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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...University eights had their last workout on the Charles yesterday afternoon, when the first and second crews had a two and one-half mile brush, the former winning by four lengths after they had given the scrubs a two-length handicap. There was a slight shift in the second boat because H. Brown was unable to row on account of a slightly sprained back. S. A. Duncan '22 went from 6 to stroke and D. H. Morris '21 took his place. Soon after their arrival at Red Top this afternoon the eights will get on the water for a short...
President Eliot, who delivered the next address, spoke at length on the desirability of the preservation and furthering of the existing friendship among English-speaking peoples. He also touched upon the fact that through fear of various consequences newspapers today suppress much news that the public should know, news that often would clarify circumstances and give a more correct version of affairs. He declared that newspapers are practically subsidized by their patrons, particularly advertisers...
...Syracuse were the chief rivals, as they were bow and bow when only a quarter of a mile from the finish; the Navy, however, managed to draw a little ahead in that distance, and was two-fifths of a second ahead of Syracuse at the finish. Princeton was a length behind the second crew and the University came in fourth...
...seventh 1923 crew was the victor in the fourth contest, winning over the Boston Interscholastic crew by a lead of about half a length...
Yesterday the feature event of the regatta was the informal race between the first University eight and the M. I. T. crew, in which the Crimson boat was victorious, leading the Tech crew by a length at the finish. The eights rowed very nearly together for the greater part of the brush, Jenney keeping the stroke of the University oarsmen down to a low point...