Word: quinsigamond
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following the dinner, Major Higginson introduced William S. Hall '69, the toast master of the evening, who told briefly of the days when Harvard crews raced on Lake Quinsigamond. As an old warrior once said, "The battle of Waterloo was won on the cricket ground at Eton." The place to prepare for the struggles of life is in the struggles at college. He finished by presenting President Lowell...
...Saturday afternoon the Weld crew was defeated by Worcester High School in a mile and one-half race on Lake Quinsigamond by three lengths. Although the Weld crew was much heavier and stronger than Worcester, it did not have the ability to sprint and rowed a slow stroke. In the last half of the course Worcester crew away without much effort rowing about 38 to the minute. Worcester's time was 8 minutes, 27 seconds...
This afternoon at 5.45 o'clock the Weld crew, which is a picked eight from the three upperclass crews, will race Worcester High School over a mile and one-half course on Lake Quinsigamond, near Worcester. J. Shillito '11 and W. F. Howard '09 accompanied the crew as substitute and manager respectively. O. G. Wood '09, who rows bow, will captain the eight...
...several members of the Senior crew are unable to continue rowing, it has been decided to have a picked crew from the three upperclasses race Worter High School on Lake Quinsigamond next Saturday. R. G. Crandall '09 is ineligible for the University crew squad as he entered the Law School last fall, and R. Ellis '09 will leave with the second University crew for Philadelphia on Thursday...
...case the Freshmen win the race, the members of the upperclass crew which finishes first will receive their numerals. In any case the winning upperclass crew will race Worcester High School on Lake Quinsigamond on Saturday...