Word: slide
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...well, but does not finish the stroke through strongly as he uses up his leg power too soon and carries the weight of the finish on his back and arms alone. Bancroft at 6 showed in the last mile of the time row a noticeable lack of leg and slide control. His strength, however, is very effective and makes up for any other slight deficiencies. Ladd at 5 is often late at the catch, but is soon coached out of the fault after a row is well started. Harding yesterday replaced Lawrence at 4. Lawrence tended to be late...
Hartwell at bow is small, but very effective. He also tends to overreach after taking his full slide...
Switzer, No. 2, has no control over his legs, and rushes badly, falling over at the full reach when he has finish dousing his slide. He holds his stroke through better than the other...
...radical change in the old Yale stroke has been made this year. The former custom of following the body swing with a leg drive has been replaced by the simultaneous action of both leg and body. The body swing and the slide have been shortened, and a sharper, more snappy stroke has resulted. The breadth of the oars has been increased in the first boat to 7 1-4 inches, and in the second boat to 6 1-2 inches from 6 inches last year. The new cedar shell made by Ruddock of New York has arrived and will...
...time. Williams is at present stroking the latter boat. Holt, the bow oar, and Warmoth, the stroke of last year's freshman crew, Williams and Cameron have been tried at stroke in the first boat. Blagden also of the last freshman crew--No. 7--has been at that slide in the first boat for a few days and is doing good work, Niedecken having been moved back to Griswold's place at No. 3. The crew rowed in this order the last day of the term: Bow, Atkinson '01; 2, Cameron '00; 3, Niedecken '00; 4, Wickes '00; 5, Auchincloss...