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...President and Captain of the University Nine will meet the corresponding officers of the Yale Nine, at the Massasoit House, Springfield, to-morrow, February 26, to make arrangements for the match between the two clubs. Princeton was invited to meet those of Harvard and Yale, but she has returned no answer to the invitation...
...quarters of the crew at Springfield will be the same...
...race to be rowed at the same time and place as the University, and, under ordinary circumstances, would have been perfectly satisfactory to our men. This year, however, they have agreed to row in the Freshman race at Saratoga, and it is believed that to row with Yale at Springfield would seriously lessen their chances of victory in the other race, and in their reply to Yale's challenge, they did not undertake to row the race, unless they could have the usual privilege of the challenged party, i. e. to name the time and place...
...Yale Association." And further: "We certainly are unable to change our former views in regard to the petty superciliousness which characterizes the dealings of Harvard in boating matters." Of course it is natural to expect that if our men row Yale at all, they will do it at Springfield, where the University race comes off; and we hope that it will be possible to make such arrangements...
...however, it is decided that rowing at Springfield would be fatal to success at Saratoga, our men, as a dernier ressort, offer to meet Yale at Saratoga. We think it a question whether a race at Springfield would be incompatible with the Saratoga race, but it must be remembered that Freshman crews require to be handled with the greatest of care. We think it would have been more becoming for the Record to have investigated the matter a little more thoroughly before allowing itself to use such very candid and emphatic language. We have, however, long since ceased...