Word: crews
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshman crew have had the benefit of Mr. Lehmann's coaching and in the barge were going strong and smoothly. They are now at a considerable disadvantage, as they have been in their shell but a week and are not yet used to the new boat. Some changes have been made recently in the make-up of the crew, but the effect of these has been to improve the eight considerably. The men are steadying their shell now fairly well, and are rowing a long stroke with a smooth recover If they get off well they should make a good...
...statistics of the crew are as follows...
...Ninety-nine crew has not shown as much improvement lately as the other crews. The loss of Whitbeck at five necessitating two changes in the boat set the crew back considerably. The crew is the lightest of the four, but seven men have rowed in races before and six sat in last year's Freshmen boat. The men reach out well on the catch and have a strong body swing. Their leg work, however, is not good and they are heavy and slow at the beginning of the recover. The order of the crew in the boat, their ages, weights...
...Senior crew has been improving rapidly of late. They have done considerably more than any of the other class crews, rowing on an average seventeen miles a day. They have been coached by Mr. Goodenough and Casey of the Riverside Boat Club. They row a stroke somewhat shorter than that which the other crews use, and the recover is very much faster. The crew as a whole is apt to hurry and fails to use the leg drive soon enough. The watermanship is very good and has improved much of late. This crew is the heaviest of the four...
...RANSFORD, of 22 Prescott street, after crew races, will have a vacant table, also two seats at general table...