Word: oarsmanship
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...conjecture. On the same day the University Freshmen clashed with the Tiger yearlings. In both contests the Haines system proved victorious. Though the University's time, 9 minutes and 57 seconds, for the Henley course was slow, the race was hard fought and afforded a really creditable exhibition of oarsmanship, 1921 secured an easy win in 10 minutes and 58 seconds...
...Duncan Spaeth, hitherto faculty coach at Princeton, has left his duties there to take a position as physical director at Camp Wheeler, in Macon, Ga.; but he will continue in an advisory capacity to the eight this spring. Fitzpatrick, his successor, is well qualified to coach the candidates in oarsmanship and to direct their training, but in matters of judgment, such as the final choice of men for the first boat, Dr. Spaeth will be consulted...
...leading coaches of the country have shown that three-mile races are sufficient tests of the oarsmanship and stamina of the collegians without subjecting them to the heart strain which makes the fourth-mile so dangerous. How much longer will Harvard and Yale bow to a tradition that is both false and harmful...
...Freshmen had their regular afternoon practice and under the direction of their coaches are already showing marked improvement both in unity and individual oarsmanship...
...series has been won by Harvard since then, and that was on the Charles River in 1908. The first boat covered the Cayuga two-mile course in 10 minutes, 41 2-5 seconds, leading Cornell by three-quarters of a length. The University oarsmen showed great power and excellent oarsmanship in this race, and were clearly superior to their opponents...