Word: bladed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Slumps badly at both ends of the stroke. Although the heaviest man in the boat he fails to row a strong oar as he applies his strength very badly. Keeps his blade but half covered most of the time. Is slow on the recover, which puts out the rest...
...carried through to the finish; the body is kept in motion all the time, without a hang at either end; the legs are used hard and the hands are drawn in with life at the finish; the slide and back are used at the same time; the blade is well covered at the moment of the catch; the feather is nearly flat; above all, there ought to be no hang at either end, and no let up in the middle of the stroke...
...back too far. 5: substitute on '84 'varsity crew; rowed in Yale race; clips the end of his stroke; does not row smoothly; careless on the recover. 6: rowed in '87 freshman crew; has improved greatly during the year; still rows short, and meets at the finish; faces his blade over more than the others. 7: captain; rowed in '83 and '84 university crews; most experienced oar in the boat; rows smoothly; his finish is sometimes weak. Stroke: rowed in the '84 class crew; is a good stroke; is slow sometimes in sliding forward on the recover; pulls...
...attention to time or to the boat. 3: very hard worker, but gets in work at the wrong time; does not get weight on to his stretcher until half through his stroke; has bad jerk at finish; slumps badly at finish, and swings back too far; covers his blade well at the beginning. 4: works hard, and is getting a good deal of work out of the crew; swings back and forward too far; should try to work more from his stretcher and less from his seat; pulls out too soon; does not watch man in front of him carefully...
LOST.- A small penknife with oxidized silver handle and three blades, one a scissors-blade. The finder will confer a favor by returning the same to C. A. S., 2 Stoughton...