Word: roughnesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...high wind again prevented the proposed, final elimination race for class crews scheduled for yesterday afternoon. With the disastrous experience of Tuesday afternoon, when several boats were swamped, in mind, and with no sign of any abatement of the rough water in the Basin, Coach Brown called off the race at 7 o'clock and took his six eights out for a short practice in racing starts and sprints over the upstream course...
...Storrow '89, and Mr. F. L. Higginson Jr. '00, out with him to watch the work of the first two University and the first yearling eights. A race over the full course in the Basin which was planned for the afternoon was marred by the rough water caused by a sharp cross wind. No times were anonunced, and the race was, in fact, called off before the end on account of the choopy water near the Union Boat Club...
...line. Although Crew B, getting away to a perfect start, shot ahead for a few strokes at the beginning, the advantage was of short duration and the first University boat steadily increased its lead to the end. The time was rather slow, but this may be attributed to the rough surface of the basin, a sharp cross wind serving to make the water choppy to such an extent that anything like smooth rowing was impossible...
...spite of a strong wind which made the surface of the basin rough and choppy Coach Bert Haines yesterday afternoon took several of his Freshman eights down the river for a short spin, alternating periods of easy paddling with stretches of sprint stoke and laying special emphasis on racing starts...
...biography of a "gentleman adventurer" into many foreign lands. The author was a member of the class of '98 and left college to join the "Rough Riders...