Word: shells
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...regard to the numbers on this list. The seasons for certain sports, particularly rowing and lacrosse, were shorter than most of the others, and in the case of rowing it is probable that a number of the men who did single sculling work also rowed in an eightoared shell. The number of men who reported for hockey, gymnasium work, wrestling and fencing, which are properly winter sports, is also given. Allowance must consequently be made in the total for a number of repetitions in cases where one man joined more than one squad. A greater number of Freshmen engaged...
...London last June. Murray was a leading member of the 1915 Freshman crew squad, until he broke the arm shortly before the Yale race. In the Sophomore year he rowed on the victorious University four-oared boat, an last year rowed Number 3 in the eight oared shell. He is 20 years old, 6 feat, 1 inch tall, and weighs 166 pounds. He prepared at Groton...
...University crew spent some time Friday trying out its new English shell, which has just been rigged. Special attention was given to rigging the boat...
...went to 4, Gardiner rowing in Crew B yesterday. Schall, returning after a week's absence on account of sickness, replaced J. W. Middendorf at 5, and Curtis replaced Wilkinson at 3. Both crews seemed to work very smoothly under the new arrangement. The first crew used the English shell made by Sims & Co., which was ordered early this year and has just lately arrived. Later the first eight used their old boat, Crew B using...
...first race, the junior event, the second crews of Princeton, the Naval Academy, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale lined up with the University shell. Though Yale had the best position, Harvard overcame this handicap by making a quick start, leading all the other boats after a dozen strokes. From the quarter-mile mark to the finish Harvard was never headed, the real race being between Yale and Pennsylvania for second place. Just before the finish was reached, Yale passed Pennsylvania and after a powerful spurt finished about a half a length behind the University. The time for the distance...