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...they went on the river. To be sure the 'varsity coxswain has several times coached from the stern of the boat, but this sort of instruction for an untrained crew is not very effective. A coxswain cannot see the faults of the men in the bow without upsetting the trim of the boat. The only men he can criticise to advantage are stroke and seven. He can tell perhaps that the boat is not going as it should, but he cannot know who is at fault. What is wanted is a thorough oarsman to coach the men regularly from some...
...member of this committee. He says that Dr. White expressed the professional opinion that seven of the eleven men were unfit to engage in a game. The committee therefore decided that it would be unjust to the other members of the team to announce who the out-of-trim men were. If a team was made up with the four sound men included, that would virtually be telling who the others were, and to make up a team composed entirely of substitutes would be unjust to the Boston men and to the regular 'varsity team. The secretary...
...first regular hare and hound run will probably be held next Friday. Every afternoon until the first regular run there will be a practice run up the Ave., starting from the Carey Building at 4 p. m. As most of the men are not in good trim, these preliminary runs will be much easier than last Thursday...
...cricket team had an easy victory over the strong Lowell team on the home grounds of the latter on Saturday. The Harvard players were in excellent trim, fielding sharply and batting four of Lowell's best bowlers at will. On the other hand, the home team was out of practice, neither batting nor fielding in its accustomed form...
...make a change unless things are going badly, which is not the case at present. If he does make a change it will merely be one of policy in removing Cross on account of his weight, which may cause some shifting about of the men to alter the trim of the boat, but he has always had perfect confidence in Cross and will undoubtedly rely on his previous knowledge of the man and keep him. The chief effect of his visit will be to put more ginger into the men and wake them...