Word: riggers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This afternoon the eight will take a practice spin over the Housatonic course which is but a few miles from New Haven. Charlie Hart, the University boat-rigger, who has been in New Haven since the first of the week, has completed the refitting of a Yale shell with oarlock riggers in place of the latter's tholepin arrangement. On Thursday and Friday there will be stiff workouts both morning and afternoon with a short run scheduled for Saturday morning...
Charlie Hart, the University boat-rigger, who has been at Princeton for the past week, has satisfactorily completed the work of altering the Princeton 1915 shell from a starboard to a port stroke arrangement, so that it will be unnecessary for the University to transport a shell to Lake Carnegie. Both the University and 1921 crews will use the same re-rigged shell, the race for the Freshman crews being scheduled before that for the University eights. Minor alterations in the rigging to suit the University eight will be made in the interval between the races...
...University, second, and Freshman crews leave for their spring training quarters at Red Top by the 1.03 o'clock train today. All of the men had a final workout on the river Friday, and immediately afterward the shells were shipped to New London in charge of boat-rigger Harte. The launches "Pup" and "John Harvard" are already at the training quarters, having left Thursday. Everything will be ready at the arrival of the men this afternoon, so that they can take their first practice row on the Thames river today...
Practice during the forenoon was very much hindered by a strong northwest wind, which kicked up a shorp chop in the river. All the boats took short paddies, however. The row was delayed for some time when Harwood, at 4 in the University crew, broke his rigger while holding his oar deep to steady the boat in a launch's wake...
...University and Freshman crew squads leave for Red Top, the training quarters at New London, this morning, reaching the quarters in time for the first practice this afternoon. The launches went down last week, and boat-rigger Hart and a carpenter took the shells down Saturday night, so that everything will be ready when the men arrive. Four eight-oared shells, one four oar, and two singles were taken. An addition has recently been built on to the dining hall at the quarters so that both squads can eat together. There will be a special car leaving Harvard square...