Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sufficient amount has been subscribed to secure the construction of a bicycle track one-third of a mile in circuit. The track will be situated directly back of Brown Hall. If sufficient interest is taken in bicycle work this spring, and a large enough number of men are willing to engage in the necessary training, it is possible that a coach will be secured later in the season...
...faults of the crew are partly due to the tank and are made more apparent by the extremely slow stroke they have been rowing. Most of the men swing back too far and pull out of the water at the finish. They are slow in getting their hands away and are apt to be careless about time. A considerable improvement has been made of late in getting the oars down to the catch and in turning back from the recover without pause, and the men are also controlling their slides more evenly. Mr. Storrow and Mr. Mumford will continue...
...Sophomore crew squad now consists of about twenty-five men, most of whom will be kept until the crew goes on the river this spring. As yet the men have rowed in no regular order, though some of last year's eight are back in their old positions. The material for a winning crew is excellent this year, and when the crew gets on the river it should improve rapidly under regular coaching. As yet, however, the men have not got hold of the new stroke fully and there are several faults as a result...
Captain Dean addressed the men briefly, outlining the work that will be expected of them. He particularly emphasized the fact that although nearly all of last year's men are back, every candidate will be given a perfectly fair chance for a place on the team. Clarence Smith '85, L. A. Frothingham, captain of the '93 team, J. Wiggin, captain of the '94 team, J. Highlands '93 and J. D. Upton '93, all spoke briefly. Several of the speakers dwelt upon the importance of developing a good "College" nine both that the 'Varsity may draw from it and that...
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