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About thirty men are now working on the Freshman crew under the coaching of F. N. Watriss. The candidates have been divided into two divisions, one consisting of two crews in which are most of the men who have been training all the autumn, the other being made up of new men who have been playing football or have just begun training. The men in the first division are rowing with oars and have begun breaking their arms, and are learning the swing and the shoot. The new men are only rowing with straight arms...
...Watriss, '92, and Vail, '93, are coaching the freshman crew...
...distinction as yet has been made between the crews. In consequence of the coming of new candidates and the going of others, the positions of the men are changed almost every day. The strokes alone retain their positions. Watriss '92 is coaching now. He has almost entire charge, but Vail '93 comes in occasionally. Yesterday the men rowed in the following positions...
...little early as yet to give any definite news with regard to the freshman crew, though they have been working for several weeks, Almost every candidate at present has had no previous experience and their progress is necessarily slow. They are being coached by F. N. Watriss '92, and are learning as rapidly as could be expected During the the first few weeks the practice in the rowing room was devoted to the body motions, without oars. Within a few days they have been taught the motions with oars, but with fixed seats...
...Watriss '92, coached the freshman crew yesterday...