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...Basin to paddle over the old course from St. Mary's street to the Harvard Bridge. The Jayvee and third University crews, stroked by P. H. Watts '31 and R. L. Pearson '31 respectively, went over the distance together at a relatively low beat, while the first string oarsmen paced by James Lawrence, Jr. '29, followed at a higher stroke. The crews then continued to the West Boston Bridge where several changes were made in the seating of the second and third eights...
...housing unit for the first and second string oarsmen, which is part of a $200,000 program underway at Red Top for new rowing quarters, will be ready for occupancy when the crews reach New London Sunday afternoon. The quarters now completed include only a building containing bedrooms, living room, and studies for the upperclassmen, but the second unit, a new boathouse, will be ready next year...
...last full workout before the University crews leave for Annapolis, the first string oarsmen won out over, the Jayvees in a race slightly longer than a mile and three quarters in the Charles River Basin yesterday afternoon. With two possible shifts in the eights imminent, the crews will hold a short practice session this afternoon and will entrain for the Naval Academy on the Federal Express this evening...
...Harvard tennis aggregation will be attempting to extend to ten its string of victories when it journeys to Providence this afternoon for a match with the Brown University racquet wielders. The Brown coach has not announced either his doubles combinations or the sixth man of his singles players, while Coach Cowles seldom picks his doubles groups until after the singles matches have been played...
...Cornell University crew triumphing over Harvard for the first time since 1921, displayed an ease and form in rowing which proved entirely too much for Coach Brown's first string crew, which could keep up with the Ithacans only by rowing a stroke which was too high for their own efficiency. Harvard jumped ahead on both the false start and the second one, but soon lost its lead, barely keeping abreast of its two rivals until G.W. Behrman, Coach Wray's new prodigy stroke man, caught a crab just above the Harvard Bridge and dislocated the whole crew Bridge...