Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...races as they have been formerly. Yesterday, besides the referee's tug, there was only a freshman tug which got in the way before the start and delayed the crews in getting off. Perhaps it was the exposure to the cold which this occasioned that made several of the oarsmen succumb under the strain of the race. Stroke and seven of the seniors fainted at the finish, which is a little less than a mile and seven-eighths from the start. Bow of the sophomores was exhausted at the bridge, and stroke of the juniors became unconscious at that point...
Except as above, the race will be governed throughout by the Laws of Boat Racing as adopted by the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Should the weather necessitate postponement, notice will be sent to the college boat house as early as possible...
...Columbia College Boat Club decided definitely Monday evening to put a crew on the water this year, although the men at present training are in bad condition. The freshman crew has several good oarsmen, but they will, if possible, be kept in the freshman boat...
...adjusted and the bridges on, but the small float is still useless on account of damage to the gangways. All the class crews will now be out every afternoon, rain or shine, and the river will be animated by the presence and enthusiasm of some scores of student oarsmen. All the other boat clubs on the river are beginning to open up; the B. A. A. and Union Boat Club crews will soon be on the river and on a pleasant afternoon a row down to the basin need be anything but uninteresting or eventless. Never before has the Charles...
...candidates for the Yale university crew have been thinned down to fourteen. Of these, Captain Allen, Rogers and Brewster had seats in the boat last year, and Newell and Harrison were substitutes. The last two men are considered excellent oarsmen, and will probably have regular places this year. The other candidates are Heffelfinger, '91, Simms, '90, Balliet, '92, Crosby, '92, Ely, '91, Ferris, '91, Isham, '91, Klimpke, '92, and Ryle, '92. Gill and Hartwell may also be depended upon when wanted...