Word: port
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday Mr. Mumford coached the University crew in the tank. Bull's sprained wrist was enough better to allow him to row in his old place at stroke, but J. F. Perkins is still ill and on account of the scarcity of port oars no one rowed at two. A new set of oars for the tank arrived yesterday from Shaw, and tomorrow the whole crew will row together again...
Yesterday afternoon for the first time in several days the whole 'Varsity crew squad was out for practice. A number of port oars have been broken recently, and number two's place was consequently left vacant. Captain Goodrich did all the coaching and Moulton rowed in his place at 7. The order of the crew was as follows...
...room conducted by Harvard men for fishermen on the Boston T Wharf has been open daily since January 6. As the need for such a room had long been felt, the success of the undertaking has proved complete. Financial support has been forthcoming through the kindness of the Boston Port Society, and the interest taken by the fish merchants and the seamen themselves has proved most gratifying...
...boat travels well when the men are at their best. The trouble is that some port man always spoils a good stretch by hitting the water on the recover after 50 or 100 strokes, causing the boat to roll, and spoiling the beat so sought...
There is a marked difference between the starboard and port oars. The starboard oars are about as nearly perfect as they can be, but the port oars are uneven. The time is broken by stroke and by four, which causes the shell to ride down to the port side...