Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shell. This is a considerable them of difference and should the boat prove stiff as a new paper shell, will be a great advantage, as, if desirable the average weight of a crew could be brought up six pounds and still the heavier crew would have no more to pull through the water than the lighter in a paper shell. The result of this improvement will be looked for with great interest by all who are interested in rowing matters...
...jerking appearance is avoided by the simultaneous heave of the shoulders at the end of the stroke. Indeed, the dominent virtue of this system of rowing is its smoothness and freedom from all apparent effort. Even in the excitement of a race, when the men are trying to pull the blades off the oars, the continuous pendulum-like motion of the body at the end of the stroke effectually veils their frantic efforts...
...senior tug-of-war team is in training to pull Columbia Saturday afternoon...
...next pull was between '91 and '92. The teams were made up as follows...
...teams from all four classes will pull. They will be made as follows: '89, Grew, Raymond, Endicott, Perry, (anchor); '90, Jones, George, Tyson, Amory, (anchor); '91, De Normandie, Bass, McLellan, Higgins (anchor); '92, Grant, Smith, Motte, Allen, (anchor...