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...appointed coach of the University team, which position he has held since. F. H. Burr 1L., who was football captain at the time, started the new system of coaching whereby one man as head coach has absolute control of his assistants, instead of there being several men with equal power acting as a board. The graduate committee which was appointed by Burr and approved by the Athletic Association, recommended Mr. Haughton as the head coach. This system worked well and a championship team in 1908 was the result. Last fall, the team was not so fortunate. Early in the season...
...whole the showing of the Freshman crew was rather promising, while that of the University eight was discouraging. The University crew won through sheer strength; at no time in the race did the men control their slides or catch off their stretchers. The Freshmen, on the other hand rowed in good form for so early in the season; their watermanship was rather poor, but their inboard work was very creditable. The orders of the crews were...
...series of tens brought the second steadily ahead until at the finish at Longwood Bridge it was four lengths of open water ahead of the third crew. Neither eight displayed very good watermanship, but both rowed a hard race. The third lacked the power on the finish and the control over the slides which the second possessed...
...Longwood bridge, the University eight settled down to increase this lead. For a short stretch the boat went rather well, but, as it neared Harvard bridge, it was noticeably heavy and did not run well between strokes. All the men lacked drive at the finish, and could not control their slides so as to turn round quickly at the catch. Rough water interfered with the blade work and, during the last quarter-mile, the rowing was extremely ragged. Cutler, at stroke, was unable to raise the beat though King called upon the men several times...
Hooper has been only fair at 3. He is unsteady and has not good control at the catch. This is owing to the fact that he doesn't tighten up with his knees on the last part of his recovery...