Word: crew
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity crew beat the Freshmen yesterday by several lengths in a short stretch down stream. The start was made from the Longwood railroad bridge...
...crew's body work is still ragged and the boat is more or less unsteady. They are rowing more a snappy and a shorter stroke than they were before last week's shake up. The boat moves well between strokes. Their catch is firm and hard, but the finish lacks this firmness...
Gregg, who is stroking the crew, clips and does not bevel his oar enough...
Although the '99 crew has lost two of its regular men, it is showing up well. The catch needs livening up, as does the beginning of the recover. The blade work is a bit ragged and there is a tendency to bury the oars too deep. The power when once applied is well sustained to the finish of the stroke. On the whole, barring further accidents, the crew should make a strong bid for a front place on race day. Conroy who has replaced Holden at stroke, tends to bury his oar too deep and is slow on the catch...
...crew has a tendency to shorten on the body work, to be late in applying the power, and to lack life on the recover. The crew keep the boat on its keel in fairly good form and they are spacing well. With an improvement in time and snap the crew should make a creditable showing...