Word: four-oared
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...four-oared crew would not represent Harvard for two reasons. In the first place our best oarsmen are rowing in the 'Varsity, and a four-oar must necessarily be composed of second rate men. In the next place Harvard, owing to the number of her students and the magnitude of her rowing interests, cannot be so well represented by a four-oar as by an eight. While a smaller college may accidentally have four men who can outrow a Harvard four, owing to their superiority in natural strength, yet when the range is widened, and the test with eight...
King, Mumford, Belshaw and Woodward, candidates for the 'Varsity, were out yesterday in a four-oar with a coach...
...practicable, but still more desirable, would be the entry of a four-oar, as only with a four-oar can we meet Cornell. There are several difficulties in the way of this course which do not present themselves in the case of an eight-oared race; but if we cannot enter both an eight and a four, and must choose between the two, it will be worth while to consider whether all the extra work and expense required for the entry of a four-oar will not be fully compensated for to the Crew themselves, as well...
CORNELL College has decided to organize and enter an eight-oared Freshman and a four-oared University crew at the N. A. A. O. college races. The four-oar will consist of W. Gregory, '80, stroke; J. Lewis, '80, 3; J. N. Shinkel, '81, 2; J. W. Warner, '80, bow. Twenty-five Freshmen are working for their class crew...
WESLEYAN has determined to send a four-oar to "the American Henley" (or Henly, as the Argus spells it), and three of the men are already picked...