Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...comparison of the two crews Harvard is perhaps physically superior and has the advantage of greater experience. The stroke-oars in both crews have never rowed in a four-mile race. Wallis stroked the winning Yale university four last year, while Cutler was the stroke of last year's winning Harvard Freshman eight. Both are very smooth oars and row a long, well-proportioned stroke, but of the two Cutler is a great deal the heavier and more rugged. By the time of the race both crews should be fast and in the best of condition. A prediction...
...usual standard. The crew seems to row much shorter than last year's four and the men all tear at the water without regard to form, but the boat seems to move fast. On the showing of both crews to date, Harvard should win this race...
...Freshman crew is an exceptionally fast eight. The order has remained unchanged with the exception of a few days since about the middle of April. Although the crew was badly beaten by the Cornell freshmen in their two mile race at Ithaca on May 31, it was simply defeated by an all-round superior crew, and contrary to popular opinion rowed very well. After this race the crew improved in its work at Cambridge, and up to date at New London the improvement has continued. During the whole season the chief fault of the crew has been a tendency...
...officials for the race have not yet all been decided on. W. A. Meikleham, of Columbia, will again act as referee, and F. V. Chappell, of Yale, will fill the place left vacant by C. H. Schweppe '02, as chairman of the regatta committee...
...Cutler '09, of Brookline, bow and captain, prepared for College at Volkmann School, where he rowed on the school crew for two years. In his Freshman and Sophomore years he went to Red Top as a substitute, and last year rowed two on the University crew in the Yale race. He is 20 years old, weighs 162 pounds, and is 5 feet, 11 1-2 inches in height...