Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Newell Law School crew is not so well together, although there are several experienced men in the boat. Sheafe has been rowing occasionally, but will not be in the race. At present, the chief fault is a tendency to row out of the boat and to rush the slides. This makes the boat unsteady and prevents a good beat. The order is: Stroke, Blake; 7, Bolling; 6, Swift; 5, Perkins; 4, Marvin; 3, Schoyer; 2, Farley; bow, Stetson...
...Weld Law School boat are powerful, but they do not get the full weight of their strong leg drive. They have a tendency to rush the slides, causing them io hang at the catch and to clip...
...Newell Law School crew is better together, but the men do not get their power on from the stretcher; they are also slow with their hands and rush their slides...
...afternoon. The Newell crews on the whole seem more advanced than the Weld, although the latter have improved rapidly since going on the river. The Newell men seem to have less leg drive but they make up for this by having better control of their slides. They do not rush so badly and keep their boats steadier. The blade work, naturally is still rather rough in all the crews...
...experience. They are rather short forward, lack snap, and slump at the finish of the stroke. The Weld Freshmen, though smaller than the Newell, have had more experience. At present they do not row well together, and as a result their boat rolls badly. They have a tendency to rush their slides and hang at the full reach...