Word: eight
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...result of the Columbia boatrace on Saturday afternoon is in no wise discouraging as regards the prospect of a winning eight at New London. That the University crew was defeated is a disappointment, but must not be considered as effecting the ultimate chances any more than the defeat of the baseball team by Cornell. Coming as it did early in a season retarded by cold weather, the race on Saturday was a try-out for the men individually rather than for the Harvard crew as a whole. In form the eight rowed smoothly, but lacked the fire and generalship necessary...
That some changes will be made in the near future is a certainty. There are several first-rate men on the University rowing squad that have not yet been tried in the first boat, and these changes would have been made before, had it not been necessary to select eight men and train them to row together before the contest with Columbia...
Robert Meredith Tappan '06 of Boston, stroke, prepared for College at Noble and Greenough's School, where he rowed bow on the school crew in 1903. In his Freshman year he rowed in the same position and in 1905 rowed two on the University eight. Last year he rowed bow on the University crew against Yale and Cambridge. He is 22 years old, weighs 165 pounds and is 6 feet in height...
...Fish '08, of New York, prepared for College at Groton School, where he rowed on a club crew for two years, in the latter of which he also captained and stroked the school crew. On his Freshman crew he rowed six, and last year rowed two on the University eight against Yale and Cambridge. He is 22 years old, weighs 165 pounds and is 6 feet in height...
Leeds Burchard '07, of Boston, bow, prepared for College at Stone's School, where he rowed bow on the school crew in 1902. He rowed seven on his Freshman crew and in 1905 rowed bow on the University eight. He is 24 years old, weighs 164 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches in height...