Word: crewe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman crew training table will start at the Varsity Club with lunch today at 1 o'clock. Nine men will be taken at first, and it is expected that a few more will be added before the crew leaves for New London. The following men will go to the training table today: Amory, Balch, Higginson, Metcalf, Newton, Richardson, Smith, Strong, Wiggins...
...Thursday Smith, who has been out of the boat since March 31 on account of illness, returned to No. 4. On Friday he was shifted to No. 3, Balch going to bow. Amory was taken from No. 6 in the second crew and put in at No. 4 in the first boat. At present the crew is rowing as follows: Stroke, Newton; 7, Metcalf; 6, Strong; 5, Higginson; 4, Amory; 3, Smith; 2, Richardson; bow, Balch; cox., Voorhees...
...four-mile race from the Stillman Infirmary to the Union Boat Club the University crew defeated the second crew last Saturday afternoon by about seven and one-half lengths. The second crew was given a start of 10 seconds or about three lengths and was fully four and one-half lengths behind at the end of the race. No time was taken...
After rowing about 38 strokes to the minute at the start, the University crew settled down to a stroke of 32, and this pace was maintained until the finish, when the stroke was raised again to 38. It was not until after the first three bridges had been passed that Blagden was able to steer a straight course, and although the University crew had gained on the second, there was no opportunity to pass it until the bathing beach had been reached. At this point the second crew swung out wide in order to take the draw at the Cottage...
...first four-mile race this spring the work of the University crew seemed to be fairly good, although at times the finish was poor and the slides uneven. The crew was also inclined to shorten, and the blade work of some of the men was very erratic. The second crew rowed the last half-mile in splendid form...