”Rowing
The Spring Of 1917 has seen unprecedented activity in women’s rowing. One hundred and fifty girls have manifested keen interest in the sport and have faithfully wielded their oars throughout the season under the direction of Coach Maude Cleveland, head of the Physical Education Department. Practice has been held regularly on Lake Merritt in the navy cutters which carry a crew of twelve rowers, a pilot and a coxswain. This spring the Seniors had one crew on the water, the Juniors and Sophomores each two, and the Freshmen four.
For the first time in the history of the sport, the season opened with a month’s indoor practice on rowing machines, the property of the A. S. U. C. On the lake the result of this practice showed itself in more efficient blade work and a lengthened stroke. Two new sets of oars were bought by Sports and Pastimes, as the result of the sale of two unused rowboats. The five sets of oars which the university owns were given a bright coat of California blue paint, the blade tipped off with a gold “C.” A new locker for these oars was built and installed at the Municipal Boat House.
The crowning event of the season was the first annual regatta held at Lake Merritt on the morning of April 7. Here interclass races were held amid waving of pennants, the playing of the University Cadet Band, and the lively interest of the spectators.
Crew managers of this season were:
Mary L. Kleinecke, Manager Edna L. Brown, Assistant Manager
Seniors—Hazel Katzenstein ’17 Juniors—Marian Chandler ’18
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