Word: armstrong
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...improvement has been noted in the Yale crew the past week, and Capt. Armstrong has secured the promise of three coachers to be with the candidates all of Easter week to assure still further development...
...stroke. He has stroked the crew all the week, and is improving in his pace-setting daily. There have been practically no changes the past week, the order being as follows: Stroke, Langford; 7, Treadway; 6, Longacre; 5, Dater; 4, Cross; 3, Beard; 2, Holcomb; bow, Capt. Armstrong. This is the first week since training began two months ago that at least two changes have not been made...
...Armstrong (capt...
...promising candidate will be selected from the freshman boat and placed on the 'varsity squad, and perhaps one member of the 'varsity candidates be dropped, but not more than a single change will be made in the list now registered in training. The oarsmen now at work are: Armstrong (captain), Treadway, Cross, Dater, Longacre, Beard, Holcomb, Miller, Wheelwright, Coonley, Langford, Simpson, Judd and Bailey. Of this number, Armstrong, Treadway, Holcomb, Beard, Dater and Cross were in the last year's boat, and all but Cross bid fair to hold their positions. He has increased in weight tremendously, tipping the scales...
...HAVEN, CONN., March 27. - Captain Armstrong today made no fewer than four important changes in the 'varsity boat. He took Langford, a freshman who has been tried at several positions in the boat, and placed him at stroke; shifted Dater from 4 to 5; put Cross at 4, and placed Simpson, a substitute, at bow in place of Judd, who is unable to row, owing to a vaccinated arm. Changes in the crew are now being made daily. Captain Armstron coached the crew...