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Foster, number 2, is smooth with his oar, but lacks the dash which usually characterizes Freshman oars. He is erratic about getting his blade in, but at times gets a firm drive through the stroke...
Roberts, captain and stroke, is inclined to drop out too far with his body at the full reach and to get his blade in late. He fails to make use of the whole slide, but succeeds in getting a good beat into the stroke...
...well started. Harding yesterday replaced Lawrence at 4. Lawrence tended to be late at the catch, and slow in getting his hands away. Wood at 3 pulls one of the strongest oars in the boat, which makes up for a little awkwardness with his hands and in his blade work. He has a tendency to crouch in his seat and to let his head drop between his shoulders at the catch, which makes him appear not to be working smoothly. Bullard, at 2, swings back too far, and is late on the recover. He is lightly built and does...
...University crew squad were given pair-oar practice yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. C. Storrow '89, Mr. George Faulkner, a professional coach, and Captain Higginson coached the men, especially on the blade work and body swing. Later in the afternoon the two crews were made up and were given a hard row down stream. No changes were made in the boat stroked by Bancroft, but in Evans' crew DuBois took Burton's place...
...preparation for the third interscholastic regatta which is to be held during the last week of May, crews have been rowing for nearly a month, and though improvement has been slow it has been none the less marked in blade work and inboard smoothness...