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Francis's illness is not so serious as was thought at first, but he will be laid off for about a week. Bullard's ankle is slowly improving, but it is still very weak from the treatment to remove the soreness. Bullard has already tried a little pair-oar work, and will probably be back in the eight in less than a week...
...junior single sculls Ells and Hart of the Weld came in third and fourth respectively, Stevenson of the B. A. A. winning. The closest race of the afternoon was the junior pair-oar, in which Stevenson and Stevens of the B. A. A. defeated Ells and George of the Weld by a few feet...
...University crew squad were given pair-oar practice yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. C. Storrow '89, Mr. George Faulkner, a professional coach, and Captain Higginson coached the men, especially on the blade work and body swing. Later in the afternoon the two crews were made up and were given a hard row down stream. No changes were made in the boat stroked by Bancroft, but in Evans' crew DuBois took Burton's place...
There are now ten Freshman eights rowing on the river every afternoon, four at the Weld and six at the Newell. The crews have received a great deal of attention from both Vail and Donovan, together with some individual pair-oar practice and improvement has been noticeable from the first. The main object in the coaching, thus far, has been to get the men accustomed to their positions in the boat, and to instill into them the first principles of good oarsmanship, rather than attempt to develop any speed. Owing to the large number of men who have had experience...
...School, Senior and Junior Weld crews rowed on the river for the first time yesterday. The house will not however be opened for general use till the new float is put in. As there are several new men in the Senior squad, they were given pair-oar practice and will not row in an eight until Monday. The Law School had out one eight, three pair-oars and a single, while the Juniors had two full eights. Donovan coached from the coxswain's seat...