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JUNIORS.- Stroke, Perkins, 153; 7, Perry, 165; 6, Hebard, 168; 5, Hight, 156; 4, Dustan, 157; 3, Parker (captain), 163; 2, Keyes, 176; bow, Smith...
Sunday's Boston Herald had an articele entitled "How Harvard Rows," describing the past and present style of stroke...
...University crew was a few days behind the class crews in leaving the gymnasium for the river, and on the water did not at first row as a crew. They are now seated in the barge as follows: Stroke, Alexander, L. S.; No. 7, Davis, '89; No. 6, Tilton, '90; No. 5, Finlay, '91; No. 4, Markoe, '89; No. 3, Trafford, '89; No. 2, Carpenter, '88; bow, Storrow, '89 (captain). The substitutes are Gorham and Perkins. Some member of the governing committee is with the crew each afternoon, and does the coaching. The new English pair-oar usually accompanies...
...freshmen are pulling a sort of man-of-war stroke at present. They are working in the right spirit, however, and an improvement in their rowing is easily seen from day today. There are some good men in the boat, and the crew is without doubt big and strong enough, despite the reports to the contrary. Just now their oars are in the air all the time except during a very vigorous catch, but this is always noticeable in a green crew...
SENIORS.- Stroke, Hale (captain), 150; 7, Butler, 161; 6, Bradlee, 168; 5, Appleton, 165; 4, Williams, 161; 3, Churchill, 180; 2, Porter, 155; bow, Tooker...