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Both Columbia crews, with their trainer, Jasper Goodwin, have arrived at their quarters at New London...
...building or dormitory has a crew, and there occurs every year a race between these representative crews which corresponds somewhat to the Harvard class races. There are also at Eton many "scrub" crews, and boating is perhaps the most popular of all the sports. The boating men have a trainer appointed and paid like any other master of the school, and, in fact, the school government encourages the students in all their sports. The races between Eton and the other great preparatory schools are oecasions of great interest and excitement. The position most coveted at Eton is that of "captain...
...give them instruction. According to the papers he was found to be too inexperienced, and some of the men did not wish to go under his charge. The result is, that Mr. Camp confines himself to the nine, and the athletic association has hired Dole, their old professional trainer, to look after their track athletics and bicycle riders...
Although we shall probably feel the loss of a trainer more this year than in any previous year, the association is taking the right steps to obviate the difficulty, by promising to have its stewards on the track at certain hours of the day to instruct any one who may need their assistance. As one more victory will put the cup forever in our hands, we hope the efforts of the association and the hopes of the college will meet the success which they deserve...
...professional advice. Had not Yale employed such men the Harvard-Yale record would now be even. The two last races lost by Yale were lost by the every best crews that ever sat in boats, and yet Davis, the man who coached them, is considered the best professional trainer in the country. This proves conclusively two important facts: First, that professional coaches will not do for college oarsmen. Secondly, that the English stroke is by far the best known. Davis' idea was to put his men into a boat in haphazard style and tell them to pull just as hard...