Oxford could rely on some measure of public sympathy in the light of the latest evidence of Cambridge ruthlessness. Not satis led with L-av~ Ing on the river a crew which described as one of the best and fastest ever trained and therefore, short of capsizing, certain to pull off the thirteenth successive victory inst Oxford, Cambridge have de~ pressed the scales heavily against the rival university in the srnual sports bringing a weight-bulting Turk. into the arena, with the result that Oxford were defeated by eight events three and the Turk broke the I Tt-may be that Cambridge Tugger men. will,-murmur the name "Prine Obolensky" as they think: ruefully of that pointless draw at] Twickenham last December, but that will not be accepted as a valid riposte, The fact" remains that when Oxford rowing still has to emerge {rom the doldrums, Cambridge seem deter: mined to "rub it in." Such uni [outing superiority may be asking for trouble. Oxford will surely pondering over the possibility of nding the Rhodes Scholarships to bring a satisfactory collection of international talent to uphold British traditions in the senior university.
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