Word: coxswains
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...candidates for the position of coxswain in the University or Freshman boats are to report at the Newell Boathouse today at 4 o'clock. Although opportunity for all the new men to get out will be limited until the ice is off the river, it is necessary for prospective coxswains to be on hand at the time indicated...
Besides the annual race with the University, Cornell's only other rowing events will be the triangular race with Yale and Princeton and the Poughkeepsie regatta. The four--veterans available in addition to Collyer are Brower, Cushing, Nerlus and Bacon, besides the coxswain, Kephard. Last year's second and freshman squads were composed of dependable material which should greatly strengthen the first crew...
...Mitchell, coxswain, of Boston, prepared at Stone's. He is 18 years old, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 118 pounds...
...this time the order of the first crew had been determined on as follows; Stroke, Harriman; 7, McNaughton; 6, Fitzpatrick; 5, Sturtevant; 4, Meyer; 3, Captain Low; 2, Gilfillan; bow, Hadley; coxswain, McLane. In the triangular regatta Yale was completely outclassed by Cornell, who came back within a week after a defeat by Harvard to put it all over both the Yale and Princeton crews. After the loss of two races Coach Nickalls got very busy with the shifting and completely reorganized the first boat. After several days of waivering the following changes were made as permament: Whittlesey was brought...
...coaching staff that three more changes were necessary before the first crew was the ship she should be. These changes were made as follows. Harriman was brought to bow in place of Hadley; Sturtevant and Captain Low exchanged places of 5 and 3 respectively; and the veteran coxswain McLane was replaced by Lasher, for it was thought that a lighter man would be more desirable in the stern...