Word: pull
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...teams will pull at 5.30 this afternoon...
...Allen of '80 will coxswain the Union eight next Thursday in the race against the 'Varsity. The Union men are to pull as follows: Bacon, '80, (stroke); Williams, (2); F. Peabody, (3); Smith, '79, (4); Brigham, '80, (5); E. Peabody, E. T. S., (6); Dana, '74, (7); Jones...
...rowing machine in use at Cornell, says the Sun, is on the hydraulic principle, but has but one cylinder for all four men instead of one cylinder for each of four men, as is usual on hydraulic rowing machines. The two bow men pull on one yoke, and the two stern men on another. These yokes are pivoted on a cross head to the piston. By this arrangement the two bow men and the two stern men must pull exactly alike. It can be seen whether they take the stroke at the same time and pull alike...
...form, and much more hard work will be required to put the crew in good shape. The time of the whole crew is bad and the oars are allowed to sliver out at the finish, thus shortening the stroke at a vital point; No. 8 especially, does not pull his oar through, which is a bad fault in a stroke oar. No. 7 swings in and six meets; four and five have no snap and shoot slowly; five clips and four settles at the finish. No. 3 drops his head at the full reach, goes back too far, clips...
...rapid improvement during the recess, and the result of their spurt with the juniors on Saturday has served to raise them in the estimation of boating men. In general the form is good for a freshman crew, the swing is uniform and the catch hard and well together; they pull a long stroke, and the oars fall together, but are not pulled clear through. Stroke is rowing in excellent form and bids fair to be an oar of some promise. No. 7, however, does not back him up well. No. 5 slivers out badly...