Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Pink, Tea, "Dates", and Automobiles are among the contributing causes which make it difficult for Harvard oarsmen to get into condition early in the season according to Coach Haines of the 150 pound Freshman crews. He also intimated to the CRIMSON reporter that this was one of the reasons for the decline of the rowing at Harvard. "At Cornell," he explained, "the college is situated on the top of a very steep hill, making the use of automobiles impossible. A weekly "movie" is about all the lighter diversion they get; and still more important, the boathouse is two miles from...
...motor to keep the water moving with its two propellers at a moderate rate, and with the continued use of the perforated oars, conditions of rowing indoors are made to approach as nearly as possible those outdoors in the river. Mirrors have been placed along the walls so that oarsmen may see their own errors. The refitting and the installing of the motor have been under the direction of Professor Warren...
Only four of the 109 oarsmen who were scheduled to run yesterday from Newell Boathouse were afraid to brave the storm. But it took the rest of them twenty minutes longer than usual to cover their two miles...
Twenty-four coxswain candidates reported yesterday afternoon and heard Coach Stevens outline their work. But in as much as the total number of oarsmen has swelled since the first registration, more men will be necessary to steer the 35 crews which are the minimum expected to take to the water when the ice breaks...
...group of 26 oarsmen will constitute the University Crew squad as a result of the tentative selection by Coach Stevens last night of two additional crews. Coach Shaw chose eight more men for his Freshman squad at the same time...