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...University crew spent some time Friday trying out its new English shell, which has just been rigged. Special attention was given to rigging the boat...
...went to 4, Gardiner rowing in Crew B yesterday. Schall, returning after a week's absence on account of sickness, replaced J. W. Middendorf at 5, and Curtis replaced Wilkinson at 3. Both crews seemed to work very smoothly under the new arrangement. The first crew used the English shell made by Sims & Co., which was ordered early this year and has just lately arrived. Later the first eight used their old boat, Crew B using...
...first race, the junior event, the second crews of Princeton, the Naval Academy, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale lined up with the University shell. Though Yale had the best position, Harvard overcame this handicap by making a quick start, leading all the other boats after a dozen strokes. From the quarter-mile mark to the finish Harvard was never headed, the real race being between Yale and Pennsylvania for second place. Just before the finish was reached, Yale passed Pennsylvania and after a powerful spurt finished about a half a length behind the University. The time for the distance...
...management has recently ordered a new eight-oared shell from George Sims & Sons, of Putney, London, the famous English boat-builders. The shell cost about $800. Her lines are identical with those of last year's eight, which differed from the boat used in 1910 only in a slight change in the camber, or longitudinal curve of the bottom...
Frequently candidates that have never rowed in a shell until the spring of their Freshman year have occupied the majority of the seats in the boat at the time of the Yale race. 1917 has responded well to the first call for crew candidates but more big-boned rangy men are needed. This is the last call for men and we want 1917 to respond...