Word: coxswaining
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Francis Meredith Blagden '09, of New York, coxswain, prepared for College at Groton School, where he had four years' experience as a coxswain. For the last three years he has coxswained the University crew. He is 23 years old, weighs 107 pounds, and is 5 feet, 6 inches in height...
McGregor Adams King '10, of Chicago, III., coxswain, prepared for College at Chicago Latin School. His Freshman year he coxswained the University four-oar and last year he coxswained the University four-oar. He is 23 years old, weighs 102 pounds, and is 5 feet, 6 inches in height...
...miles in all. One racing start was tried which went very well, but this crew also lacked the good form which it showed in the morning. The University four rowed down to the railroad bridge and back over the two-mile course to the Navy Yard, being timed by Coxswain King, as Coach Wray was following the other crews in the launch. The time was 13 minutes and 21 seconds, which is considered very fair as the crew rowed against a strong tide. No racing starts were tried, the men averaging about 30 strokes to the minute...
...raised as high as 42. Although the slide work was poor at times the crew went very well, and on the row home the boat moved along especially smoothly. A change was made in the Freshman eight in the afternoon, Voorhees of the four replacing Faxon as coxswain. This crew went over the two-mile course up-stream, but was not timed. A racing start was tried, the crew going off at 38, and then the stroke was lowered to 30, being raised again to 36 at the finish. The rowing was very satisfactory and the boat spaced as well...
...Faxon, coxswain. Age, 18; height, 5 ft., 8 in.; weight, 115 pounds...