Word: boated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...erected at the end of Bay State road, Boston, on the only available land at the finish of the Harvard-Cornell University race on the Charles river, for use on the day of the race, May 27. The race will be rowed up stream from the Union Boat Club to Longwood bridge, and the stands will command a view of the course from Harvard bridge to the finish, occupying a frontage of 160 feet. They may be reached by taking Commonwealth avenue cars to Chilmark street, and walking one block to the river...
Four changes have been made since Thursday in the order of the first Freshman crew. The starboard men have been rowing more strongly than those on the port side of the boat and several changes were necessary to distribute the power more evenly. Parke, Boyer and Knowlton have been moved from the second crew to 5, 4, and 3, respectively, on the first. Despard, who has been rowing at 4, has taken Bacon's place at 2. The progress of the crew has been retarded by recent shifts and the loss of several good men. The stroke is still short...
During the past week the starboard men on the University crew have been rowing more strongly than those on the port side of the boat. Therefore several changes in the orders were made yesterday to distribute the strength more evenly. The crew rowed three successive easy stretches between the Newell Boat Club and the Stillman Infirmary, and the shifts, which resulted in effectively strengthening the port side of the boat, were made between stretches...
...than usual so that the shell might be better adapted to the crew, which will be considerably lighter than last year. The shell will be 60 feet long, 23 inches beam, and 9 3-4 inches deep. It will be at least 20 pounds lighter than last year's boat and there will be a little more shear on the keel. If the shell is completed in time, it may be used in the race with Cornell...
...hollow ground on Soldiers Field between the University Boat Club gate and the shooting box has been filled in and is at present being graded. It will be seeded within the next month and will be used as a baseball diamond next spring...