Word: oarsman
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...these changes, the new order should eventually prove very satisfactory and be a good solution of the problem caused by L. Withington's absence from rowing this fall. Bacon may find trouble at first on the starboard side of the boat, but he is naturally a very adaptable oarsman and should soon fit in, besides being heavy and strong enough for the position...
Roger Cutler, of Brookline, was elected captain of the Freshman crew last night. Cutler received his first experience as an oarsman at Volkmann's School last year, when he stroked the championship four oar. Last fall he played fullback on the Freshman football team, and has been rowing at stroke on the Freshman crew since February...
...Harvard oarsman and ex-captain of the hockey team, who has since studied at Oxford and has there taken part in athletics writes to the CRIMSON as follows...
...from 6 in the boat, where he rowed last year and the year before, to number 4. He exchanged seats with Glass when this change was made. His two years on the University crew and a season on the 1907 Freshman eight have developed Bacon into a fairly good oarsman. He pulls hard and as captain has the confidence of all the other men in the boat. At times, however, his form becomes ragged...
...stroke Filley is an experienced oarsman and yesterday although rowing a slow stroke put life into the crew behind him. Guild who has been rowing 7 throughout the season is somewhat uncertain, and yesterday was ragged in his blade work at times. Richardson who has been rowing 5 showed a tendency to feather under water, but his slide was well under control and he carried through a hard stroke. Newhall at 2 was somewhat ragged in his form and over-reached at the catch quite frequently, but as this was only his second day on the water he will probably...