Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bolt from a clear sky last night shattered the secrecy which has surrounded Harvard's negotiations for a new crew coach, with the announcement of the appointment of Charles J. Whiteside of Syracuse University to the crew coaching staff of Harvard University. The first mention of the news was made last night by Frank J. Ryan '24, publicity director of the Harvard Athletic Association between the first and second periods of the Bruins-Pittsburg hockey game at the Boston Garden...
Harvard's indoor polo activities were launched at the Commonwealth Armory yesterday afternoon when the University squad galloped through its initial winter workout under the guidance of Captain F. D. Sharp, Crimson polo coach...
Having lost both F. A. Clark '29, and G. O. Clark '31 of last year's championship team, Coach Sharp has a great deal to do to round his team into shape. However, Captain E. T. Gerry II '31, the only Crimson man with a handicap rating, H. I. Nicholas Jr. '31, and E. K. Jenkins '31 return to form a nucleus for the squad. Crispin Cooke '32, W. F. Luton '32, A. L. Castle '32, P. S. Owen '32, G. R. Holden '31, R. K. Leonard '31, and N. W. Kimball '31 complete the squad that turned out yesterday...
...himself to abnormal strain." It is quite different to maintain that "today in our Universities a varsity athlete to be successful must devote more time to athletics than to any other phase of his college life." This I believe to be very unwise unless he intends to become a coach, or enter professionally into the athletic field. My principal objection to varsity athletics is that they are no longer amateurish, but are fast becoming professional not so much in the popular sense that athletes are being paid, but in the sense that the varsity athlete makes his sport his vocation...
Righeimer next was seen in an informal bout with his former coach, Grasson. Peroy again demonstrated his unusual skill with the foils in an encounter with Levis, after which J. D. Allen '31 showed his superiority to H. B. Wessellman '31, also with foils. The final bout of the evening was sensational; Peroy and Grasson met once more, this time with sabres. Peroy was a great deal superior to his opponent, and with much informal chattering and joking, these two put on a pretty demonstration...