Word: crews
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman crew, which represented the University at the American Henley regatta at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, won second place in the Second Eight-oared race by defeating the Pennsylvania freshmen by three feet. The Yale second crew, which was the only other crew entered in this race, won in 6 minutes, 54 4-5 seconds...
Chances of success for the Sophomores are very favorable, for, although the men broke training for four days after the class races, the work has been steady ever since, and their strong showing in the Beacon Cup Regatta leaves but little doubt of their ability. The crew, however, has not been trained for so short, a distance and an interesting race is expected...
Sophomore crew--Stroke, Wentworth; 7, Ellis; 6, Crandall; 5, Rackemann; 4, Williams; 3, Wood; 2, Butler; bow, Roche; cox., Simons...
...University crew had its last hard row yesterday in preparation for the race with Cornell. After padding downstream in easy stretches to Otter street, the men took a hard two-mile pull up-stream as for as the Magazine street beach. A fast stroke was maintained the whole distance and the regular 1 and 7-8 miles course was covered in 9 minutes and 45 seconds. The tide was very low and the water was coated with scum for a good part of the way. From Magazine street the eight rowed up-stream to the University boathouse in short stretches...
...boat went better than it has for several days past, but there is still considerable room for improvement. Fish alone showed signs of weariness at the end of the two miles, but several of the other men in the crew did not control their slides well. For several days past the crew has lost its unity and the men lately have not been rowing together as well as they ought...