At present there are sixteen candidates for the '93 crew. They are divided into two sections, and row every afternoon in the tank. For a short time the men row with their hands up to their chests and then later on spend the time upon the oars.
As yet it is rather early to say anything about the form in which they row, for everything is done with straight arms and stationary seats.
The second crew does fairly good work without the oars, and keeps pretty even time. With the oars, however, they do not do as well. There is a decided tendency to be slow in getting their oars out of the water, at the finish. Perhaps this is their most noticeable fault. At the full reach, also, the men are not strong in catching hold of the water, and put their best work on the end of the stroke.
The first crew rows better with the oars than without. The men in the bow have a slight tendency to catch the water ahead of the stroke. The crew, as a whole, do not use their stretchers enough and are rather slow at the finish in starting back.
All of the men on the first crew and two or three on the second are at the training table. Later on the crew will probably be strengthened by the addition of a number of the 'varsity candidates. With good coaching, there is every prospect for a strong crew in the class races.
The men row as follows at present:
FIRST CREW. SECOND CREW.
Keyes. Stroke. Curtis.
Davis. 7 Maynard.
Hathaway. 6 Pike.
Brewer. 5 Emmett.
Baldwin. 4 Broughton.
Hand. 3 Falk.
Post. 2 Jaggar.
Bisbee. Bow. Hale.
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