Word: crews
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University crew enters the Yale regataa this year with one of the best early-season records in its history. Of the men who rowed in the University eight against Yale last spring, Captain Q. Reynolds, W. T. Gardiner and L. S. Chanler, Jr., were lost by graduation, and Captain L. Saltonstall and L. Curtis of the Henley eight also graduated. The withdrawal of C. E. Schall '16, on account of ill-health, left a nucleus of twelve "H" men around which to build a strong combination; besides the veterans of last year's Yale race, six oarsmen and the coxswain...
...fall season the first two eights were made up as evenly as possible, in order to give all the available men a chance to show their worth. Crews A and B practiced for about a month, and wound up their fall work with a mile and seven-eighths race in connection with the regular fall regatta on October 29. Crew B won by a very scanty lead...
...Crew on River Early in Season...
...University crew was able to get out on the river on February 16, setting a new record for an early-season start. The advantage of the greater opportunity for open-water work is apparent, for the crew is much further developed than is usual even at this time. Another fact affecting the smoothness of the eight is that for some time past the order has been practically unchanged...
...second crew this year is not up to the standard of last year's Henley eight. The seconds have had but one race, fin- ishing after the Pennsylvania seconds in the race for junior collegiate eights at the American Henley, Philadelphia, on the same day that the University beat Cornell. The Princeton seconds came in third at Philadelphia. Since that time the University boat has improved, but the recent loss of E. W. Soucy '16 who was captaining the crew has been seriously felt. The make-up of the boat has been quite uncertain during a great part...