Word: hangs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshman crew rowed in the tank yesterday afternoon, the first crew rowing in the following order: Stroke, Byrd; 7, Clark, 6, Glidden, 5, Heath; 4, Swain; 3, Biddle; 2, Brown; bow, Saltonstall. The crew as a whole lacks control of its slides and has also a tendency to hang at the full reach. The watermanship is good. More particular faults are a tendency in Byrd to break his arms at the catch. Swain at 4 pulls round and is slow about getting his oar away at the finish...
...crew rowed in the tank yesterday afternoon. Their work showed the same general tendencies as formerly, the inclination to hang at the full reach being still marked...
...principal fault of the crew is, that the men do not row the stroke way through, and have a tendency to hang at the full reach. The men are also slow in turning back on their oars after the catch...
Stroke. H. Sampson, weight 150 lbs. Has an excellent idea of keeping the stroke long, but is inclined to hang at the full reach and swing out badly away from...
...crew, as a whole, has a fair idea of the way to use their legs, but there is a strong tendency to hang at the full reach. The blade work is necessarily poor, considering the short time the crew has been on the water...