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Freshman Crew.Owing to the appearance on the freshman rowing squad of several football men, there are now some 25 candidates. The first crew has been using the slide for two weeks. The method of the stroke seems to be a long swing of the body accompanied with a most excellent drive with the legs. The candidates are all muscular and few weigh under one hundred and sixty pounds...
...candidates for the team will be called out as usual immediately after the Christmas recess. The training will be practically along the same lines as in former years, except that a special squad for heavy weight men who intend to train for the hammer and shot will be formed. These men will have special work laid out for them and will not train with the other candidates for the team...
...work yesterday afternoon. About twenty-five men responded to the call for candidates and were given light work with dumb-bells, after which they took a short run up North Avenue. Nearly all of the members of last year's freshman crew are at present rowing with the 'varsity squad, but as the new men have all had more or less experience in rowing, a good crew is practically assured. The men will begin work on the machines almost immediately...
...number of candidates in the freshman squad has now been reduced to two crews and four or five substitutes. Eighteen candidates were dropped on Thursday and the number of men who now remain will be greatly reduced within the next two weeks...
...senior crew began work in the gymnasium yesterday afternoon. The number of candidates was not large, but it is expected that many men will join the squad within the next few days. The crew will be strengthened by several football men. The preliminary work will consist of dumbbell exercise supplemented by a short run. Those who took the work yesterday were: W. H. Cameron (Capt.), R. T. Capen, A. Whiteside, W. Fairbank, A. L. Jackson, G. L. Smith, H. D. Pillsbury, N. P. Dodge...