Word: coaching
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James Wray, the present rowing coach, has been re-engaged by the Athletic Committee under contract at a fixed salary for a term of five years. Coach Wray has been rowing coach of the University since 1904. In 1903 he was coach of the Detroit Boat Club, and in 1901 and 1902 held a similar position at the Weld Boat Club of the University. The contract provides that Wray shall devote his attention to whatever crew the captain of the University crew shall at any time designate...
Since his appointment as coach in 1904, Wray has turned out two winning University crews, those of 1906 and 1908. He has also coached the Freshman crews, three out of four of which have won from Yale...
...early in the year. The batting is not quite so satisfactory as the rest of the work, but this is easily accounted for by the fact that the pitchers had two weeks' start over the rest of the men and have not been favoring the batters with easy balls. Coach Mathewson's three weeks' work with the pitchers ended last Saturday and was in every way a success. The squad made excellent progress under his direction and appears to be an unusually strong staff for a college team...
...Haughton has been in doubt as to whether he could this year devote to football the great amount of time which the duties of a head coach require. He has finally consented, however, and will act this year without compensation...
...Society will present this year for its annual play a musical comedy in two acts entitled "The High Flier." The book and lyrics are by H. B. Sheahan '09 and A. S. Olmsted '09, and the music by A. C. Tilten '10. F. W. Taft '07 will act as coach...