Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Penn, a high-stroking, "sprint" crew was especially formidable over the short distance, but the Crimson's job was somewhat lightened by the fact that the Quakers' shell veered off the course until it came dangerously near the beach...
Like the varsity, the jayvees also were forced to row a fast stroke at the finish of their six-crew finals. To defeat Princeton by two-thirds of a length, the Crimson junior varsity had to sprint...
...stroke does not go up or down on the basis of relative position, because a crew rows against the clock until the final half-mile. Bill Curwen, for instance, would never vary more than one stroke from his usual 31 unless his rivals were hull down over the horizon. Months of experimenting have proved that a Harvard crew works best at that rate...
...three races so far this year, the Crimson has ignored the convention of sprinting when they are comfortably in the load. Were they to be pressed, however, the boat would go up to 40 for the final minute, and it is at such times that a crew's ability is really put to the test. It is only the instinctive ability to row well that can put a man through such a test...
...Crew is a Family Sport...