Word: system
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...enter at Philadelphia and go through the experience of such an important regatta. In a way it will raise the standard of all the Weld crews, and it will tend to strengthen the Weld Boat Club as an independent rowing organization distinct from the University and class crew system. Moreover, the crew has an excellent chance of winning this regatta also. The exceptionally good time made in the race last week, and the advantage of considerable racing experience, indicate that the men will at least make a good showing, and possibly make a clean record of victories...
...Boat Club, which has just finished its season by winning most of the events in the metropolitan Regatta, is one of the most encouraging features of the athletic year in the University. More men have used the club this year than has ever been the case before, the excellent system of Weld class crews has been inaugurated, and, in addition to the entry of a junior crew in the Metropolitan, what is really an "intermediate" eight has been developed and has beaten the best crews in New England outside of the colleges. As far as has been possible the stroke...
...first place, fast as the English stroke may be, and well qualified as Mr. Lehmann may be to teach it, it is practically an impossibility for any oarsmen to make a very radical change in their system of rowing and master all the fine points of a new stroke all in one year. The Harvard crew is a fairly strong one physically, and we believe the rowing methods in vogue at Cambridge and Oxford to be the best adapted to eight-oared crews. But it must be remembered that Cornell and Yale, especially the latter, have crews which are excellent...
...view of these circumstances it is important for the University not to be so confident as to expect a victory as a matter of course, and not to be disappointed with the new rowing system if it looses in this first trial. It would be a really remarkable performance if the crew should win this year; all that we have a right to expect of it is for it to make a reasonably good, creditable showing, and we may feel sure that in this at least, the men will come up to expectations...
...result of this new development, therefore, it is most encouraging to see the intermediates give such a good account of themselves in competition with a crew of veteran oarsmen which includes a number of recent 'Varsity men. It is another proof that the system is not merely an attractive theory, but a practical and efficient fact...