Word: clips
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...rowing well together and have developed a fairly long stroke. they are, however, still weak on the recover. The Weld Seniors have been doing rather poorly of late. Their form is good and they row well together, but the crew lacks life. The Newell Juniors have a tendency to clip and they do not row well together. They are especially slow at the catch and weak on the finish. The Weld Juniors are very erratic, their work varying greatly from day to day, and their rowing being at best unsteady. This is due to the fact that they...
Individually, McGrew at stroke is a strong oar with a good idea of beat and rhythm, showing ability to put up the stroke at will. He has a tendency to hang and clip at the catch, slowing up and weakening the first part of his stroke...
Ayer is very stiff and rough. He is apt to row light and to lower his hands too much in the last part of the recover, causing his blade to fly off the water and making him clip. He is slow at the catch...
Among the candidates for second base, S. H. Skilton '04 is a fair fielder, but is slow and has a tendency to clip plays. In batting he has a tendency to scoop balls. C. B. Marshall '04 is fast on his feet, but a slow thrower. He is a cramped bitter. H. A. Jackson '03 is a strong, but unaccurate thrower. His tendency is to lose control of his body. His batting is weak, as be steps away and slugs. L. J. Daly '03 is a hard worker, but is slow on his feet and in getting off his throw...
...crew, although strong and well together, has not improved very much of late. The outboard work is very uneven and several of the men still clip badly at times. The catch is fairly strong but the men do not finish strongly with their shoulders. The crew is now rowing as follows: Stroke, Bancroft; 7, Emory; 6, Shuebruk; 5, Grew; 4, Colby; 3, Francis; 2, Brooks; bow, Covel...