Word: shorten
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crew as a whole is keeping better time than it has been, and the boat is kept fairly well on her keel. The time of the port side, however, is poor. The men do not reach very far forward, and in this way shorten the stroke somewhat. Their leg drive is good, but they are still apt to rush at the end of their recover...
Hawkins, bow, is apt to shorten the stroke; his blade and body work are excellent...
...three. This crew is erratic in its work, some days going very well and on others taking an inexcusable slump. Adams sets a lively stroke and keeps his crew up to their work. His fault which is the chief fault of the crew is a tendency to shorten. Marvin and Byrd in the middle of the boat are tall men and have had some experience in four rowing; both row a fairly long stroke. Robinson at bow is a new man; he rowed bow on the Weld '98 crew last year and is strong but slow...
...first and led by about a length at the half mile. On the last half Worcester pulled up, but the Freshmen spurted at the finish and won by half a length. They rowed about 36 strokes to the minute and kept well together. There was a tendency, however, to shorten on the finish. The Worcester crew rowed a short professional stroke...
...noticeable feature of the race was the excellent stroke set by Conroy for '99. He kept the stroke long and steady. In comparison '98's stroke tended to shorten at the finish, but the crew rowed better together than...