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...sophomore who never did any rowing. If the men knew how to row they ought to make a boat go pretty fast for they are all tried men in one kind of athletics or another and average something like 173 or 174 pounds per man. There is, however, no sport in which strength and bad form will make less of a show than in rowing...
...Francis Peabody, Jr., of Boston, has an article in the last number of The Week's Sport on the history of rowing at Harvard for the last fifteen years. He says that in that time only one crew which did not use the "Watson Cook, Bancroft or English" stroke has won a race, and that crew had had the rudiments of rowing taught it by Bancroft. He adds that he thinks Harvard rowing men are slowly but surely coming back to the proper style...
Several athletic men were impressed with the idea that it would make a first rate winter sport. There are a great many days in the winter when the ground is frozen and the air bracing, and these days could be utilized by any who like the sport to go out and play a little. It is by no means necessary to have eleven men on each side. Four or five on each side can play a game and have a great deal of fun out of it. The game is excellent for the wind and develops quickness and steadiness...
...last Princetonian reprints our review of the article in The Week's Sport on Harvard's athletic position and adds the following...
...were surprised to see portions of the above article in the Week's Sport, but did not know whether to attribute it to the Editor, who has always taken an impartial attitude toward Princeton, or to some irresponsible correspondent. We were still more surprised to see it quoted in the CRIMSON and endorsed editorially as reflecting the sentiment of the college. This is all right so far as Harvard's athletic policy is concerned, for every college must shape its own, but is not in keeping with the position of the CRIMSON of Nov. 6th which we took in good...