Manufacturing a Varsity Crew in A Year of Machine Work
The piece describes college rowing training as a year long, machine driven production of a crew. Coaches like James Rice mold diverse athletes into a coordinated unit using rowing machines that simulate shells, emphasizing preparation, technique, and the transformation from clumsy to capable oarsmen.
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Training a College Crew Through Hard Work and Discipline
A detailed account of rowing team selection and training describes the grind of winter practice, the coach’s insistence on fitness and academics, and the start of boat drills. It covers weight testing, cigarette and alcohol abstinence, strict discipline, early weedings, and the push toward forming a unified eight through grueling sessions and precise blade technique.
Winter Crew Training at Poughkeepsie Gym
The article details a winter training session for a rowing crew in a gymnasium at Poughkeepsie. Coaches emphasize machine work, discipline, and hurtling drills to build strength, endurance, and team cohesion. They plan outdoor water work by March 15, with selection cuts narrowing to eight fit oarsmen for the varsity boat and continual hammering to forge a competitive crew.
Briton’s Tub Troubles Highlight Cleanliness Quirks Abroad
An English chaplain to King Ernest of Hanover endures a string of awkward, improvised bathing scenes as he seeks a portable tub in foreign towns. He borrows butcher’s trigs and a pie dish as water mishaps flood floors and provoke irate landlords. A Hanoverian baroness swears by snow water for facial care, using a cupful daily through summer.
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