The Cornell navy : a review . , 5 Ferriss, 6 Jayne. 12 Shortly before the holding of this regatta, the boating interest of Cornell had been har-monized and strengthened by the union of the Tom Hughes Club and the Navy, under thename of the latter. Through the efforts of James B. Edgerly, the secretary, admission wasgained to the Rowing Association of American Colleges. A second-hand six-oared cedarshell was purchased from the Yale Navy, and a number of men were placed under the chargeof Bill Dole, a professional coach and trainer, in preparation for the Springfield races. Not-withstanding the
The Cornell navy : a review . , 5 Ferriss, 6 Jayne. 12 Shortly before the holding of this regatta, the boating interest of Cornell had been har-monized and strengthened by the union of the Tom Hughes Club and the Navy, under thename of the latter. Through the efforts of James B. Edgerly, the secretary, admission wasgained to the Rowing Association of American Colleges. A second-hand six-oared cedarshell was purchased from the Yale Navy, and a number of men were placed under the chargeof Bill Dole, a professional coach and trainer, in preparation for the Springfield races. Not-withstanding the interest manifested in rowing, however, and the vigorous steps taken to raisethe necessary funds, the result was a humiliating failure, and at Commencement time the crew,which had been practicing diligently during the term, was forced to disband for want of finan-cial support. Judging from the showing made in the local regatta, it was perhaps as well thatit was so, as far as any chance of winning at Springfield was 73 CREW AT QUARTERS Ferriss (capt.) Andei Phillips Coulter (coach) KingDutton (not in picture) Southard Osl In 73, a crew^ had to be sent to Springfield, or Cornell v^rould cease to be a member of theAssociation. After strenuous effort on the part of the Navy, the necessary $1500 w^ere raised,and a trainer was secured in the person of Harry Coulter, former single scull champion of theUnited States. President White manifested his interest by the gift of a new cedar v\ras himself preparing for a race, and the quarters at the corner of the lake shelteredas hard working a band of oarsmen as ever went into preparation for a race. A member ofthe crew tells us what a serious business training w^as. It consisted, he says, of long daily rowsmorning and afternoon, supplemented by an hours jaunt of walking and runiiing in the mid-day sun, dressed in thick flannel shirts and sw^eaters. Upon returning to their quarters theyw^ere put into bed for a half h
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