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Rowing is progressing rapidly at Yale this year, with Coach Leader supervising personally the four boats which comprise the first squad at present. Lineups thus far are tentative, although practically every experienced oarsman except the veteran Prudhomme is included in one of the first two boats...
...number of entries in the University Wherry race was so small that the officials in charge of the Regatta conscripted one Freshmen oarsman to make the race more interesting. He rowed, and won. M. DeW. Howe '28 has the honor of being the first Freshman ever to win the University Wherry Race...
...time. Yesterday after the crews X and Y had gone up the river about three miles. Coach Stevens ordered last year's Freshman captain, Geoffrey Platt, '27 to exchange seats with J. P. Hubbard '26 at seat seven in crew X. Platt appears to be a much more finished oarsman, and will remain in his new position for several days at least...
Following the routine filling out of eligibility cards, Captain Kelley addressed the meeting, voicing his optimism over prospects for a successful season, and stressing the fact that every position in the boat is open, and in the final analysis, will go to the oarsman best qualified...
Coach F. W. Spuhn was then introduced. The new coach of the 150-pound candidates, and former star Washington oarsman gave a brief talk. Mr. Spuhn stated that he considered it an opportunity to come to Harvard, and that he meant to give his best to duplicate Coach Newell's successful season last year, when, in the final race, the Eli shell was left trailing lengths in the rear...