Word: getting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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About 100 men reported at the first call on February 14. The men were immediately divided off into 12 crews and set to work on the machines. The coaches had been able to get a pretty good line on the most promising oarsmen by what they had observed during the fall practice; nevertheless a strong bunch who had been unable to report for the autumn work on account of football or some other athletics put in their first appearance. These men had to be looked over carefully and as a result a regular order for the first boat...
...university squad was about the same as usual, but a greater number of freshman candidates reported than ever before. Weather conditions were the poorest of all years this season, and the indoor work was continued until April, which was the earliest time that the crews were able to get on the harbor for out door practice...
...much for it in the end, and the afternoon saw a hard rain most of the time. This morning University A went for a three-mile paddle, while the second and Freshman crews did but half that distance. No strenuous work was attempted, and all crews merely tried to get back in shape after their rest over Sunday...
...Treadway, of Yale, with an 8-yard handicap, in 52 2-5 seconds. J. Nicholson, of the Loughlin Lyceum, New York, was second, having a 16-yard handicap. Meredith was scratch man and since the field was a large one, he had to circle it completely to get near the leaders...
...baseball ability, but chiefly to the extraordinary prowess of the nines which it has faced. They include Catholic University, Georgetown, the Red Sox and Tufts, all heavy-hitting clubs. In addition the team got away to a very poor start and dropped five straight games before it could get fully on its feet. Four out of its last five contests have resulted in victories, one of them being an 18 to 0 shut-out over the Massachusetts Agricultural College...