Word: crews
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 10, 1914. Rough water in the morning handicapped the oarsmen, but in spite of the weather conditions all the crews took short rows. Marked improvement in watermanship was shown especially by the Freshmen. In the afternoon, conditions were better and the University crew followed by the Freshman paddled three miles down-stream and back at a low stroke, special attention being paid to working well together and no attempt being made at speed. Late in the afternoon, Mr. Herrick took the second crew down to the Navy Yard. On the return trip...
...club has also completed arrangements with the Boston Globe whereby reports of the baseball game, June 16, and the crew race, June 19, will be telegraphed continually to the clubhouse, thus enabling members to be in immediate communication with the progress of these events at all times...
...morning, all boats were taken out for light practice. In the afternoon, the Freshmen took an easy paddle of four miles. The second crew rowed a time trial over the upper two miles and the University was given a trial over the whole four. No time was given out for either try-out but both performances were very satisfactory to the coaches. The new strokes fitted in well in their respective boats. The practice was followed by E. C. Storrow '89, J. Richardson, Jr., '08, P. Withington '10 and S. H. Wolcott...
Practice during the forenoon was very much hindered by a strong northwest wind, which kicked up a shorp chop in the river. All the boats took short paddies, however. The row was delayed for some time when Harwood, at 4 in the University crew, broke his rigger while holding his oar deep to steady the boat in a launch's wake...
...wind subsided during the afternoon, and by 7 o'clock the water calmed enough for all the boats to go out again. The University crew had a time trial over the regular four-mile course, and although the work was satisfactory, no time was given...