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...crew, go back to the system I introduced and won easily both years. In the face of the fact, however, that nothing in the world but an excellent system had given them the prestige during those two years, Yale in 1882 and '83 employed M. F. Davis, a professional oarsman, to coach the men. Although the crew each year was physically superior to any that ever before sat in a boat, they were easily beaten by crews using the English stroke...
...companions; "a little spin will do you good," and they finally persuaded the victim of their kindly scheme to take off his coat and assume a club cap. "Now, keep your eye on me and try to keep time." said the captain. "You'll never, never make an oarsman, unless you watch the stroke." "I'll do the best I can, gentlemen," said the guest, meekly. "I'm always willing to improve." The boat went down towards Hunter's Point, a couple of miles at an easy three-quarter stroke, the newcomer pulling away manfully with the rest, and when...
...because her men do not get in training soon enough to do themselves justice in a race at so early a date. Another and even more strenuous reason is, that human endurance cannot stand the terrific strain of three races so close together as it would necessitate. Any oarsman will perceive at once the justice of Harvard's decision. No set of men can be trained so fine as a four-mile race requires, and be kept so for a month, in addition to more or less brain work, such as the Harvard crew is obliged to indulge in during...
Adams Academy expects to have a very good nine this year. Crocker, a brother of the famous bow oarsman, will probably catch...
...right direction. It has long been felt by boating men that the Harvard system of retaining the services of graduate oarsmen by giving them a voice in the selection and training of the crew gave the Harvard crew a very decided advantage over our own. For however good an oarsman an undergraduate may be, he may always learn from the wider experience of the 'old crew man.' Again and again in our boating history has the entire responsibility of deciding on the stroke and of selecting and training the crew, proved too much of a strain on a captain already...