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Yesterday each of the University crew combinations rowed two long stretches to the Watertown Bridge and back, while Mr. Colson coached from the launch. The orders were slightly changed owing to absences. Dillingham did not row on account of an injured finger, Judd taking his place at bow in the crew stroked by Brownell; and Sanger rowing at 6 in place of Filley...
...University crew squad has been divided into three provisional eights which are rowing on the river in barges. Yesterday they rowed up and down in front of the University boathouse, while Mr. Colson coached from the float. The other members of the University squad rowed in pair-oars...
...floats at the University boathouse were put out yesterday, and two eights from the University squad went out in barges on the river, for the first time this season. The crews rowed several stretches up and down in front of the boathouse, while Mr. Colson coached, from the float. The stroke was kept very slow, neither of the crews rowing more than twenty strokes to the minute. The rest of the squad rowed in pair oars...
...University crew squad of thirty men has now been working for over six weeks on the machines in the University boathouse, under the direction of Coach Colson. The course of development has been, in general, from individual practice in the new stroke, by small squads, to the combined work of the present arbitrary crews of eight; and from a very slow stroke of seven to the minute, allowing the men to master the details of the new method, to the present normal pace of twenty to the minute. The practice has been entirely on the machines, as the heavy work...
...University squad is rowing in two divisions, under Mr. Colson. A faster stroke is being developed and the men are getting to row more easily together and to keep in the centre of the boat. The crews are using a long, even stroke, but hang badly at the full reach. There is still so much ice in the river that the crews cannot get on the water for at least another week. The ice is very thick, and has torn up the marine railway, so that a new one will have to be built for the launch...