Word: blades
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Junior crew has improved much in the past week and is now rowing fairly well together. The crew has a big advantage in its stroke, Bullard, who puts a great deal of life into the men. The men are still a little slow with their hands but the blade work is good. The order is as follows...
...soon as the oar dips into the water, the legs are jammed down hand with the weight of the body on the loins muscles, and the arms moving in unison with the legs. The recover is slow and less jerky than in the stroke previously used. In the blade work, the hands are not dropped in the lap, but are kept on the same level. The feather is carried back flat, and the oar is turned very quickly for the catch. The oar meets the water at an angle of ninety degrees...
...Newell Sophomore crew is rowing poorly at present. The blade work is poor and there is a tendency to hang at the catch, especially on the port side. The men rush their slides badly, causing the boat to be unsteady in the extreme. The order is: Stroke, Boandnan 7, Ayer; 6, McGrew; 5, Bowditch; 4, Bigelow; 3, Haycock; 2, Brown; bow, Clark...
...worst faults of the Newell 1902 crew are slowness in applying power at the catch and a weak finish. The blade work is somewhat ragged...
...advanced than the Weld, although the latter have improved rapidly since going on the river. The Newell men seem to have less leg drive but they make up for this by having better control of their slides. They do not rush so badly and keep their boats steadier. The blade work, naturally is still rather rough in all the crews...