Word: weather
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...rink ready for use on January 1. If possible, arrangements will be made by the Harvard Athletic Association by which the University hockey team may use the rink for at least the more important home games. Two seventy-five ton refrigerating machines will supply ice under all conditions of weather. The building will have a seating capacity of five thousand...
...first baseball practice of the University baseball squad was held on the first team diamond yesterday afternoon with 40 men reporting. Owing to the coolness of the weather, however, it has been decided to discontinue practice until further notice. All those who secured lockers for fall practice may have their money refunded by sending their names to P. Wyman, 28 Plympton street...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 24, 1909.--Today's work for all crews was exceptionally light on account of the continued hot weather. In the morning the University eight paddled down-stream to the mile mark and back in easy stretches. There was no hard work of any kind and no racing starts were tried. The Freshman eight covered about a mile and one-half, while all the fours had slightly harder practice. The University and Freshman fours rowed down to the Navy Yard and back, trying a few racing starts which were won by the University boat...
...position. After the race Wallis, who stroked Yale's winning university four last year, was put in at stroke, Howe returning to his old seat at 6. The other places were filed from members of last year's freshman eights and university fours. Although there was much bad weather on the harbor at New Haven, the crew improved steadily and consistently, until it was as efficient as the average fast eight which Coach Kennedy regularly turns out. At New London the crew has rowed two fast time trials and continued to improve. The crew this year seems to be different...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 22, 1909.--As the weather continues to be very hot, the crews had light work again this morning. The University eight went down-stream to the mile mark and back in easy stretches. The boat went very well and spaced out beautifully on a perfectly even keel; the finish was hard and the catch quick and there was plenty of life in the boat. All the crews did about the same work as the University eight, the Freshman crew also rowing very well. R. F. Hoopel 11 returned to the quarters early this...