Word: coach
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...they bring victory to Harvard. This would be a glorious triumph against odds, for certainly a season never opened more inauspiciously. But even if no such pleasure is in store for us, we shall all of us be deeply thankful for the loyal efforts of Captain Vail and Coach Perkins and the rest of the crew. Each one of them may feel that the members of the University have confidence in those who represent it. We sincerely hope for victory, but should that fail us an honorable defeat is certain. And as a testimony of our hopes for their success...
...work of the 'varsity crew during the past few weeks has been the regular routine of long, hard practice. Some rowing has been done in fours and in the pair oars so that the coach could give more attention to correcting the individual faults of the men. Although during the past two weeks the crew has been improving, there is still plenty of room for further advance. The chief fault seems to be that the body swing of the men is ragged, while their time is not more than fair. The coaching thus far has been almost entirely done...
...club has gone to the expense of having a professional coach at the boat house daily, who is always ready to coach the candidates. As yet, however, his efforts have been useless as the men have taken so languid an interest in the matter...
...Weld Boat Club has adopted an excellent plan to increase the interest in rowing at Harvard, by arranging a regatta with neighboring boat clubs and by engaging the services of an experienced coach for all who may care to enter. If this policy is properly supported by the students and continued in other years, we may see a lively interest in boating, the advantage of which may extend even to the varsity crew. It is highly desirable that the beginning of this movement should be an enthusiastic one and those who have the scheme in hand are anxious to have...
Dalzell '91 will coach the 'varsity nine at Yale this week...