Word: oarsman
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...oarsman put it, in a scene right out of the Wizard of Oz, the oarsmen began gathering around the Wicked Witch of Newell celebrating the victory of the dazed yardling rower. "We won! The Erg is dead...
...freshman oarsman lay sprawled on the Newell boathouse floor. The ergometer (rowing machine) he had challenged to a five-minute bout had gallantly thrown him to the floor before relinquishing its dying gasp. Its life line, in the form of a broken cable, had been severed. The Erg was dead...
What is it about this rather innocent contraption that can lead crowds to cheer its defeat or induce lightweight oarsman Bill Chapman to respond to its mere mention with a vehement "I hate fuckin' ergs...
...indoor rowing scene. Daily workouts down by the riverside include weightlifting, splashes in the indoor tanks, and treks up and down the seats of Harvard stadium. Last Saturday, for instance, John Higginson's lightweight varsity contingent headed up the Soldiers Field steps 75 times, which, according to one oarsman, is equivalent to climbing the stairs of the Empire State building twice over...
Parker's troubles stemmed from his innovative seat-racing concept, by which the most qualified oarsmen are selected for the first boat. This process calls for two boats to race, and then, after one oarsman from each exchange places, the boats race again, and the times are compared...