Word: evenements
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...source of all the trouble seems to be that the men finish the stroke with their arms alone instead of using their legs also. This makes the finish, which should be the strongest part of the stroke, the weakest, causes the boat to settle badly, and prevents running up even a fairly high stroke for any considerable distance...
...trials of the 100 yards dash Schick defeated both Arnstein and Hargrave in even time, while Haigh defeated Moulton in 10 1-5 seconds. Schick won the final heat in the record breaking time of 9 4-5 seconds with Moulton two yards behind him in second place. Arnstein who followed within a foot of Moulton took third place from Haigh by a few inches. Harvard 20, Yale...
With a half mile left to go and the crews almost even, the Weld eight began to raise the stroke gradually for the final spurt, rowing 35 to the minute. The navy was rowing only about one point higher and slowly fell a few feet behind again, where they remained until the last quarter of a mile was reached. Here they set in with a final determined effort to win, raising the stroke to 38 for a long, hard spurt. The Weld crew at once responded, however, by raising the stroke to 37, which proved to be much more effective...
...stroke, and the crew started down-stream in unchanged order under the coaching of E.C. Storrow '89. Special attention was given to the method of applying the power, particularly at the finish of the stroke. The crew seemed to show a little improvement, rowing well together, with an even beat, and more life. In a half mile stretch on the way home, when the crew was rowing 28, they seemed to space well and travel fast, but it is impossible to gauge the speed of the eight when they are not beside the second. I. P. Dana '71, captain...
...brushes on the way home the second crew gained slightly on the first, rowing a somewhat higher stroke and with more life though with a less even beat. E. C. Storrow '89 aided Mr. Higginson in the coaching...