Word: rowing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Emmet '19 Will Not Row This Year...
Professor Mather Abbot, Yale's faculty crew coach, who will again take charge of the squad, has outlined Yale's rowing policy for the coming year as follows: "No matter how poor an oar a man may prove, there will always be a crew for him to row on; a coach to instruct him, and a final race for him to row in at the close of the season. The coaches will never dismiss a man from the river...
...former case the results would certainly be beneficial. Instead, however, we will have, as before, an elective system of sports where a man is offered the same privilege of selection, and the same advantages of participation, as he would find, relatively, in his academic work. He may not row on the first crew any more than he would get all A's--but as fear of missing this latter honor does not deter him from developing his mind, so there seems no reason for him to hesitate to develop his body because it may never bring...
...plan to row at any time this year, including hockey men who will be unable to begin work until later, are asked to attend the meeting, at which a general outline of the year's work will be given. Coach Haines is gratified at the large number of candidates who have reported, as no formal call will be sent out until some time in February...
There will be an opportunity for all men to row on the machines during the winter, and the usual number of Freshman crews, including those from the various Freshman dormitories, will be on the water in the spring...