Word: eight
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Charles yesterday afternoon. In accordance with a plan decided upon during the summer between Mr. Lehmann and Captain Goodrich, a number of men who have rowed before were called out on the first day of the college year. These candidates are to be made up into four,- possibly eight,- fours which will train for a brief period and row a race the first of November. After a week's intermission, two trial eights will be chosen from the crews of the fours, and these will race in barges, as last year, on the first of December. About six weeks after...
After an interval of about ten days from the class races two eights, the University and second crews, will be picked from the class crews, the selection being based largely on the showing made in the class races. These two crews will row together every day for the rest of the training season and, as Captain Goodrich expressed it, there will be a long fight among these sixteen men to make the eight coveted places in the 'Varsity boat on the day of the race. Only those men who row in the race will receive an "H" this year...
...will also be held provided enough men enter. Cups will be offered as prizes in both races. Men who wish to enter may give their names to the coach or janitor at the boat house. All candidates will be carefully coached. The club also intends to purchase six or eight new shells which will be ready for use next spring...
Allen who rowed on the Yale eight is being tried at tackle on the football squad, while Sheldon, the hammer thrower and shot putter, who was conditioned last spring, has been declared eligible by the faculty and has resumed his old position at guard...
Ellery H. Clark L. S., won the individual all-round amateur athletic championship of the United States from eight competitors at Bergen Point on August 5. Clark won six firsts out of ten events and was at no time hard pressed for first place...