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...crew has also shown improvement during the last week and are now rowing in very promising form. The stroke has been lengthened out and the men nearly all use their weigt very well. There is, however, a general tendencyto shorten, especially when the crew has been rowing for a distance...
...crew has a tendency to shorten on the body work, to be late in applying the power, and to lack life on the recover. The crew keep the boat on its keel in fairly good form and they are spacing well. With an improvement in time and snap the crew should make a creditable showing...
...short on his body reach. Kernan, 7, and Fitzgerald, 6, tend to clip. Pierce (captain) 5, does not feather his oar enough. Emery, 4, rushes his slide. Sherburne, 3, tends to row short and to clip, as does Morrill at 2. Bedford, at bow, lacks life and tends to shorten...
Ninety-eight is rowing very well, though they show a slight tendency to shorten. Their leg drive is fair, but they do not get a very good body swing. Their order is: Stroke, H. Adams; 7, Moulton; 6, Ames; 5, Wadsworth; 4, Marvin; 3, Fuller; 2, Kinnicutt; bow, T. Adams...
...Wednesday of next week. Probably, however, the second crew will be kept at work for some time longer. McDuffie has now returned and is back in his old place at 7. The crew is rowing fairly well on the easy stretches, but they show a tendency to shorten when they begin to row harder. The order of the first crew has been: Stroke, Marvin; 7, McDuffie; 6, Swift; 5, Whitbeck, Adams; 4, Donald; 3, Farley; 2, Richardson; bow, Dibblee...