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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...
...Weld Law School boat are powerful, but they do not get the full weight of their strong leg drive. They have a tendency to rush the slides, causing them io hang at the catch and to clip...
...impression of being strong enough to stand a long race; this, however, has been disproved by his good work in the time rows. Biddle at bow, rows a steady, powerful oar, is especially strong at the catch and does not weaken at the finish. He tends, however, to clip at times...
...strong finish. Burgess at 3 rowed last year on the Halcyon crew at St. Paul's; he is one of the best oars in the crew, being strong and especially smooth in his work. Clark, Stone and Whitridge at 3, 2 and bow have all a tendency to clip and to be slow in their catch; they also lack power in their leg drive. Clark and Stone are new men; Whitridge rowed at Groton. As a whole the boat is well together but lacks power and is weak at the finish. The Newell second is distinctly inferior to that...