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...shell which Davy is building for the Yale 'varsity crew is 63 ft. over all, 24 in. wide, and 9 1-2 in. deep...
...Freshman shell built by Davy has been completed and is now being used by the crew. It is built on the same lines as the '98 boat and is very stiff...
...permanent changes have been made in the Yale Freshman boat for nearly a month, although Thomson, who is rowing at 2, was tried at stroke for a while. The crew was rowing in wretched form a fortnight ago, but is rapidly getting into better shape. They are using the shell which the 'varsity found unsatisfactory last year. It is believed that there will be a shake-up in the crew after the spring regatta...
...work of the 'Varsity crew has been progressing steadily and yesterday Mr. Lehmann put them in the new English shell for the first time. They have thus far been rowing in a compromise barge which was used yesterday for a short row before going out in the shell. The men at first were not quite at home in the new boat, as the rigging did not fit in some cases, but Mr. Lehmann feels confident that the shell will prove very satisfactory after some slight changes. The shell was built by Sims and Son, Putney, and is very light. Though...
Before going out in the shell J. H. Perkins coached the second crew from the launch. Most of the men showed a tendency to hurry their slides, and although Dobyns at stroke was apt to rush his slide, the crew seemed to catch ahead of him. The order was as follows: Stroke, Dobyns; 7, Marvin; 6, Byrd; 5, Wadsworth; 4, Glidden; 3, Palmer; 2, Blake; bow, Dibblee; coxswain, Goodridge...