Word: racing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four Seniors, two of whom are veterans of last year's first University crew, three Sophomores from the first and second Freshman eights of last season, and one Junior who rowed in the first boat in the Yale race last June comprise the first University eight which had its initial workout on the Charles River yesterday afternoon...
...positions in the bow of the boat are filled by L. W. Dickey '30 at No. 3, who rowed in the Yale race last year in the first crew, C. McK, Norton '29 at No. 2, who pulled a Jayvee oar last year, and James Lawrence, Jr, '29 at bow, who stroked the second University crew last spring...
...M.I.T. race will be the first test for the first-year eight, and, besides a race with Cornell on the following Saturday, will be the only outside competition for the 1932 shell in preparation for the Yale race...
...race rowed yesterday was called by Coach E.J. Brown '96 on account of the unsatisfactory time shown by both crews in covering the mile and three-quarter distance on Saturday. Watts held the beat four or five point higher throughout the race yesterday than he did three days ago, but Swaim's crew were prepared for a close contest, and made a much better showing. The crews rowed down the course at a 32 stroke-per-minute clip, little hindered by a light head wind, which had less effect than did the cross chop from several launches which had passed...
...seating of the University eight will be announced tomorrow evening following the practice. Several new combinations were tried yesterday after the race, with E.L. Millard '31 rowing in place of C. McK. Norton '29, who has been out of action since last Friday...