Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Jose Coach" is a short sketch of California stage life by Mr. Frederick L. Duncan. It is a very good piece of description, the introduction being especially vivid. The idea is not new but the treatment is excellent, maintaining the interest to the very end. "Topics of the Day" include a thoughtful and suggestive letter to the freshman class, and a communication on the mutilation of library books, both of which are well worth reading, The former deserves the attention and reflection not only of those to whom it is addressed, but of every other man in college, treating...
...competent coach will be present and will give the men advice about their kicking. This tournament is open to all members of the university. The following men nave presented themselves as candidates: Fitzhugh and Bowman, '91, from 2 to 3; Potter and Jones, '90, from 4 to 5; Harding, '89, and Austin, L. S., from 5 to 6. Chadwick, L. S., Crane, '90, Dexter, '90, and Alexander, L. S., will be assigned hours as soon as possible. All other candidates will present themselves as soon as possible...
...manage their slides poorly. They have fallen into the habit so fatal to success, of coming up hard at the end of the stroke, the result being that the boat stops between strokes, instead of gliding along evenly and smoothly as it should. Captain Cook not will begin to coach the crew regularly until after June 10, but from that time until after the Harvard race he will be with them constantly. Early in May, Captain Rogers, '87, will take charge of the crew and look after them until the arrival of Captain Cook. Nothing is definitely settled...
...there had not been a similar attack in your editorial column. I think that after the events of the past winter, I should not be justified in noticing it. For the benefit of others, however, I will say that early in the year, Captain Kidder asked me to coach his crew, alleging that he was having some difficulty in getting men to help him. Finally, Mr. Carpenter and I assisted him in laying out a plan for the work of his crew. One feature of that plan is slow rowing in barges. Aside from the fact that during the first...
Many of the undergraduates are not pleased with the turn affairs have taken and fear that with six old men in the boat the crew will become overconfident, and not train with sufficient care. The men have been somewhat handicapped by not having a regular coach, but Bob Cook will take them in hand during the Easter recess, when they will row twice a day and at the end of that time a great improvement may be looked...