Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...should try their hands at this same old theme. The same criticism may be applied to "The Way of the World," which moreover, savors a good deal of "Harvard Episodes." For the rest of the fiction the "Reminiscences of the P. O.," in an interesting account of some freshmen oarsmen at Poughkeepsie, and "Their Class Dinner" is a slight sketch of three men who held an unsuccessful rival class dinner by themselves. The poetry in the number consists of a "Song-The Lover and the Wind," "Quatrains," and lines...
...which are now in training show a very considerable improvement over those of last year. The senior crew in particular has shown itself capable of very fast work. They are not yet as well together as they might be, but individually they are a strong, fairly experienced lot of oarsmen...
...altogether unawares. A week ago it would have seemed almost as likely that the eight would be disbanded entirely, as that a Harvard crew would be sent to New London this June without Goodrich. No similar occurrence could create deeper or more widespread regret, and most Harvard men, whether oarsmen or not, find it hard to reconcile themselves to the step. Nevertheless, since Goodrich has himself seen fit to withdraw, and since the coaches approve his action there is nothing for it but to accept the inevitable, and admire the spirit in which the resignation was made...
Arrangements are being made by prominent citizens and oarsmen of Worcester to hold annual rowing regattas on Lake Quinsigamond. They will be managed on the plan now employed at Henley and it is hoped will include races for world and national championships...
...Graduate Weld crew, although made up of comparatively inexperienced oarsmen, is going well together. This is due principally to the long time the men have been rowing as an eight...