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...call the attention of those who have charge of our rowing interests to a few points that have impressed themselves upon me of late years? I admit I know nothing of "stroke" or "form." But I do know that I have supplied a great many Harvard cigars for Yale men to smoke during the past five years. This knowledge has brought with it the certainty that we have not rowed a winning stroke of late...
...Yale 'Varsity crew rowed as follows yesterday: Ives, stroke; Hagerman, 7; Brewster, 6; Bayard, 5; Reynolds, 4; Klimpke, 3; Simms, 2; Balliett...
Tuttle '91, has been assisting Captain Metcalfe in coaching the freshmen. For the university crew, Chase H. Mellen '92, L., stroke of last year's 'varsity at the time of its disbandment, has been appointed to coach. Mellen has had experience in rowing at Oxford and is fully capable of occupying the position of Columbia's coach. Captain Miller has also got the tug-of-war team at work, and is hopeful of a repetition of the victories of the last two years. As Miller, anchor, and Douglas, No. 1, will both pull this year, there are only two positions...
...past week a few changes have taken place in the 'Varsity and Sophomore crews. Burling '91, Porter '92, Slade '93, have ceased to row with the 'varsity and have gone to their respective class crews. This leaves sixteen men. The first crew is rowing at present as follows: Powers (stroke) Kelton 7, Watriss 6, Rantoul 5, Vail 4, Jones 3, Fitzhugh 2, Perkins bow. On Saturdays the stroke of last year's Bowdoin crew, who is the Medical School, comes out and rows at number 6 in place of Watriss. Miller '93 is stroking the second crew. There...
Slade's going back to his class crew has necessitated one or two changes, so that at present the '93 crew is rowing as follows: Keyes (stroke), Davis 7, Hathaway 6, Slade 5, Baldwin 4, Post 3, Hand 2, Brewer bow. Burgess, the captain of the '93 crew, has not been rowing regularly with the crew, but has spent most of his time in coaching. During the next two weeks W. Alexander '87, under whom the crew was last year, will probably coach them. He will also coach the junior crew...