Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard rowing will start its second year under the direction of Coach E. J. Brown '96 when candidates for the University and the University 150-lb. crews meet the mentor at Newell Boat House tomorrow. The University aspirants will gather at 4 o'clock, while the lighter oarsmen will assemble half an hour later...
...gets the lead, keeps his eye on the rival boat, matches every sprint, and strives to catch the oppoing coxwain napping. But if Yale gets a distinct lead at the start, the heady Laughlin should manage to keep ahead, for although the Harvard crew is gigantically powerful, the Yale oarsmen are no weaklings...
...more considerable reason is Coach Brown, who after a successful preliminary season in his first year as moulder of the varsity rowing destinies, reaches the objective and critical test of the season tomorrow. The third reason, and rather more important than psychology and coach, is the crew of eight oarsmen and a coxswain who will carry the Crimson colors at historic New London. The Harvard eight this year is pre-eminently worthy of confidence. The unusual size, strength and speed of its members we can understand, but there are other more intangible attributes suggested by the sporting experts by terms...
...first and second eights encountered unfavorable water in their first paddle of the day and Coach E. J. Brown '96 permitted an early return to quarters, after taking his charges over a choppy upstream course for about four miles. Coach H. H. Haines did the same with the 1930 oarsmen, finding the course too rough for more than a slight workout...
...University eight has its last four mile time trial ahead of it tomorrow before the Yale race. Coach Brown has not decided as yet whether he will have it paced or not. If he decides against pacing the University oarsmen, the Seconds, the Combination and the Freshmen will stage a two mile race. Otherwise they will take turns at testing the mettle of the Crimson hopes...