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...crew is now well together, but there is a general tendency to shorten the stroke, especially in the longer stretches. For a quarter or a half mile, the work is satisfactory, but there seems to be a lack of stamina and endurance in several positions in the boat which shows in the long stretches...
...Club, in ten minutes and thirteen seconds. The crew spaced better and travelled faster during the last mile than they did during the first and at the finish they ran the stroke up to 35 to the minute without any difficulty. Their chief fault is an occasional tendency to shorten at five and six which effects all the bow oars. Yesterday the boat showed marked improvement in this respect. The change at seven has not, as might be expected, in the least upset the boat. Hartwell is accustomed to rowing behind Wolcott, and seven has all along been...
...results of these two years do not by any means prove that the style attempted was wrong. Nevertheless, it seemed safer in '99 to shorten the body swing a little, lengthen the slide, and seat the men lower in the boat, and the same style and rigging have been kept...
...broad jump, as Daly, shirk, Ristine and Harris have all cleared 22 feet or more, while the Yale men have as yet failed to cover 21 feet. But both Daly and Ristine are suffering from injuries which will necessitate their taking off with the wrong foot, and will probably shorten their distances considerably. Ellsworth of Yale may therefore get a place...
...order of the Weld Sophomore crew has been unchanged since the beginning of the season. As a result their work is smoother and more regular than that of the other crews. The bow men have a tendency to shorten when the stroke is high, but this is hardly noticeable. Stroke, G. Bancroft, 163; 7, Ladd, 183; 6, Shuebruk, 179; 5, Emory, 168; 4, Colby, 174; 3, Grew, 172; 2, Brooks, 163; bow, Covel, 159; cox., Boothby...