Word: shell
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boat had only one shift made in the seatings when Coach Charlie Whiteside decided that Larry Mills, who pulled the bow oar in Monday's workout, would return to the third boat and that Ray Clark would come from Cutler's boat to take his place. In the Cutler shell he moved Haskins from bow to three to fill up the hole left by Clark and took up Rantoul from the Scott eight to fill the Haskins vacancy at bow. The thirds he left unchanged except for the return of Mills to the number one sweep...
...boats were taken down to the basin and Cutler's shell was sent over the mile and three quarters but Coach Whiteside was unwilling to reveal the time they made. It was intended to take the other two boats over the same course but the roughness of the water necessitated the abandenment of this and the shells returned to the Newell with Cutler's eight going in for showers and the other two rowing up to the Armory. This meant a ten mile workout for the latter two shells while Cutler's boat made up for their seven miles...
Although Syracuse is making its debut, Jim Ten Eyck's 33 years of coaching are pretty good insurance that the Ithacan eights will not fail to give the more seasoned outfits plenty to worry about. Cornell, which lost last week to the powerful Midy shell, is very much in the running in spite of its defeat since the Navy oarsmen are conceded to be among the best in Eastern racing circles, while Tech although beaten last Saturday by Harvard over the same course, has been strengthened by the return of its stroke, Guy Haines, son of the Tech coach...
John Austin, who rowed bow on the Freshman boat against Yale last year and who has been pulling the number two oar in the Drury shell for the past ten days, was unable to report yesterday and there is a possibility that he may not be able to row Saturday. Reports today will determine whether Austin will be allowed to return and oust Oliver Scott, who took over the position Saturday...
...hope was nearly gratified when Sam Drury's higher stroke gradually diminished the lead established by both M.I.T. and Princeton in the first quarter mile, and after catching the Engineers at the bridge, began to force the Crimson shell closer to the Orange and Black blademen. After leaving Tech behind, the Drury eight, capitalizing smoothly on its 34, which was two points during the present week and appointments may be made through the secretary in Room C. Information regarding accomodations in the various dormitories may be obtained at the Bursar's office...