Word: hitching
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...brush for half a mile in rough water, and the Freshmen won by about a length. In paddling down to the mark to start for the time row this afternoon, the University crew showed much better form than they have so far on the Thames, the prevalent hitch between strokes being hardly noticeable. For the first two miles of the time row the Freshman eight rowed with the University crew and kept about even with them except for a spurt at the finish, which put them slightly in the lead. While with the freshmen, the University crew, rowing about...
...illustrious example of "Honor Men." Mr. Long then referred to the characters of Charles Russell Lowell '54 and Roger Wolcott '70. "Look up to and associate with the star to which you hitch your wagon. These men were worthy of their deturs; be worthy of yours. The qualities which counted with them was that their characters rang true; they had a down-right, straightforward sense, honesty, and integrity of character. These are the foundations on which the Republic and the Commonwealth must rest...
...crew went to New London. The crew is steadier than last year's and physically is one of the strongest eights that Harvard has produced in recent years. The general watermanship, however, is poor, and the men are rough and awkward. The boat has shown a tendency to hitch between strokes, due to the men hanging at the full reach and rushing their slides. In this respect, however, they are improving rapidly and the boat is now moving more smoothly. The men get a good finish in their stroke, but lack the hard biting catch so marked in the Yale...