Word: bladework
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...small margin of the Crimson triumph can be attributed largely to the superior coxing of Ducey, holding his sprint until the right time, and the superior bladework of the eight, paced by Bryce Seligman at stroke. There was not terribly much to choose between the power of the respective crews...
This unexpected turn of events forced Curwen to resort to the unhealthy expedient of raising the stroke, which he did with successful results soon after the two eights went under the Massachusetts Avenue bridge. The superior bladework and timing of the Harvard boat paid dividends, for the Crimson began to pick up on the Ithacans, who looked a lot better at 32 than they...
...Bolies, Varsity coach, has been working on bladework to eliminate the washing out which was one of the chief troubles in the Cornell contest. The race at Ithaca showed that the Crimson was not as smooth as was believed, probably because the crew had not had to face such powerful opposition before. Undoubtedly Cornell is one of the best crows in the country and has a good chance to finish first at Poughkoopsie, so Harvard did not lose much prestige by being beaten...