Word: coxswain
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ALTHOUGH the Union Boat-Club have declined their challenge, the Freshmen have voted to keep their crew in training; and they will probably carry the coach of the University in their coxswain's seat...
Holworthy, - Six-oar, Bull, '77, bow; Hitchcock, '77, 2; Woodward, S. S., 3; Hooper, '80, 4; Harriman, '77, 5; and Loring, '78, stroke. Foster, '80, is coxswain. Four oar, Guild, '80, bow; Russell, '77, 2; Taussig, '79, 3; and Seligman, L. S., stroke...
...This fault seems to be the worst, and till it is corrected, the crew cannot hope to row the shell steadily. Next to this, comes the dead catch; and till this is vivified, they cannot hope to row the shell fast. Mr. Loring is coaching them daily from the coxswain's seat, from another boat, and from the bank. His painstaking deserves and promises to be met with considerable success...
...captain of the University authorizes us to say, that he will be most glad to teach the captains of the several clubs the stroke adopted by his crew, that they may this year be able to properly coach their men and render them of permanent use. Moreover, as a coxswain has now become a part of the University crew, we must look to the clubs for a constant supply of light, trained steersmen; and this the captains should bear in mind when selecting their coxswains...
...Coolidge, '79, coxswain...