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During the past week several changes have taken place in the 'varsity crew. Hartridge, '90, has been sick for some days and has not been rowing. Watriss, '92, and Powers, '92, have been rowing quite regularly in the boat; Powers always at No. 2 and Watriss at every place on the port side, On Monday the crew rowed in the gymnasium, Mr. Keyes coaching. Tuesday they went down to the river: Hartridge being absent, Watriss got in at 2 and Finlay at 4. The day was excessively windy and the water rough, but they rowed down almost to the Harvard...
Thursday the crew were again on the river; Tilton being absent, Watriss rowed 6 and Powers 2. After some spins in front of the boat house, Keyes L. S. got out and Herrick '90 took the bow oar. Mr. Keyes '87 coached from a pair-oar which he steered. They went up a few hundred yards above the stonecutter's wharf at a stroke of 22 or 23 to the minute. The form of the crew was an improvement over their work on Tuesday, but the port side caught the water sooner than the starboard and the port men being...
...exhibition of rowing to be giuen on the machines, eight of the following men will represent the 'varsity: J. H. Goddard '92, D. F. Jones '92, B. T. Tilton '90, F. N. Watriss '92, T. N. Perkins '91, J. Hartridge '90, J. R. Finlay '91, J. C. Powers '92, G. T. Keyes L. S., R. F. Herrick '90, captain...
...Thursday the crew rowed on the river. Finlay at 4 was replaced by Watriss '92 the other men remaining as they were the day before. Gregory, '92 went in as coxswain and the crew went up and down the river in front of the boat house under the eyes of Mr. Keyes. The men showed a tendency to go back too far. Stroke had a fault of going back too far; going forward also an unnecessary distance and jerking the oar out of the water. Six was slow with his hands and went back too far. Five was stiff...
Friday was cold and rainy, so the crew did not go upon the river but rowed in the gymnasium. Mr. Keyes was present and coached. Following are the names and latest weights: Starboard crew-Goddard stroke, 181.5; Jones 7, 162; Tilton 6, 191.5; Upham 5, 190; Watriss 4, 164.5; Perkins 3, 167.5; Powers 2, 159.5 (Hartridge 155); Keyes bow, 175. Port crew-Hartridge (Powers) stroke; Pulsifer 7, 172.5; Finlay 6, 193; Nelson 4, 124; Herrick 163. Today the crew will row at 12.10 in order to go to the winter meeting...