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Spring practice will begin Monday at 4 o'clock in the Stadium. For the first week there will be a short 30-minute practice consisting of light work. Later, scrimmages will be held...
Yesterday the work was lighter than Thursday. The crew rowed down stream about a quarter of a mile below the Harvard bridge and returned to the University boathouse in short stretches. The rowing was an improvement upon the day before, as the boat was on an even keel most of the time, and spaced well, making as much as seven feet each stroke for some distance on the way up stream...
Practice yesterday consisted of a row in short stretches by fours up stream. The blade work was excellent, but several of the men were in bad form. E. Cutler at bow failed to sit up firmly at the finish, and Faulkner at number 5 and Ellis at 3 cut their stroke short...
...loss of experienced players through graduation and ineligibility. Of last year's team, only three men, A. W. Rice 1L., W. S. Mendel 1L. and S. H. Ackerman '07 are playing this year. New and inexperienced men have had to be developed for the other positions. Owing to the short time that the team has been able to hold outdoor practice, the coaches have not been able to develop much team play. However, the work during the past few days has been encouraging and gives promise of a good team later in the season...
...during the last few days, the crews have gone up-stream to the Brighton bridge. In addition to this yesterday they rowed down-stream as far as the Longwood bridge and back. This afternoon all three crews will row at 2 o'clock and will probably be given a short race. The third crew will then disband except for four men who will be retained with the first two crews. The training table will probably be started the last of April with...