Word: shell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same time Coach Stevens said that he would work with the first crews only from now on, leaving the third boat under the direction of Coach Brow, the class crew mentor. A change in the seating of the third shell was made known yesterday, when G. E. Smith '26, stroke of the Senior class crew, appeared with the third University outfit...
...definitely by Coach Stevens last night. Barrett Soudder 27, who has been on the third boat for the last few days, appeared in his old position of stroke of the second crew yesterday and will be there on Saturday. W. E. Beer 26, who has been coxing the first shell since the Princeton race, has been definitely located in that position...
...victory of the Freshman crew on Saturday gave unmistakable evidence that Coach Haines has one of the strongest crews in years. When three weeks ago the Freshmen nosed out Captain Winthrop's shell, it was expected that the University boat would get revenge as soon as it had rowed in the same order for more than three days. Last Saturday, however, the Freshmen did not win by a scant six feet, but in a final spurt pulled nearly a length ahead of Coach Steven's first boat. The second University crew was two lengths behind half way down the course...
...Pennsylvania crew will give rowing experts their first basis of comparison between the Harvard and Yale boats. Ten days ago the Eli crew, by a driving finish, led the Penn shell across the line by half a length. The Red and Blue eight is coached by Coach Spuhn, who last year had charge of the University 150-pound crews...
Yale, forced to maintain a higher stroke throughout than either of its rivals, finished with open water showing between it and the second place Crimson shell...