Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...little help in making the time pass more agreeably during the summer weeks spent in the country, where he yearly escapes the burdens of business or of a profession. For the chances are ten to one that after leaving college a man will never either sit in a shell or take part in a game of ball. Within easy reach of all our large cities, however, may be had good hunting, and he who had in his college days become a fair wing shot and acquired a taste for shooting will find open to him during his vacation a never...
...coaching of Mr. Cook and Mr. Wood, who performed the same service two years ago. At the same time he examined into the methods pursued by Ward in coaching the University of Pennsylvania. He has now an eight in a barge, and the rest practice in a four-oared shell. The season being earlier at New Haven and the water not so ice-bound they are rowing on the water. The men are lighter than last year, but are making good progress. Appleton will be the permanent stroke. Their stroke this year is slower than last, and all the power...
Monday evening most of the crew men, and many other members of the college, were present at the Foresters Fair, to look after Capt. Flanders' interests in the shell. From 10 o'clock on the voting was very lively, and there was much excitement. At 11 o'clock the voting ceased and they began to count the votes. Vague rumors of a large majority kept floating around the room until at twenty minutes to twelve it was officially announced that Captain Flanders had won the shell by over 1300 majority. After several three times three's had been given...
...said that some Harvard men are in town to get the shell at the fair for Captain Perkins. Yale men should see that Captain Flanders gets the shell. [Yale News...
...above all, good execution, or the knowledge of just when to apply the power while the blade of the oar is in the water. We cannot better illustrate this than by referring to the Yale crew of 1883. A more magnificent body of men physically never sat in a shell. But what was the use of this combination of strength, length of reach, and power of endurance, when we find the first essential and greatest requisite absent_viz, skill! These eight men had been trained to row a cramped or chopping stroke, with not one particle of execution. In fact...