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Several shifts in the first two University boats marked yesterday's crew practice. D. L. Withington '20 was given a place in the first eight, displacing J. Harrison '20 at four. Withington rowed on the first Freshman boat last spring up to the time of the abandonment of athletics, but on account of illness did not join the squad this spring until last week. Harrison was shifted to six in the second boat, where he began the season. C. F. Batchelder '20 was moved from that seat to four to make room for Harrison, forcing R. Saltonstall '20 back...
Richard Stockton Emmet '19, of South Salem, N. Y., was yesterday elected captain of the University crew for this season. Emmet prepared at St. Paul's School, where he stroked his second club crew. In his first year at the University he was captain and stroke of his 1919 eight which defeated the Yale freshmen, setting up a record for the course. Last year Emmet stroked the second University boat and this year was advanced to that seat in the first shell. He succeeds F. Parkman '19, who was appointed acting captain in the fall...
...entire crew squad, comprising 14 University and Freshman shells, went on the Charles yesterday for the first time this season. Last year it was not until March 27, two days later, that all the oarsmen had their later, that all the oarsmen had their first chance to go on the water. Despite the decrease in attendance at the University since last year, only three fewer eights are now rowing than at the same stage of crew practice last spring...
...first 1921 crew will race the Yale freshmen on May 25, the place to be decided by a toss. In all cases the course will be two miles...
...races with both Princeton and Yale the visiting crew will use the home crew's shell. In the latter case alterations in the rigging will be made to allow for the different systems of rowing taught at the University and at Yale and Princeton...