Word: rowe
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...favorite had been Holworthy, who retained three of her last fall's crew and who had made no changes since early in the season. Weld had made some changes, which would probably have been very useful had they had ten days to row together before the race, but as it was they caused some distrust in the crew, and it was whispered that Matthews would probably come in second, and perhaps give Holworthy a hard pull for first place, for they were the stronger crew. Holyoke had made such radical changes at the last moment that none who know...
...crews rowed pretty well within themselves at first, none of the strokes apparently trying for the lead, though it would perhaps have been the best policy for Holyoke, for the crew, not being well together, though made up of men in good training, could not possibly row a stern race, but might do very well with the encouragement of being ahead, and perhaps might discourage or unnerve the crews behind. It is a game not often successful, but is the only one to be tried in such a case. Cambridge tried it this year, and although...
...great pity that the first crews do not row in shells, for watermanship will be a lost art outside of the University and Freshman crews, and the candidates for the highest boating honors of the College will have had no opportunity of learning how to "sit" and "trim" a light boat...
...been very popular, and have induced many men to take proper exercise; but there are still, we think, only about two hundred men who avail themselves of the new privileges. It does not seem extravagant to say that there are at least three hundred who can and ought to row, and we hope that that number will soon be completed...
THERE has been some dissatisfaction expressed with the boat-club system on the ground that very often all the boats of one club are in use, while many of the boats of the others are on the rests, so that men are obliged to go away without a row, though there are several boats in the house. Some persons are therefore in favor of having only one large club for the whole College, for they prefer an arrangement which will give each man the best opportunities for rowing to one which will train oarsmen at the expense of other members...