Word: oarsman
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...coaching. Last year the crew had only amateur instruction, and not so much of that as they needed, while their rivals certainly enjoyed much professional advice, no matter how they got it. Yale's defeat, therefore, left her sore - and this year John R. Chainey, of London, a professional oarsman, is instructing the 'varsity eight. So, if they don't have the genuine English stroke this year the blues never will How that will compare with Harvard's waterman's stroke we shall know when the race at New London is rowed. It is, of course, possible to object strongly...
Boating matters are having a great boom at present, owing to the determination of the college to row its annual class race in eights instead of fours. Ward, the well known oarsman, is in charge of the crews, and coaches them in turn every afternoon. The Schuylkill river offers facilities for boating such as very few colleges possess...
...Yale News thus speaks of our new foot-ball captain: William A. Brooks has had considerable prominence as a foot-ball player, being captain of the Exeter eleven, and playing on his class team. He is better known as an oarsman, rowing at present No. 7 in the University boat. he rowed in his class boat during the spring of 1884, and rowed in the 'varsity boat last year...
...shown up some very good men, and if they fail in getting on the 'Varsity, it will be no fault of their's, but superior oarsmanship in others. The freshmen also have their representative. Pfeiffer, '89, is a large strong man and bids fair to become a good oarsman. The men are still at work on the water and will row there as long as the Charles remains free from...
Under the title of "Tired of Bob Cook," the Boston Globe contains an article on the prospects of boating at Yale, and also an interview with the celebrated oarsman, Michael F. Davis of Portland, who has been visiting Yale lately, and has had several conferences with the boating men. Mr. Davis is reported to have given the following views on boating matters...