Chapter I: Front Matter

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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's Pluck," "The Winning Touchdown," "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," etc.

Illustrated

New York Cupples & 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, by Cupples & 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