Word: boat
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...also coach the crew. It will be remembered that Carter was elected captain of the crew last spring but resigned when he went to Europe last fall. The other members of the crew will be Woodruff, Corbin, Gill, Hartwell and Brewster, all of whom were in last year's boat. This leaves only one new man to be chosen, and there are at present 15 candidates for that position, all of them experienced oarsmen. Thompson, the last year's coxswain, will again occupy that position this year...
...body swing is carried too far at both ends and results in "slumping" at the finish and falling forward at the full reach. The crew shoot out their hands at the finish with such a jerk that the oars do not come out of the water cleanly, and the boat receives a series of jars which would be fatal to a shell. The following are the men who are trying for the crew, with the individual faults...
...following men will please be ready to row at the boat house at three o'clock sharp: Higgins, Dana, Staunton, Winthrop, Hammond, Hebard, Pulsifer and Tyson...
...Peet, who is coaching the Columbia crews, was stroke of the 'varsity crew in '84 and rowed No. 2 in the 'varisty boat...
...winners in other events were: Dohm, Princeton, 440 yards; Luseson, Pastime Athletic Club, 75 yards; Doane, P. A. C., 880 yards; Donovan, P. A. C., 220 yards; Girinni, N. Y. A. C., standing broad jump; William Morris, Y. M. C. A. of Philadelphia. half-mile and mile runs; Varuna Boat Club...