Word: launching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Conn., June 14.--Somewhat of an innovation in rowing instruction was introduced by Coach Muller here today when he and John Kelley, champion sculler, took over the positions of stroke and 7 in the Junior eight while the members of University A looked on from the coaching launch. Kelley, an old pupil of Coach Muller, who was entered with Costello in the Henley double scull event at Philadelphia, arrived at Red Top this morning and has been helping with the work of the various crews...
...shore the other three crews rowed downstream to the Navy Yard and back, a total distance of about four miles. On the way downstream Coach Muller took Captain Ladd's place at number 6 in University A, but after the Navy Yard was reached, Coach Muller returned to the launch, letting Ladd row back upstream. A feature of the morning's practice was the rowing of the University crew in pairs. First bow and number 2 rowed together, the other oarsmen resting, then numbers 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and number 7 and stroke...
...system has been used during the week with marked effect, for in this way it is possible for Coach Muller to get more closely acquainted with the work of each man and make his observations while actually in the shell the basis for more detailed instruction from the coaching launch...
This morning the first University crew went down to the Submarine Base and back at an easy paddle. The Freshman had the hardest of the morning work-outs as they covered the same distance at a brisk pace set by Coach Haines in the power launch...
...CONN, June 3.--Squad arrived here this afternoon and made trip to training quarters by launch. Rained during the day but cleared up toward evening...