Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...making the number now at work fifteen. The tank fills the expectations of the management, although there are still some drawbacks in its working. The lowering of the water from twenty-eight to twenty inches has proved a slight improvement, but the crew are unable as yet to pull more than twenty strokes a minute without over-exertion. The difficulty might, perhaps, be obviated were the men supplied with oars especially made to overcome the resistance of the tank. These could hardly be made, however, except after a long series of experiments, which would not be finished in time...
...other branch of athletics, and it would be unfortunate if she now lost her interest even in that direction. There will be another meeting early next week, and it desired that enough men will present themselves as candidates so that two strong teams can be formed to pull against each other, and thus give the men better practice than they generally get when they are obliged to pull against cleats...
...candidates for the Yale tug-of-war team went into training Thursday. Next Tuesday evening arrangements have been made for a pull with the team of Co. B., 2d Regiment, who are the champions of America...
...Saturday, sixteen of the candidates for the university crew took their first pull from the Shawmut boat house. The water was slightly rough, but, on the whole, satisfactory. The first crew was made up as follows: Bow, Pulsifer, '90; 2, Cumnock, '91; 3, Perkins, '91; 4, Sears, '89; 5, Finlay, '91; 6, Tilton, '90; 7, Hutchinson, '90; stroke, Herrick, '90. Coached by J. J. Storrow, '85. The crew rowed about three-quarters of an hour and did fairly good work. Upon their return a second crew, composed mainly of new men, went...
Stroke, Cross, '88, 162 lbs., has had considerable experience as stroke of his class crew and commands the confidence of all the crew as a very regular stroke. He swings to port at the end of the pull and jerks his hands in very fast, but is rather slow in getting them out again...