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...disastrous rowing season--Yale graduates took the situation into their own hands. A Committee was appointed to consider and to advise Captain Romeyn. Fred Allen, the 1900 captain, was chairman of this committee, and Mr. Cook was a member of it. The committee went over the situation at great length with Captain Romeyn, and held a second meeting in New York last week, at which Captain Romeyn was advised to make Mr. Rodgers head coach for 1912. This advice Mr. Romeyn accepted...
...given a second time trial this afternoon and went over the course in 20 minutes, 26 seconds, the fastest time made in the last four years. Starting opposite Red Top with the Freshman crew, at a stroke of 36 to the minute, the latter were quickly dropped a length behind. At the half-mile flag the stroke had been lowered to 32 and at the mile to 30, which was maintained until the three-mile mark was reached. The Freshman eight finished three lengths in the rear at the Navy Yard. At the three-mile mark extremely rough water...
...Yale crews were given easy work yesterday. In both the morning and afternoon both eights went up stream about a mile and a half, padding the whole distance. In the afternoon they were given a brush for half a mile, the university crew winning by half a length. No changes were made in any of the crews. today the oarsmen were taken for a sail on the Sound on the steam yacht "Christobald...
...strokes to the minute without a racing start. This stroke was maintained for two miles. The Freshmen took up the race at the mile flag at a stroke of 38 which was soon dropped to 34. Before they got well under way they had fallen a half a length in the rear. They soon made this up and at the mile and a half mark had gained a length of open water, as they were rowing four or five points higher than the University eight. In the next half mile this lead was cut down to one length...
...University four-oars raced in the Basin yesterday afternoon. Starting from the Cottage Farm Bridge the first crew gave the second six lengths handicap. Both crews left the mark rowing 38 strokes to the minute. The first four soon dropped to 36, which was maintained to the finish. At the three-eighths of a mile mark the boats were on even terms and at Harvard Bridge a length of open water had been gained by the first. The second crew finished a quarter of a mile below the bridge three lengths in the rear. The first continued over the full...