Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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About 100 men reported at the first call on February 14. The men were immediately divided off into 12 crews and set to work on the machines. The coaches had been able to get a pretty good line on the most promising oarsmen by what they had observed during the fall practice; nevertheless a strong bunch who had been unable to report for the autumn work on account of football or some other athletics put in their first appearance. These men had to be looked over carefully and as a result a regular order for the first boat...
This eight remained intact throughout the machine practice. When the oarsmen went to Lynn for their first out-door work it was found that Talcott at three was better than Cabot at number 7 and so the two changed places. This was found satisfactory and the stayed thus for some time. In the beginning of April weather conditions favored their returning to the river and this they did, holding regular practice until they went down to race the Princeton oarsmen in the Easter vacation. In one of the closest races seen in this country, as Professor Noyes...
...boat races is now on sale at 25 cents at the Co-operative, the Co-operative Branch, Amee's, the College Pharmacy, and the boot-blacks. This year's program includes a cover design by D. Loring '16, a list of officials, schedule of the races, complete statistics of oarsmen and coaches, individual pictures of all members of the University crews, and methods for determining quickly the number of strokes per minute...
...Soucy '16, so it is expected that Middendorf will be back at his regular place in the first crew tomorrow. K. B. G. Parson '16 dropped in on the University camp today and gave every intention of making an extensive visit. The weather is so decidedly bad that all oarsmen have been provided with rubber boots, and in case the mud and water increase, web feet may be developed or applied...
Examinations end today in the University camp, for which all oarsmen are breathing sighs of relief...