Word: crews
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University and Freshman crews resumed regular practice on the Charles yesterday afternoon preparatory to the final training at Red Top, to which place the squads will go Monday. The University crew rowed in the same order as at Ithaca with the exception of number 4, where J. C. White, 2d, '17 rowed in the absence of B. Harwood '15, who was out for the day because of a slight cut on his hand. With one exception the second University crew went out in the same order as they raced at the American Henley, J. A. Jeffries '16 being seated...
...spirited half-mile race in the Basin Saturday the Freshman four-oared crew won from the Pomfret and Middlesex fours. The race was closely contested all the way and the 1918 crew was but two feet ahead of the Pomfret boat at the finish. Middlesex finished a quarter of a length behind Pomfret...
...second and third fours and the Middlesex second crew met in another race, which resulted in a victory for the second Freshman boat with Middlesex trailing...
Programs will be on sale giving a key to all the men and also the boats occupying each course. The men have numbers on their backs whereby their identity can be discovered by reference to the program, but those on the bow oarsmen indicate the crew on which they are rowing. The Henley signal system will be used, and flags showing the winners are to be carried on the judges boats...
Lest these facts be not appreciated by the Freshmen who have shown such a pathetic lack of spirit and energy, let me remind them that Freshman numerals are not a necessary adjunct to a University crew man. Several Instances can be given of men who have made an "H" in rowing who were not taken to New London at all in their Freshman year...