Word: crews
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...just half a century ago, the CRIMSON, remarked that there were now 14 candidates for the University crew, and adds that they "have been pulling seven hundred and fifty strokes and running two miles daily." This would seem to be pretty strenuous work for candidates for a crew during their period of training, but the CRIMSON puts the candidates through the arid bath of journalistic criticism. One can scarcely imagine the CRIMSON of today, or any college paper, getting away with this little resume of candidates...
...frequency with which the hydraulics get out of order is a serious annoyance and causes no little expense. At present they are the best adapted to the purpose of anything known, and the trouble they make, like many other obstacles met in the training of the crew, has to be endured as best...
...Tibbetts entered the University from Worcester Academy, and was prominent in the extra-curricular activities of his class. He was Social Secretary of the Phillips Brooks House, member of several undergraduate clubs, rowed on his class crew, and served as Treasurer of his Class Day Committee. Graduating from College in June, 1917, he assumed, in February, 1918, the duties of the office of Graduate Secretary, filling the place left vacant by the resignation of A. F. Bean '03. In this capacity he has served ever since his graduation...
While the University crews invade New York State, the 150-pound eight and still unnamed Third University boat will spend the week end in Philadelphia, taking part in the American Henley. The Crimson lightweights may put up a close race, for the defeat they suffered Saturday was not a bad one. DeNormandie was stroking his first race, and the crew, which kept up well for about a mile, found the pace a bit too hot near the finish. The eight should do better at Philadelphia...
...third crew will probably be picked this evening and seems likely to contain a majority of the men who composed the championship Sophomore boat