsylvania played a hard and tricky game and was only kept from scoring by the sharpest work. Several times the ball was carried the length of the field by short, quick rushes, which the Harvard rush line seemed unable to check. The other weak points in Harvard's play were poor passing, fumbling by the halfbacks, and inability of the rush line to hold their opponents long enough to give the fullback a fair chance...
...catalogue for '89-90 has been arranged and there is no change in the length of the Christmas vacation...
...article referred to the English system of rigging is also incorrectly described. The play of the slide is less in England than in America. There is also a great difference in the build of the oars. Oxford uses oars with 3 feet 9 inches "in board length," Cambridge with 3 feet 10 inches "in board length." The extra length "in board" must give gieater power of leverage and a stronger finish. It certainly prevents any difficulty in keeping the button against the pin at both ends of the stroke an important principle in watermanship. Rowing at Cambridge has for sixteen...