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...another college, as it would be to expect a set of Harvard men who had received no instruction whatever in Greek prose or Calculus to surpass in an examination in these studies a set of carefully taught men from some other college, Our victories in rowing, thanks to Col. Bancroft's better coaching, proves the principle; our defeat in foot-ball, thanks partly to Mr. Camp's better coaching, proves the principle also. Moreover, coaching by a competent person does not mean merely better work of the same kind. It means a different kind of work, attention to details...
...doubt if Harvard will ever play foot-ball "for all it is worth" until Harvard finds a competent coach-some one who will train our elevens as Mr. Bancroft has trained our eights. Some we know, will not admit that foot-ball can be taught in this definite way. But they need only notice this great improvement of foot-ball at Yale under Mr. Camp's coaching, and to learn about the wonderful work done by coaching at Adams Academy some years ago when the school was large,-to be convinced that foot-ball can be taught ; that it would...
...been adopted,-a compromise between the old one of training the whole year and that tried last year of training for only six months. Up to Christmas the candidates for the crew are to meet three times a week, twice to row under the able coaching of Mr. Bancroft and once for a walk in the country. No strict training is done. By this arrangement the crew is kept together, has the advantage of a coach and is not likely to grow stale and weary months before the race, as has occurred in former years. The common sense of this...
...Bancroft. coach of the University crew, has been re-elected a representative from Cambridge...
...Bancroft will coach both the university and freshman crews at New London...