Word: river
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tank as the float at the boat house will be out on Monday and the crew will go on the water, if the weather permits, the early part of next week. The drudgery of the tank work has been lighter than usual this year, but a change to the river is welcomed. The water in the tank is heavy and has had a tendency to make the men slow in their work. To counteract this the crew has taken a system of light quick exercises with sharp runs out of doors in connection with the other more heavy work...
...fast disappearing from the river and provided the weather continues warm the crews ought to get on the river within the next two weeks...
...Sophomore crew squad now consists of about twenty-five men, most of whom will be kept until the crew goes on the river this spring. As yet the men have rowed in no regular order, though some of last year's eight are back in their old positions. The material for a winning crew is excellent this year, and when the crew gets on the river it should improve rapidly under regular coaching. As yet, however, the men have not got hold of the new stroke fully and there are several faults as a result...
...drill, followed by a run, in addition to the regular work on the machines. The material for the crew is very good physically, but as yet the rowing is poor and the time is bad. Nevertheless the men are rapidly improving and by the time they go on the river they will probably be in good shape. Of the new men who have come out, Scattergood, Sullivan and Kidder are the most promising and they are showing daily improvement. Yesterday the crew was coached by Duffield, assisted by Orton, coxswain of the crew...
...condition of the ice for skating at the various ponds and rivers in the vicinity is as follows: Jamaica Pond, fair; Chandler and Strong ponds a Oak Square, fair; Spy Pond, good; Lower Mystic at West Medford, good; Charles River at Waltham, fair; Cow Pond at Spring St., good; Dedham Pond at Dedham, good...