Word: eight
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...June 13, 1906.--All the Harvard crews had light work today. In the morning the University eight rowed down stream at an easy pace for about 1 1-4 miles. The water was a little rough and Filley kept the stroke at 28, only raising it once for a few strokes...
Changes were made in the Freshman eight both this morning and this afternoon. In the morning Crandall, who had been rowing No. 2 since April 30, was moved to 4, where he rowed early in the season. Cutler, who has been at 2 in the Freshman four-oar, went into the corresponding position on the eight. Mulligan was moved from 4 in the eight to 2 in the four-oar. E. Cutler was replaced by Butler, a substitute, in the middle of the afternoon row. The crew rowed down stream both morning and afternoon, going about four miles each time...
GALES FERRY, June 13, 1906.--In a brush between the Yale university and freshman crews this afternoon, the freshmen won by a length. The brush was not spirited, however, and the stroke was not raised above 28 to the minute. Rough water hindered the work, but the university eight went up stream close behind the launch...
...Yale university crew was defeated by the freshman crew over a two-mile course on the Thames yesterday afternoon, the time of the freshman eight being 11 minutes, 25 seconds, and that of the university crew 11 minutes, 27 seconds. Rockwell, who was put in Weeks' place at bow on Monday, rowed in that position yesterday, Weeks going in at bow on the four-oar. Rogers was changed from 3 to 2 on the university four-oar, and Williams placed at 3. On account of examinations, no work was given the crews in the morning...
...year is far from encouraging. By graduation Yale will lose Cates, Sheffield, Hill, Moore, Robinson, Johnston, Ewing, Eales, Hail, White, Hasbrouck, Scudder, and Shevlin. Should professional school men be debarred, Gilbert, the pole vaulter, will be among those lost. As a nucleus for the 1907 team there will be eight men who won points in the dual meet with Harvard. They are: Marshall, Knox, Gilbert, Torrey, Twitchell, Coholan, Sisson and Howe...