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...tell you what we'll do, fellows," said the stroke. "As No. 4 isn't coming, suppose we coax that dude there to take a row and burst him all up?" The perpetration of this time-honored joke upon a "softy" was received with approbation, and the newcomer was, with a grand show of hospitality, invited to take the vacant oar. "Well, I don't know, gentlemen," said the young man, looking at his watch doubtfully. "I'm a stranger here. I do need a little exercise, though." "Oh, get in," said No. 2, winking at his companions; "a little...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAUGHT A TARTER. | 3/27/1884 | See Source »

...senior crew has adopted a new stroke, much quicker, and with less swing than the regular Harvard stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/22/1884 | See Source »

...varsity crew is now rowing in the following order: Perkins, stroke; Borland, 7; Hudgens, 6; Hamlin, 5; Keith, 4; Storrow, 3; Cabot, 2; Mumford, bow. Clarke, '84, will begin rowing soon, and some hopes are entertained that Sawyer will return...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/18/1884 | See Source »

...sophomore crew are now rowing in the following order: Latham, bow; Dewey, 2; Ayer, 3; Brown, 4; Houghton, 5; Vogel, 6; Roberts, 7; Harris, stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/10/1884 | See Source »

...junior crew is now rowing in the following order, pulling about 350 strokes a day on the machines. Baldwin, (bow), Sutton, 2; J. E. Thayer, 3; B. B. Thayer, 4; Homans, 5; Yocom, 6; Gilman, 7; Hansen, stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/7/1884 | See Source »

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