Word: oarsman
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...longer tenable, still less is it possible to deny the merits of the sliding seat. Hanlan could never have made the time he has without this Yankee notion. It is now frequently balanced on glass balls that permit it to move with the least possible friction as the oarsman stretches forward to grasp the water...
George Hosmer, the oarsman, says the present Harvard crew is remarkably strong and well trained, and altogether the best college crew he has ever seen. - Yale News...
...become so fashionable at Yale for single scullers and other venturesome oarsmen to upset in the harbor, that a light skiff is kept in readiness at the boat house to rescue all those who think enthusiasm the only thing needed to make a man an accomplished oarsman...
...reported that Hanlan, the famous oarsman, is coaching the Harvard 'Varsity crew. - Yale News...
...general feeling of dissatisfaction which has been openly expressed, and put the question of reconsideration. If that is carried, and we sincerely trust for the honor of the college that it will be, then we suggest that a committee of three be appointed, consisting of a graduate oarsman, the captain of the 'Varsity crew, and the captain of the '89 freshman crew, to meet a similar committee from Columbia, and formally to decide upon the fitness of the course. As Yale is the challenging party, the decision in the matter lies with Columbia and Harvard, and with them alone...