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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that it has begun to be voiced about that Mains is in the college some of the leaders in the movement to exclude him have made the statement that he is not a "full-fledged" student, and therefore cannot play. This is merely a subterfuge, for he certainly is as much a member as Scannell, who is in the Medical School, or Stearns, one of the subpitchers, who is in the Law School...
...management has rented a shell from the Shawmute and a barge from the 'Varsity, and though paying off its debts, is in need of the full support of the class if the crew is to go to a training table...
...rowed in the tank yesterday afternoon, the first crew rowing in the following order: Stroke, Byrd; 7, Clark, 6, Glidden, 5, Heath; 4, Swain; 3, Biddle; 2, Brown; bow, Saltonstall. The crew as a whole lacks control of its slides and has also a tendency to hang at the full reach. The watermanship is good. More particular faults are a tendency in Byrd to break his arms at the catch. Swain at 4 pulls round and is slow about getting his oar away at the finish...
...crew rowed in the tank yesterday afternoon. Their work showed the same general tendencies as formerly, the inclination to hang at the full reach being still marked...
...excellent this year, and when the crew gets on the river it should improve rapidly under regular coaching. As yet, however, the men have not got hold of the new stroke fully and there are several faults as a result. The men are apt to drop over at the full reach, instead of taking their body reach during the recover and then turning back quickly...