Classic Rowing Events at Hand
The piece previews the upcoming intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie on June 23 with crews from Cornell Penn Yale Syracuse Wisconsin and Columbia. It notes Pennsylvanias Ward era quaker crew and rivalry with Cornell and Yale while recounting past mishaps and Harvard Yale expectations for the Thames race.
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Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Georgetown
Syracuse
University of Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Cornell's Veterans Boost Eight Oared Crew Strength
Cornell fields five veterans from last year's eight in the eight oared shell this season. Coach Courtney praises the aggregation of watermen as possibly the strongest ever in a Cornell shell. He notes no evident edge over last spring's champions who won the annual rowing classic by twenty two lengths. The crew's handling of the white ash shafts is highlighted.
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Courtney
Cornell Routs Harvard In Charles River Rowing Meet
Cornell's victory over Harvard on the Charles river showcases the Ithacans' strength. The Harvard eight, widely tipped to beat Yale at New London on June 28, appears formidable, underscoring Cornell's rising stock in rowing.
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Charles River
Boston
Ithacans
Standard Oil
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New London
Syracuse boat squad swells beyond two hundred men
In Syracuse last winter more than 200 men joined the university boat squad, prompting Wisconsin to impose a compulsory tax on students to raise funds for a crew trip to the Poughkeepsie carnival. The undergraduates resisted but paid the required assessment while Coach O'Dea faces his final year.
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Syracuse
Syracuse University
Wisconsin
O’dea
Noted American and English lawn tennis rivals in Davis Cup
Britain and America lead a star studded field for the international lawn tennis championship with Doherty brothers favored but an exceptionally strong American team traveling from Harvard to Chicago and New Jersey. Champion Beals C Wright ex Hall Ward and W A Larned join Kreigh Collins in a bid to wrest the trophy from the Dohertys in a clash that promises sensational tennis across England and the United States.
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Atlantic
Beals C. Wright
Harvard
Holcombe Ward
Orange
N. J
W. A. Larned
Summit
Kreigh Collins
Chicago
Dwight F. Davis
St. Louis
Quick Thinking on the Ball Field In a Latham vs Kelly Tale
Bradder Bill Gleason recalls a famed trick on the field featuring Arlie Latham and Mike Kelly. George Gore belts a ball toward right, Nicol relays, and Latham claims a run while Gore is ruled out after a shirt fragment tale.
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Mike Kelly
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Bill’ Gleason
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St. Louis Browns
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Hughey Nicol
Nicol
Gore Deaseley
Gore
John Kelley
Kelley
Nelson's Profits From Ring and Road Exhibitions
Battling Nelson the fighting Dane has earned about $10,000 on the road since starting exhibitions. He could avoid further bouts if he maintains the same successful engagements and inducements as after defeating Jimmy Britt at the Colma Athletic Club in September, with a noted $1,250 for a Boston showing.
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Dane
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Colma
Cal.) Athletic Club
Boston
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Henry Miller on Good and Bad Acting in 1900s Theater
Henry Miller argues actors should portray character naturally without posturing or self consciousness. He cites stage practices at Princess Theatre New York and discusses how true acting derives from understanding character and acting as in ordinary life, not artificial cleverness.
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Senate
His House In Order Delights London Audiences
Pinero's latest play in London stars George Alexander as Hilary Filmer. Nina Jesson, the lively but neglected second wife, endures her orderly, canting in laws and mock saintly relatives as she navigates a cold, highly regulated home.
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Hilary Jesson
Santa Guarda
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Filmer
Derek
Semimourning Park
Hilary
Arthur Wing Pinero
London
George Alexander
Nina Jesson
Filmer Jesson
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