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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This will probably be the last regular rowing in the tank as the float at the boat house will be out on Monday and the crew will go on the water, if the weather permits, the early part of next week. The drudgery of the tank work has been lighter than usual this year, but a change to the river is welcomed. The water in the tank is heavy and has had a tendency to make the men slow in their work. To counteract this the crew has taken a system of light quick exercises with sharp runs...
...dumb-bell drill, followed by a run, in addition to the regular work on the machines. The material for the crew is very good physically, but as yet the rowing is poor and the time is bad. Nevertheless the men are rapidly improving and by the time they go on the river they will probably be in good shape. Of the new men who have come out, Scattergood, Sullivan and Kidder are the most promising and they are showing daily improvement. Yesterday the crew was coached by Duffield, assisted by Orton, coxswain of the crew...
...Schurz '97 was asked to speak, but could not go on account of illness, and his place was taken by Olds...
...cricket is a sport which ought to be fostered in the University, since it provides light, healthy exercise and does not require exceptional athletic ability. One would think that a game which has been played for so long at Cambridge and which has these advantages would not have to go to Allston and use the grounds of another club. Yet such was the case last year, and this year as it is no longer possible to use the Allston crease, it is hard to see where the team is to practice. A permanent crease ought to be laid...
...health up to August, 1896, when, after a prolonged business trip through the West, he became much run down. At first he thought nothing serious was the trouble and with characteristic determination stuck to his work until November. In creasing weakness, however, compelled him to relinquish work and to go to Colorado Springs. For some time he seemed to be gaining satisfactorily, but from about Christmas time he failed rapidly. His wife and three children survive...