Word: crews
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Candidates for the Freshman crew were called out in February. Rather few candidates as compared to those in former years reported, there being a particular scarcity of big men. The crew was put on the river the second week in March and has been developing slowly but steadily ever since. At the time of the Easter vacation the crew was not as far advanced as Freshman crews of late years, but made a creditable showing, nevertheless, against Cornell's remarkable Freshman eight...
...Thames River at New London Friday. The traditional contests between the university and freshman eight-oared boats and the freshman four-oared will be continued. A new feature of the program will be the race between the second university eights, in preparation for the appearance of the Harvard crew at the English Henley races in July...
...Freshman eight, though light, will send up several good men who are sure to make the competition hard. Chief among these are Brown and Cabot for the stern positions, and Ely and Stebbins for 5 and 6 respectively. On the whole, prospects are good for a crew at least as heavy as this year's, and probably taster, because so many of the men have been together this year...
...Boston Harvard Club has arranged to run a special train for the use of members and their guests. The train will leave the South Station Friday at 7.31 A. M., Back Bay at 7.36, and will reach New London in time for the University second crew race. The Freshman race follows immediately after...
...clouds and the wind moderated. The morning row consisted of a three-mile paddle, Wray coaching from the launch. In the afternoon he took Captain Brown's place in the Freshman eight for a few moments to make the men get a harder catch. The Henley or second crew rowed two miles at a high stroke. The University rowed four miles from the bridge up, the unofficial time being 23 minutes, 30 seconds. Wray was well pleased with the time. All the crews, the Freshman in particular, have improved wonderfully since arriving at Red Top. The shift of Murray...