Word: wente
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crew that they should have no experienced man to help them improve particularly when, unlike the upper class crews, the freshman crew competes with representatives of other colleges, and should be considered as second only to the 'varsity. Last year the freshman crew had their regular coach before they went on the water, and why has nothing been done about it this year? If the freshman crew is going to accomplish anything this year, it is time that they should begin to be taught by an experienced man, and not left so much to their own devices...
...second only to the 'varsity, for it is the only class crew that will represent the college in a race. The other class crews are receiving able coaching and have been since they were first called out, while little attention has been paid to the freshmen since they went on the river. To be sure the 'varsity coxswain has several times coached from the stern of the boat, but this sort of instruction for an untrained crew is not very effective. A coxswain cannot see the faults of the men in the bow without upsetting the trim of the boat...
...Yale crew went to the university training table Wednesday. They will remain at college during the Easter vacation and will be coached by "Bob" Cook, Fred Johnson and Percy Bolton. On Saturday the men will go home for a three days' rest...
Yesterday afternoon the Weld Boat Club eight-oared crew went out on the river in a shell for a short row. This is the first crew to go out in a shell this spring. The order was: Stroke, Stevens; 7, Delaney; 6, Dexter; 5, Matthews; 4, Wilkinson; 3, Hall; 2, Stafford; bow, Dubois...
Yesterday afternoon the senior crew were out on the river for more than an hour, with Fennessy coaching. The crew went up the river to get out of the wind, and spent the time practicing a sharp recover and slowing down the slides. Shepard, who usually rows at six, did not row yesterday, as he was ill. Fox took his place...