Word: shorts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Announcer--C. W. Short...
...Sophomores have been given no time rows, but have paid especial attention to rowing starts, and have taken a number of these for short distances, with the second...
...work consisted in rowing in short stretches up stream about a mile, then down stream as far as the Magazine street beach, and returning to the University boathouse. The crew started out well, but rowed poorly after the first half mile. The boat rocked considerably. Morgan at 8 washed out with his blade at the end of his stroke. At 5 Lowell finished his stroke too soon and did not keep the full strength of his shoulders on the oar long enough. And Ball at 3 often lost the beat of the stroke, as he showed a tendency to shorten...
...Monday the crew went over the 1 and 7-8 miles course down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club, rowing the rest of the way to and from the University boat house in short stretches. The men pulled hard, but at times the shell rocked considerably. Tuesday afternoon rough water allowed the men to row down stream only to a point 1-8 of a mile below the Harvard bridge and back to the boathouse, and on Wednesday a similar course was taken. On account of the strong wind Thursday afternoon, the crew rowed up stream...
About 15 candidates for the cricket team reported yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field for the first outdoor work of the season. Practice was given in batting and fielding at the nets, and later a short scrub match was held...