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Later in the afternoon the three crews composing the Freshman squad raced up-stream over the mile and seven-eighths course in the basin. The second crew was given a start of a length over the first, and the third was given a length and a half over the second. At the finish the first crew was about ten lengths ahead of the third, and the third half a length ahead of the second. The first crew passed the other two halfway between the start at the Union Boat Club and the Harvard Bridge, and from here the race developed...
Davis will start the game in the box, but will probably be replaced by Hicks. Brown will go in at centre field in place of Harvey, who is temporarily incapacitated by a strained tendon. A slight change has been made in the batting order, Briggs and Brown having changed places...
...Freshman team will start with the same line-up as in the Somerville game last Thursday. Kennedy is still out of the game with an injured knee, and Blackall will again take his place at first base. Ernst and Babson will pitch. The batting orders: HARVARD 1912. ENGLISH HIGH. Wigglesworth, c.f. c.f., Klein Kelley, l.f. 3b., Kelley Conant, r.f. s.s., Gasoris Potter, 2b. 1b., Henney Winston, s.s. 2b., Roberts Desha, 3b. r.f., Pfau Blackall, 1b. l.f., Trayers Reeves, Howe, c. c., O'Connor Ernst, Babson, p. p., Medleshen
...four-mile race from the Stillman Infirmary to the Union Boat Club the University crew defeated the second crew last Saturday afternoon by about seven and one-half lengths. The second crew was given a start of 10 seconds or about three lengths and was fully four and one-half lengths behind at the end of the race. No time was taken...
After rowing about 38 strokes to the minute at the start, the University crew settled down to a stroke of 32, and this pace was maintained until the finish, when the stroke was raised again to 38. It was not until after the first three bridges had been passed that Blagden was able to steer a straight course, and although the University crew had gained on the second, there was no opportunity to pass it until the bathing beach had been reached. At this point the second crew swung out wide in order to take the draw at the Cottage...