Word: ely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson had the long space from Red Top to the Railroad bridge all to itself, since the Yale first University Crew had left for Philadelphia on the 10.39 train this morning, amidst an enthusiastic send-off by Eli supporters. The Blue oarsmen were conveyed to the New London station in automobiles, many of the Second Crew accompanying them and giving them a cheer of confidence. They arrived in Philadelphia this afternoon in time to take a trial spin in the Pocock Shell which was shipped down yesterday. Coach Leader and Trainer Coe accompanied the nine oarsmen...
George Murphy, coach of the Freshman Crew, has been given charge of the Junior Yale Crew during Leader's absence and Coach Newton will take the Combination. This morning the Eli First-Year men rowed their second time trial over the upper two-mile course, but again no time was given out. In the afternoon a series of sprints between the Freshman and Combination Crews resulted it Wardwell replacing Clark at seven in the Freshman boat...
...which J. W. Hubbell '17 captured in that year, but on June 24 the University team will travel to Greenwich, Conn., it was announced last night, and the chances of regaining the team title, if not the individual title, are brighter than for many years past. Dexter Cummings, the Eli star, is the present champion, while Princeton holds the team trophy...
Meanwhile, the Yale crews are making ready to leave for Philadelphia where they will be entered in the preliminary heats of the Olympic trials on Friday, and judging from Yale's success this season, the Blue eight will also be in the finals on Saturday. The Eli oarsmen leave Gales Ferry at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. If they win on Saturday, they will not return until Sunday evening, but if they lose they will be on deck at Gales Ferry in time for breakfast on Sunday morning...
Yale's contention for the shorter distance may be explained by her defeat last year in which the crack University crew, stroked by motorboatman Loring raced across the half-mile finish line three lengths ahead (scoring like white men and not like the Crimson-Lampoon game) of the Eli boat after rowing at the low stroke of 44 throughout the entire distance. Yale's boat was stroked by Coach Murphy...