Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...holding baseball"H's" when the war broke out were commissioned. There are nine such men. The tenth man, though not commissioned, is in the A. E. F. in France. The seventeen hockey "H" men were all in the service, and each of the five University oarsmen were commissioned officers, as were the eight track men. Tennis and golf both gave their full quotas...
...candidates for the University crew will be called out next Monday, February 10. On that day all oarsmen from the three upper classes will report to Coach Haines in the Boat Club Room of the Newell Boat House...
...Coach R. F. Herrick '90, through the pressure of war work, was unable to devote any of his time to the coaching of the oarsmen, Coach Haines, Herrick's lieutenant for the past two years, was at the start of the season designated as head of the crew policy. Throughout the season the latter took complete charge of the first University and 1921 shells, while Coaches Brown and A. Beane '11 directed the lower University and Freshman boats...
...Acting Captain F. Parkman '19, on March 4, only 50 upperclassmen and 45 Freshmen reported for the initial workouts on the machines. Owing to the fuel situation this pre-season practice was carried on at the Locker Building instead of the Newell Boathouse. The next week, however, saw the oarsmen in the tank at the latter place. Though various experimental shifts were made during the remainder of the season, the University eight was at that time seated as it rowed both Yale and Princeton, with one exception,--D. L. Withington '20, No. 6, had not yet joined the squad, while...
...April 27 the University oarsmen met the Princeton eight on Lake Carnegie, both crews starting the race as unknown quantities, and their relative speed and power but a matter of conjecture. On the same day the University Freshmen clashed with the Tiger yearlings. In both contests the Haines system proved victorious. Though the University's time, 9 minutes and 57 seconds, for the Henley course was slow, the race was hard fought and afforded a really creditable exhibition of oarsmanship, 1921 secured an easy win in 10 minutes and 58 seconds...