Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...crew, Yale has three experienced men -- Captain Hyatt, Vail and Mead -- for the nucleus of an eight. Professor Mather Abbott of the faculty, who is acting as coach for the Elis, is aiming to provide sport this year for all rather than to develop a specialized highly-trained eight. Every candidate, accordingly, who has reported for practice will be retained throughout the season, and a strong plea will be made for new men to come out. In speaking of the crew prospects at Yale, Professor Abbott is quoted by the New York Evening Post as saying...
...Coach Mack Disappointed...
...Princeton crew will start work on Lake Carnegie next week, if the present warm weather continues, and at that time the first tentative eights of the season will be formed by Coach John Fitzpatrick. Thus far the rowing has been done entirely on machines, and the men have not reported at any one time...
...Duncan Spaeth, hitherto faculty coach at Princeton, has left his duties there to take a position as physical director at Camp Wheeler, in Macon, Ga.; but he will continue in an advisory capacity to the eight this spring. Fitzpatrick, his successor, is well qualified to coach the candidates in oarsmanship and to direct their training, but in matters of judgment, such as the final choice of men for the first boat, Dr. Spaeth will be consulted...
...Coach Donovan, in speaking of the prospects, said yesterday afternoon: "The squad is developing very well. Though we are still short on field event candidates and though not a single 'H' man is back this year, still things are going satisfactorily. We ought to make a good showing against Yale and Princeton, though the latter has last year's captain and four or five varsity men back. The University's best events will be the mile and the quarter-mile...