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Nine new men, candidates for the two or three vacant places on the Yale 'Varsity boat, went out on the water Tuesday afternoon...
...exception, have no time for it this year. Most of the candidates are sophomores with but one year's experience in rowing; in fact but one man can be considered a veteran oarsman ; it has therefore been thought absolutely necessary to begin active and regular work on the water this fall...
...These essential qualities are, ability to sit up straight, which can only be acquired by constant care and exercise, also the power to keep the shoulders back firmly when the body is forward on the full reach. If an oarsman negligently allows himself to overreach, his hold upon the water when first dipping his oar will prove to be jerky, consequently destroying that uniform steady sweep which should characterize a Harvard crew. A firm, upright body is then the first thing our men should...
...shall in all probability have a light crew, but not necessarily a weak or poor one. Harvard, with a regular experienced coach and early accessibility to the water, has indisputable advantages in acquiring the art of rowing and should always be able to turn out crews which shall do honor to the college. Capt. Storrow is of opinion that a light, active crew, if the men are all strong and healthy, can be made as effective as a heavy crew. In this opinion he is supported by the actual tests and measurements of Dr. Sargent. It is found that...
...THURSDAY.Board of Overseers. Adjourned meeting at No. 70 Water St., Boston...