Word: shell
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Although five men who rowed in the victorious shell at New London last June have been lost by graduation, all the members of the four-oared crew last spring are available this year, besides six from the Freshman boat. The veterans from the 1912 University eight are Captain C. T. Abeles '13, coxswain; A. M. Goodale '13, 4, who has been in the University shell for two years besides rowing on and captaining his Freshman crew; L. H. Mills '14, 5, on the University crew last year and captain of the Freshman crew two years ago; Q. Reynolds...
...probable that the Crane shell, which was tried without much success last spring but which has been re-rigged since then, will be put into use again this fall
...University eight changed boats today, the Bacon shell in which the last two Yale races were rowed, being tried instead of the Iris III used in the triangular race. This change will probably be permanent...
...hard finish. For the first two miles the work of the men was a little below standard. They were not loose and easy enough on their recovery and consequently were slow in catching the water, which fault resulted in a marked checking of the progress of the shell between strokes. During the last two miles of the trial, however, considerable improvement was shown in this respect, and the men when called upon by Coach Wray for a high stroke, spaced out excellently, nearly as well as at a low stroke...
Although conditions have been rather unfavorable for rowing at Annapolis, the University second crew had both morning and afternoon practice yesterday, padding for some distance, and also trying racing starts. The crew is using a shell loaned by the Naval Academy, which Coach Stevenson went to Annapolis to rig. The men rowed well in it yesterday. The work of the second crew has been very satisfactory this spring, and the men have recently had an opportunity to try themselves out at a high stroke. Eager has a good rythm and is capable of driving the crew hard in a race...