Word: oars
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...class races have come and gone. Naturally enough three quarters of the undergraduates are to-day in the depths of despondency, while the other fraction of the college is correspondingly elated. Yet, barring the unfortunate occurence which deprived eighty-six of one of its most powerful oars, and leaving out of account the accident which partially disabled the eighty-eight boat, it must be admitted that the race between the two winning crews was won on its merits. While eighty-seven is to be heartily congratulated on its success, we cannot refrain from giving a word of sympathy to eighty...
...eight, composed of several old boating men, or the substitutes of the class crews, is rowing on the river every day. Mr. Curtis is rowing stroke oar...
Rantoul, who has been absent during vacation, will probably take a seat in the boat on his return. The individual faults of the men are the following: No. 1 faces his oar too much and dips too deep; No. 2 also faces his oar too much; No. 3 clips and swings in; No. 4 does not pull his oar through; No. 5 settles at the finish; No. 6 takes too deep a dip; No. 7 hangs at the full reach; stroke meets and allows his oar to sliver...
...freshman crew, more than any other, shows the need of a regular coach. The crew is still rowing on stationary seats, and slowly learning how to pull the oar blades through the water. The crew can hardly be expected to take better than fourth place in the class races. There is, however, good material in the two eights for a crew, which ought to be in good shape by the time of the race with the Columbia freshman crew...
...different members of this crew clip part of the stroke after hanging a short time on the full reach. The body swing is not bad, but of watermanship, have still considerable to learn. The oars are dipped too deep, and in consequence come out before the end of the stroke. The freshmen crew has had so short a time on the water, that a more detailed criticism cannot well be given, and, indeed, would not give a fair idea of the capabilities of the crew. The individuals have not yet fallen into special faults, but all show a lack...