Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...candidates for the fall freshman crew are practicing daily on the river under the coaching of P. D. Rust '98. The candidates are rather heavier than the a verage freshman crew, but very few of the men have shown any marked ability...
...Morgan of Yale, and this event also is, apparently, a sure thing for Cambridge. If Morgan can get down to 4.25 he will be running better than ever before, and Luytens has a record of 4.19.75 for the distance. Lutyens will be accompanied by H. J. Davenport, who is heavier and stronger, but not so speedy or graceful as his college mate...
...principal adverse criticism on the Yale crew is concerning its great weight. Until a month ago the average was 180 pounds. This has been reduced to 176, but even this is six pounds heavier than a typical crew, and four pounds heavier than any Yale eight since 1891. Captain Armstrong states that there will probably be no change in the present makeup of the crew, which with the statistics of the men is as follows...
...water was not in the best condition, for quite a heavy breeze blew down the course and made a choppy sea. The head wind was expected to be of advantage to the heavier sophomore crew, but this was neutralized by the fact that the juniors had the most protected course next the wall. The seniors rowed in the roughest water on the outside of the other two crews, and surprised everyone by their excellent showing. They succeeded in leading the '97 boat until almost at the finish, and in all probability would have won if their men had been...
...annual winter meeting of the Yale Athletic Association occurred Friday evening. The most interesting event was the shot-put of 46 feet by W. O. Hickok '95 S. His former record was 42 ft. 9 in., but the shot then used was heavier by about five ounces...