Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Coach Courtney, of Cornell, has chosen the following men to compose this year's freshman crew: Stroke, English; 7, Hartley; 6, Logan; 5, Ball; 4, Cross; 3, King; 2, Vanderhoof; bow, Thomas...
...present compose the University crew have been rowing together nearly three weeks. Their selection was made after a series of races between the first and second 'Varsity crews, and at the close of a month's training from the time of the first selection of 'Varsity candidates after the class races. The order and weights of the men are as follows: Stroke, Dobyns, 150; 7, Biddle, 162; 6, Perkins, 172; 5, Heath, 173; 4, Higginson, 164; 3, Wadsworth, 163; 2, Blake, 160; bow, Harding...
...second crew disbanded May 20 and the following four men were retained as substitutes: Perkins '99, Marvin '99, Adams '98, and Kernan...
...recent work of the crew proves that it has speed. Most of the men exhibit plenty of life and seem to have endurance enough for the long distance. The different styles through the boat and the awkward rowing of two or three men make the crew appear less favorably than it did last year before going to Poughkeepsie, but the blade work is good and well together. The chief faults of the crew are at present unsteadiness and a hurried recover. The leg drive, although it has improved lately, is not yet as powerful as it ought...
...speak of the men briefly, Dobyns, at stroke, uses excellent judgment and drives his crew well. He is, however, a hard man to follow and Biddle is not yet quite with him. Biddle gets a hard catch but has been inclined to weaken on the finish. Captain Perkins, in spite of his late illness, is at present rowing the best oar in the boat. His blade is notably good and he gets a long body swing and steady drive from the stretcher. Heath, at 5, has gone off of late. He is a good worker and a strong...