Word: keeps
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...finish. Besides these more prominent faults the crew as a whole do not catch the water quickly enough, and are a bit rough rough sometimes in their handling of the oars. Nevertheless, in spite of these faults, '98 should make a good race for first place. They keep their boat traveling very steadily on her keel, so that the men, individually powerful, can use their strength to the greatest advantage. Rust, last year's 'varsity coxswain, will steer the boat in the race. The ages, heights and weights of the men are as follows...
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...Graduate crew has been in its shell only a few times, and in consequence has not yet got shaken well together. The men row a short stroke with a hard finish and keep the boat on its keel fairly well. The stroke, however, must be lengthened out if the crew is to make a good showing in the race...
Dobyns, at stroke, is ragged in his blade work and fails to keep the stroke as long as it should be, but rows a snappy oar and sets a good place. Dubois, 7, lacks life on the catch and tends to carry the feather too far. Millard, 6, tends to meet his oar at the finish of the stroke. Wood, 5, settles at the finish and tends to drop over at the full reach. McBurney (captain) 4, rolls his head, but rows long and smoothly. Butler, 3, rows around his oar and his time is poor. Richards, 2, is very...
...crew has a tendency to shorten on the body work, to be late in applying the power, and to lack life on the recover. The crew keep the boat on its keel in fairly good form and they are spacing well. With an improvement in time and snap the crew should make a creditable showing...