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Word: hangings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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Stroke - Must sit up to it well. especially at the finish. Should be careful not to hang at the full reach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '88 Crew. | 5/3/1887 | See Source »

...Goes back too far. Must pull his oar in more smoothly, and not jerk at the finish. Should be careful to use his outside hand. Apt to hang and catch behind stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '88 Crew. | 5/3/1887 | See Source »

Stroke - Must be careful not to hang. Settles at the finish. Should keep a good grip with outside hand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '89 Crew. | 2/21/1887 | See Source »

...substitute. Is rather slow in his movements. Should show rather more life, and should be careful not to hang, especially at the finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 1/19/1887 | See Source »

...will be seen, the same general faults run straight through the boat. The whole crew should be very careful about the time, and should keep their arms perfectly straight. Then, too, they must remember to keep their shoulders down. But perhaps the most noticeable fault is the hang at the finish. The men, especially stroke, should come right forward at the end of each stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 1/19/1887 | See Source »

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