Word: crew
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...were 125 first-class passengers, including 13 members of the U. S. House of Representatives. There were also 950 enlisted men under command of Brigadier General Henry G. Learnard who was to transship some of his detachment at Honolulu for service in China. The ship's crew numbered 147. Altogether there were some 1,200 people on board, and three Army doctors to care for them in sickness...
Three eights have been chosen by Coach H. H. Haines to compose the first Freshman crew squad, it was announced last night. At the same time it was learned that a squad of two 150 pound crews has been picked and will be under the tutelage of Coach Haines together with the heavy crews...
...spite of the fact that the seating of the first year crews is usually pretty well settled by this late in the season the Freshman material this year has been of such a nature that it would have been difficult to pick any eight men who were outstanding. Even the squad which has just been chosen is by no means permanent and it is probable that there will be some reseating between now and spring vacation, when Coach Haines expects to select the eight men who will be kept practically intact as a crew throughout the remainder of the season...
...winning crew, which has consistency pulled away from all opponents for the last two weeks, was seated as follows; Stroke, Perkins; 7, Ladd; 6, Farnham; 5, Olmstead; 4, Lamer; 3, Saltonstall; 2, Sutherland; bow, Bancroft; coxswain, Herr...
...spite of the light head wind the two crews rowed well and the race was close until the last quarter mile, when De Normandie raised the beat so effectively that his crew forged ahead to a decisive victory...