Word: finishers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Glidden jerks his arms at the finish and is uncertain at catch...
...substitute, 159 lbs.; Sedgewick, 169 lbs.; Lay, 171 lbs.; Tishel, 168 lbs.; and Pope. 156 lbs. The average weight of the crew is 166 lbs. Its chief faults are: Poor time, slowness in starting the slide, at the beginning of the recover, a tendency to bury oars at the finish, to kick out the slides on the catch, to buck and a general carelessness in regard to the work...
Rantoul does not get his oar into the water at full reach quickly enough and pulls his arms in too rapidly at the finish. Powers also has this last fault...
While each man has his own particular fault to work over, the general crew work is good. The stroke is rapid and reliable, leaving the men at finish in excellent position to make the next stroke. This is due mainly to the fact that the men are driving the boat altogether with back and legs, and after breaking arms only a steady pressure is maintained to sweep the oar to the finish...
...rowing yet on fixed seats and are not feathering. The object of this is to secure long body swing with arms straight and a firm finish. The time has greatly improved of late and the men are getting more snap at the catch. It looks now as if those defects which have caused so much criticism on Harvard's rowing will be remedied...