Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Both Columbia crews have arrived, but Yale has not yet made its appearance. The university crew of Columbia is much lighter than the one of last year, but rows in far better form and is undoubtedly much faster, at least for a short distance. The freshmen are a light, quick set of men, but do not row in good form, and one wonders that they get over the water as fast as they do. Both crews seem determined to make a good record...
...lose her customary indifference, and the merits of the crews and of the new stroke were the topics of conversation on every hand. At last, July 27th came, and with it the usual rush of collegians to Worcestes. A ball match and several races of minor importance were quickly finished, and at three o'clock in the afternoon of an almost perfect day, the Crimson and the Blue for the fifth time in the history of inter-collegiate boating, confronted each other. From the banks as well as from a countless number of steamboats and small craft, fluttered strips...
...quick stroke won yesterday in the Harvard class race. It is, however, by no means sure that the usual slower stroke, as pulled by the university crew, would not-if thoroughly mastered-have carried the seniors to a still more creditable victory. It will be a mistake in Cambridge boating if the university crew is deprived of the ability to fill sudden vacancies in its boat by drawing men from the class eight, simply because class captains prefer to try a fancy stroke for a two-mile race...
...There are only four or five cuts allowed, which, if successful, inflict wounds on the brow, cheek, or chin. The only really dangerous cut is a straight, down ward stroke on the head, which may open the skull but is easily guarded. The favorite stroke is performed by a quick, dexterous turn of the wrist, and inflicts a scratch in the neck under the chin. A surgeon is always at hand to decide upon the gravity of the wound. Rare instances occur in which a student is killed in a duel, in which case his adversary is confined...
They have discarded the old Harvard swing and adopted a stroke closely resembling that used by professionals, which consists of a shorter body-swing, a longer slide and a quick recover. The advantage claimed for this stroke is that, with it, more power can be exerted, as legs, back, and arms are used simultaneously. Although Yale abandoned a similar stroke after last year's defeat, the seniors feel confident that for a two-mile race it can be made a success. It must be admitted that they propel their boat through the water at a rate, which would...