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...University Boat House. Every candidate will be given a trial, and a squad of the more promising material will be immediately picked to report regularly for practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The work this winter will consist of practice on the machines, running and chestweight drill...
...present only three men, Clark, Connor and Hennen are candidates for the hammer. This is an unusually small number, but more men will certainly join them later. Their training consists of chestweight exercises and other heavy gymnasium work. Clark's record is 123 feet 7 inches, made in the autumn games, so that he promises to be a point winner. Connor and Hennen can each throw the hammer about 110 feet. However, if we hope to do well in this event against Pennsylvania, more heavy men will have to come out to make competition more lively...
...response to the call thirteen men appeared. They went directly to the Carey Building and practiced in the tank. They went through only the body motions. Until after the midyear examinations there will be no regular training. They will do a little rowing, a little dumb-bell and chestweight work, following with a run. After the midyears, training will be strict. The coaching will be done by Bond, Waters and Newell, none of whom will row this year...
...specimen of a new kind of chestweight has been placed in the gymnasium. It has several advantages over those now in use. There is no wood about it, cast iron taking its place everywhere. There are two pulleys instead of one, the second one being placed on the top of the weight box. Thus the box moves only half as far at each motion, and there is no danger of its striking the top or bottom of the slide when in use. Having two pulleys and a shorter range, twice as great a weight can be used without any more...
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