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  THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS

  A Story of College Water Sports

  by

  LESTER CHADWICK

  Author of "The Rival Pitchers," "A Quarter-Back'sPluck," "The Winning Touchdown," "BaseballJoe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joeat Yale," etc.

  Illustrated

  New YorkCupples & Leon Company

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  =BOOKS BY LESTER CHADWICK=

  =THE COLLEGE SPORTS SERIES= 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  THE RIVAL PITCHERS A QUARTER-BACK'S PLUCK BATTING TO WIN THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN FOR THE HONOR OF RANDALL THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS

  =THE BASEBALL JOE SERIES= 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  BASEBALL JOE OF THE SILVER STARS Or, The Rivals of Riverside

  BASEBALL JOE ON THE SCHOOL NINE Or, Pitching for the Blue Banner

  BASEBALL JOE AT YALE Or, Pitching for the College Championship

  (Other volumes in preparation)

  _Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_

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  Copyright, 1913, byCupples & Leon Company

  THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS

  Printed in U. S. A.

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I GREAT NEWS 1 II THE FLOOD 15 III THE MISSING TROPHIES 24 IV IMPLIED ACCUSATION 32 V THE CLUE 45 VI THE PRACTICE SHELL 53 VII THE FIRST TRIAL 62 VIII RUTH'S LOSS 72 IX ON CREST ISLAND 81 X THE GAY HANDKERCHIEF 90 XI THE FIRST BREAK 101 XII A FRIENDLY BRUSH 112 XIII THE LONG VACATION 118 XIV OFF FOR CAMP 126 XV THE OLD GRADUATE 132 XVI THE GIRLS 141 XVII AT PRACTICE 147 XVIII "SENOR BOSWELL" 156 XIX JEALOUSY 162 XX A STRANGE CONFERENCE 174 XXI IN THE SHACK 181 XXII THE PAWN TICKETS 188 XXIII TWO MISSING MEN 194 XXIV BACK AT RANDALL 203 XXV THE NEW SHELLS 209 XXVI "ROW HARD!" 216 XXVII A BRUSH WITH BOXER 242 XXVIII FAINT HEARTS 247 XXIX THE REGATTA 253 XXX A CLOSE FINISH 266 XXXI THE TUB RACE 273 XXXII BOSWELL'S CHANCE 279 XXXIII MENDEZ EXPLAINS 289 XXXIV THE GREAT RACE 297 XXXV THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS 302

  THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS