Word: slides
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Yale crew squads have been gradually reduced until the total number of men now in training for all the eights is only 116. Of these 44 are freshmen, 25 sophomores, 24 juniors and 20 seniors. The freshmen have been coached almost entirely on holding the slide well under them at the catch, and recovering slowly. Some of the most promising material for the university boat is in the sophomore crew squad. The members of last year's 1902 crew were instructed especially in shortening their reach and making a quick finish with the hands, points on which particular stress...
...during the past week. The practice has consisted of twenty-five minutes rowing in the tanks, an outdoor run of a mile or more, and exercise in the gymnasium. The coaching of the senior and junior crews has been confined principally to the body swing and the shoot, but slide work has been included in the exercise of the other two crews. The number of the freshman squad has recently been reduced to fifty-five...