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...Combination eight is still having difficulty in getting together on the swing, and Coach Spuhn believes that the only thing to remedy this trouble is a long, hard workout twice each day. This crew is not getting the speed work that features the practice of the other boats, but a speeding up process in the last few days before the race will undoubtedly be productive of more result when the timing has become perfect. The presence of six Freshmen in the boat this year, and only two substitutes from the University squad has made the task of the 150-pound...
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...Monday Miller tried a few starts on the track and appeared in better condition than had been expected. Yesterday's workout proved him fit to run against the Eli, although his injury will probably handicap him. According to Coach Farrell Miller has a "good fighting chance" of defeating Norton, champion Yale point-winner, next Monday if he is in good condition...
...oarsmen in the Combination eight indulged in the most strenuous workout of all the Crimson crews today. Coach Spuhn believes the chief fault of this eight is the failure of its oarsmen to get together on the swing, and in long spins today, he devoted his entire time to correcting individual faults. As the crew has been rowing so far, it has found considerable difficulty in putting the stroke up, and the lengthening out process will only come when the eight men are swinging in unison. An improvement in this boat will probably be evident during the next few days...
...first time in his life, Paavo Nurmi tried the cinders of the Harvard track last night, and after his short workout, expressed nothing but admiration for the setting of his great try for a new mile record this evening. He appeared about 7 o'clock last night, and went over the track thoroughly, limbering up his muscles and making himself familiar with the track...