Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 24, 1909.--Today's work for all crews was exceptionally light on account of the continued hot weather. In the morning the University eight paddled down-stream to the mile mark and back in easy stretches. There was no hard work of any kind and no racing starts were tried. The Freshman eight covered about a mile and one-half, while all the fours had slightly harder practice. The University and Freshman fours rowed down to the Navy Yard and back, trying a few racing starts which were won by the University boat...
...crew is heavier than the average Freshman crew, and is especially fortunate in having as good a stroke as Newton. The Yale freshman eight this year seems to be unusually poor. Almost daily changes during the first part of the work at New London have put the crew back considerably. The eight is still very crude, and the men are not at all well together. Although the crew is sure to improve, it does not seem as if it could win the race. Of the Yale freshman four little is known, but it is sure that Harvard's Freshman four...
...Spread, back of Matthews and Lower Mass...
Triangle Club Spread, back of Harvard...
...July 1, the day of the New London boat races, a special train of coaches will leave Boston from the South Station at 1.30 P. M., and Back Bay Station at 1.34 P. M., stopping at Providence. The train is due to arrive at New London at 4.10 P. M. An observation train for the University eight-oared race will leave New London at 5.45 P. M. A special train will leave New London for Providence and Boston as soon as practicable after the race, or in case of postponement of the race, as soon as possible after such official...