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...University eight, as it is now rowing, is composed largely of experienced men. Four were in the first boat last year, two others were in the first four-oar last year, and the remaining two were taken from the freshman shell. The freshman eight is regarded as one of the strongest that Yale has had for some years, only one change having been made in the order since Christmas...
...Freshman four-oared crew will race Middlesex over a short course on the Upper Charles this afternoon at 12.45 o'clock. The Middlesex crew, which is reported to be very strong, will arrive at 9 o'clock this morning bringing its own shell. The Freshmen will row in the following order: Stroke, Lund; 3, W. Middendorf; 2, H. Middendorf; bow, Whitmarsh; cox., Enright...
...undergraduates who cheered all the way to the station. Before the crew's departure, a monster mass meeting was held, at which the members of the rowing committee and cheer leaders made rousing speeches to the undergraduate body. The oarsmen left amid an outburst of wild enthusiasm. The shell was packed for the trip at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The crew will take the midnight train from New York tonight, after Coach Ward joins them there. The men are in the best of condition and Pennsylvania's prospects are excellent
...Saturday morning the crews raced in the basin, the second Freshmen having a two-length lead over the University crews at the start. The water was choppy, and the second University crew, using the short-sterned shell, found it hard to keep their boat straight. Under the circumstances the oarsmanship was satisfactory, and at the finish the first University crew led, with the first and second Freshmen and the second University crews close behind...
...first and second Freshman crews will return to Cambridge Wednesday morning to row, and will practice twice a day for the last four days of the week. During this time there will be at least two practice races, and the University crew will give the new short-sterned shell a thorough try-out. This boat was not very satisfactory last year, but since then it has been rerigged and improved