Word: oars
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...swings towards his oar, and goes back too far Should use his stretchers better and not break his arms so soon...
...Goes back too far and does not get any body reach. He meets his oar and breaks his arms too soon...
...this year's crew. As a matter of fact the crew will be made up of men who have had little experience in the University boat. Carter does a great deal of the coaching while the men are at work in the tank. In regard to the stroke oar of the boat nothing can be said at present; Caldwell may or may not stroke again. The recent newspaper account of the affair was a matter of complete surprise to the whole university...
...design submitted by George H. Ford for the trophies for the '88 Yale crew consists of a ring in the form of an oar, shaped like a snake ring, with the blade resting on the outside of the finger and bearing in blue enamel Yale vs. Harvard. The owner's name and date will be cut on the inside of the ring...
Yesterday Captain Herrick tried the effect of attaching strips to the back of the oar-blades, and this no doubt will have the desired result of counteracting excessive pressure on the blades. Other slight changes will of course be made during the year. The tank, however, is at present working almost as well as can be expected...