Word: bladework
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson varsity moved off the starting line at 43, understroking Pennsylvania by two beats per minute. At a quarter mile gone it was Harvard by a length, and the margin didn't change until the bridge. Harvard, at 35, appeared to be having a little trouble with timing and bladework, but staved off Penn challenges...
...this stage, it is difficult to pin-point what is wrong with the crew. The men are in good condition, the stroke is up to racing cadence, the starts are adequate for this time of year, and the bladework is improving. But oddly enough, it hasn't added up to any speed. One oarsman commented on the paradox rather well earlier this week: "If a combinations develope out of this, all hell could break loose...