Word: oarsmen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Yale squads are now at work on the Thames, having reached Gales Ferry Wednesday afternoon. Twenty university oarsmen and sixteen freshmen were taken to the training quarters, and this morning all went over a 2 and 1-2 mile course in extremely rough water...
Average weight of oarsmen: Harvard-168; Naval Academy...
...crew is out on the water just one day later than last year, and rowed remarkably well for the first day, making six complete trips back and forth over the short course at a slow stroke. The boat was unsteady, but the oarsmen caught the water cleanly, and worked with a good body swing. They also spaced well most of the time. Coach Wray watched the crew from the bank...
...mean the end of professional coaching. It is stated, however, that the advisory committee may engage Mr. Kennedy to look after the crew men and to assist in the teaching of the stroke, which stroke will be strictly that of "Bob" Cook. A meeting of old Yale oarsmen was held in New York week before last, when plans for adopting the graduate system of coaching were agreed upon. All the ex-crew captains were present from the year 1876, besides many well-known oarsmen. Upon the acceptance of Mr. Kennedy's resignation the selection of Mr. Rodgers as head coach...
Fred Plaisted, the old professional sculler, who riged the shell this year, has been re-engaged for another year. The plans are to begin rowing as soon as college opens in the fall. The coaches realize that the oarsmen have a lot to learn in order to row a new stroke