Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Canadian census of athletes gives 16,000 lacrosse players, 5000 snowshoers, 5000 curlers, 4000 cricketers, 2000 football players, 1000 oarsmen, 1000 baseballists, and 10,000 field athletes, making a total of 45,000 who actively follow some branch of out-door sport...
...houses were crowded with spectators, some even finding places on the roof. It is unprecedented that men should be so eager to row that it should become impossible to accommodate all who signed. The freshmen as usual created much laughter by their awkward attempts to appear to be practiced oarsmen. The crews started from boat house, upper class crews 1 and 2 in charge of Captain Crehore, '90; 3 and 4, under Captain Bishop, '91, and 5 and 6 under Captain Powers, '92. There was a long delay in getting the boats into position so that it was nearly five...
...request of several college oarsmen, interested in single scull racing, the captain of the University Boat Club has announced that a race will take place on Monday over the regular class race course for the single scull challenge cup. This cup was presented by R. P. Carroll '85, and J. E. Thayer '85 and has been shamefully neglected. It is at present in the hands of J. B. Fletcher '87 by whom it was won in the last race that...
Monday's race deserves unusual attention. Single scull competition holds a prominent position among the branches of athletics in other colleges, and there is no reason why Harvard oarsmen should be behindhand in a sport which affords such excellent practice to men trying for the regular crew...
...university and freshman crews are now rowing at least two hours every day, and with the exception of occasional four oars and singles, are the only college oarsmen upon the river. Up to last Friday, Brooks '87. acted as coach of the 'varsity, and since then Storrow '85, has taken charge. The university crew has been slowly gaining, especially during the past week, but although far ahead of last year's crew at this time of the year, much improvement has yet to be made before the New London race. The crew will leave Cambridge as soon as possible after...