Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...money which the trustees can apply where it is most needed." Finally he comes to the conclusion that it is becoming the fashion to endow the student instead of the professor, and that these scholarships, memberships, etc., instead of aiding meritorious students, offers to promising students an opportunity to coach the wealthy men, and thus the grade of scholarship is raised...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: In her race with Columbia, Harvard '85 was badly handicapped in having a boat that ploughed her bow into the water and that was sprung in the middle; but in the writer's opinion this disadvantage was insignificant to that of having to be coached the eight days preceding the race by a stranger. During these eight days the stroke was hastened considerably by the very worst fault a crew can fall into, namely, rushing forward on the full reach. Mr. Lattauer, not withstanding the above-mentioned fact, deserves on behalf of the crew and the class...
...fault to find with him. On the contrary, the crew ought to blame itself and be blamed by the whole class for not having chosen a coach at least a month before the race. It is absolutely impossible for a coach to pick out the individual faults of eight men in eight days. While he attempts to do so, each man contracts new faults, the time becomes poor, the crew soon begins to feel from the motion of the boat that its rowing is ragged and by no means up to the mark, nervousness sets in, and the consequence...
...Dartmouth College nine is in quest of a good professional pitcher to coach the team for the coming season...
...nine to fill the four vacancies. It is thought that Princeton will have a good team in the field next season, as some of the applicants are good general players. Besides this, the Princeton club has engaged John M. Ward, the pitcher of the New York League Club to coach the men in their preparation for the coming season. The Yale nine - the present champions - will be weakened greatly by the loss of the three basemen, Hopkins, Badger and Platt. Hopkins is considered one of the best players in the ranks of the college clubs, and his retirement is keenly...