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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crews have been rowing daily since the first of October, but have not gone into strict training until the last week. There has been no training table and each man has been left on his own responsibility to keep in good condition. There have been several changes in the make up of the different crews necessitated by the withdrawal of some men and the illness of others; and in two of the crews different men have been tried from time to time in order to determine the best make...
Captain Goodrich's crew is at present rowing in the best form. Goodrich at stroke keeps the stroke long in the water, and has his crew well in hand. McDuffle backs up stroke well, and rows with a good deal of life. He has been in the boat only a week owing to an injury to his back which kept him out earlier in the season. Blake at two is very smooth and long in his work. He has had considerable experience in rowing, rowed on the Sophomore crew last spring and on winning Weld crews for the past...
...Perkins's boat has been rowing for three weeks with its present make up and has that advantage over the other crews. Biddle is a good stroke, and Perkins at 3 backs him up with a powerful oar. Brown, No. 2, is rowing a bit roughly and Wood at bow does not seem to use all his strength to advantage. The chief faults of the crew are lack of leg drive and slowness in shooting the hand away on the recover...
...been taken ill. The crew has been rowing only three days in its present make up. Higginson, stroke, is new to the position but is snappy and lively in his style. Heath, 3, is rowing much better than last year, and both Fitzgerald and Pierce are doing good work. The crew is quite unsteady but may stroke together well in the race...
...mile straight-away, starting at the Union Boat Club, rowing up stream, and finishing near the Harvard Bridge. The prizes will consist of cups. The crews have been training faithfully for over a month and as they are all in very fair form the prospects of a good race are excellent...