Word: boated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...this victory is to be accounted for by saying that the University crew proved better and the Cornell crew worse than expectations. Although the crews' chances were estimated as equal, and the high wind was even considered to give the advantage to the superior watermanship of Cornell, the University boat took the lead at the very start and crossed the finishing line without ever being pressed...
...rowed in the same order only four times previous to the race. The Cornell men appeared to row more as individuals than as a crew, and there were obvious discrepancies between the lighter men in bow and stern and the heavy-weights in the waist of the boat. The two points in which the visiting crew were supposed to have the advantage, watermanship and weight, were thus more than counterbalanced...
...worst Cornell crew that the University crew has ever rowed. However, it is more the manner in which the University crew rowed the race than the victory over their rivals that is gratifying. They showed great adaptability in the rough water, as well in the rigging of the boat as in their oarsmanship, and the physical condition of the men was all that could be desired...
Lawrence Kirby Lunt '09, four, of Colorado Springs, prepared for College at Middlesex School. He rowed six in his Freshman boat, and four on the University crew last year. He is 21 years old, weighs 179 pounds, and is 5 feet, 10 inches in height...
William Rotch Severance '09, three, of New Bedford, prepared for College at Milton Academy. His Freshman year he rowed five on his class crew, and held the same position in the University boat last year. He is 21 years old, weighs 177 1-2 pounds, and is 5 feet, 11 1-2 inches in height...