Word: eight
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Eight schools were represented at a recent meeting held at the B. A. A. to organize an interscholastic rowing association. The formal organization now only remains and the schools represented will begin practice in fours at once. The B. A. A. float will be used and for this each school will be assessed twenty dollars. Coach Glendon of the B. A. A. will take charge of those crews which have not been provided with other coaches...
...crews are now at training tables: Ninety-eight at the University Cafe, ninety-nine and nineteen hundred and one at Links and nineteen hundred at Young...
...crews are rowing a long stroke with considerable swing. The chief difficulty at present is their inability to keep the boats on their keels. Ninety-eight rowed two stretches with the graduates on Monday and won with ease. Ninety-nine was to have rowed a trial against the nineteen hundred regular, but it was postponed...
Under Mr. Storrow's coaching the Sophomore crew has made great improvement of late. The men are at present rowing with more dash and life than any other eight on the river. Higginson sets an excellent stroke and his crew back him up well. Their boat is still a bit unsteady and although the oars go in sharply it is with a smash rather than a clean hard nip. The crew was set back yesterday when it was discovered that Biddle would be unable to row on account of college work. Glidden, who was tried at 3 again on Monday...
...particulars the playing of both teams was decidedly encouraging. The 'Varsity made eleven hits off McDonald, displaying the best batting strength of the season. Of this number McCornick secured three with a total of five. He reached first every time at bat and scored three of the 'Varsity's eight runs. Rand made two hits, one of which netted three bases, Burgess two, and Laughlin, Davis, Hayes and Lych one each, while Haughton reached first only once and then on an error...