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Yesterday there was a general provisional shake-up in the orders of the University crews owing to the poor showing in the trial row Tuesday. Captain Filley rowed stroke in place of Farley, who filled Shepard's position ar stroke on the second crew, the latter being moved to number 2 on the first. Corlett, Lawson, and Montgomery were also tried on the first crew at numbers 7, 6, and 5, respectively. Owing to Meier's absence. Lilly was put into the second boat...
Owing to the nearness of the Cornell race, which will be held on the Charles on May 27, the trial eights have been given up, and a University crew was yesterday chosen provisionally and sent out in the following order...
Since the cut made in the squad subsequent to the race between the three trial eights on April 1, the work has shown fairly consistent improvement. The catch and beginning of the stroke are distinctly better, though there is generally a lack of drive, and the men are showing a persistent tendency to rush. On Tuesday the two trial eights had several short brushes with each other and with the Senior class crew. In a three minute brush upstream Farley's eight defeated the Senior crew; Filley's boat came in third. Some time before the end of the week...
During the week E. H. Clark '96 expects to coach the weight men every day after 4 o'clock, and W. F. Garcelon '95 will devote two or three afternoons to the hurdlers. This afternoon the milers and two-milers will run a half-mile trial; the half-milers will run a quarter-mile trial; and the sprinters will run the 220-yard dash...
Prior to the cut in the University crew squad on Saturday the three trial eights rowed a race of about a mile down stream from just below the Brighton bridge. Owing to the high wind and rough water the race was started late in the afternoon. The boat stroked by French was given a handicap of five seconds; Shepard's and Farley's crews started even. Owing to the accident to the rudder; Farley's boat ran ashore at the second bend below the start. Shepard's crew has already taken a slight lead and at the finish...