Word: oarsman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...equal. Sweetland '99, however, although a trifle awkward, is a tower of strength there and should develop into a valuable man. Wakeman '99, last year's bow oar, has been forced to yield his seat to Dalzell '99, who is much heavier and a splendid oarsman. Strong as the crew may be, Mr. Courtney is not a little worried lest out of the remaining candidates he shall not be able to pick a crew which shall push the 'varsity. This was no small reason for Cornell's success last year...
Lawrence E. Sexton '84 has been appointed Chairman of the New London Regatta Committee. Although not an oarsman himself, Mr. Sexton has always been identified with rowing. While in college he was a 'varsity and class crew manager, and three years ago he served as chairman of the Regatta Committee for the Harvard-Yale race...
...number of Freshman crew candidates has been cut down only once, and there are still about seventy men left, working in five squads. Each squad is under the charge of a 'Varsity oarsman with two assistants, and Mr. Storrow is present three or four times a week. The candidates have not yet been arranged according to ability and are not rowing in any regular order. They will not go to the tank or be divided into crews until the squad is further cut down...
...athlete in the best sense of the word, he loved sport for sport's sake alone. In football, strong and alert, he was effective without being rough. As oarsman he was persistent, determined, powerful. Always to be trusted, his spirit never flagged, his courage never faltered. He was tried often and never found wanting. His character was as sturdy as his body...
...Lehmann will be accompanied by Mr. Henry Willis, a well-known oarsman, who rowed on the Eton eight when at school and has rowed number 3 on Leander for two years. In '95 Mr. Willis won the Grand Challenge Cup and this year rowed on the Leander four as well as on the eight. He will assist Mr. Lehmann in the coaching this fall...