Word: spinning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...warm rains of the past week so completely cleared the Charles River from ice that an eight-oared crew was able to take a two-mile practice spin yesterday afternoon. This constitutes a record for early season work that is not likely to be broken for some time. The men in the eight were selected from a number of University crew candidates who were at the Newell boathouse for voluntary work on the machines...
...University crews took the shortest spin of the fall rowing season yesterday afternoon, since the hard wind made the water in the Basin too rough for the boats. A short run followed the work on the river...
...Freshman crew took a short spin on the river yesterday afternoon for the first time this spring. The first three University crews rowed in the same order as yesterday. The work for crew A consisted of a longer pull on the river than in previous practices. Several times the customary low stroke was quickened, and the boat went smoothly. Attention was given to perfecting the dash in the pull through and the slow steal out on the recovery...
...first time of the spring season the University crews took a short spin on the river yesterday afternoon. Crew A rowed as formerly, but there were minor shifts in crews...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 9, 1913.--All the crews were given a long spin this morning, paddling at an easy gait down-stream for the first two miles and returning at a somewhat faster pace. Captain Abeles was out of the boat on account of a slight cold, but followed the crew in the launch. A change was made in the University four, Saltonstall taking Carver's place at bow, the latter going down to the second four...