Word: slides
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sophomore crew rowed in the usual order yesterday afternoon. As a whole, the crew is slowly improving, but the tendency is to rush the slide at the start and not to hold it long enough...
...ninety-five crew has been rowing in the shell for two days under the coaching of Davis, Purdon and Stackpole '95. The stroke has been modified somewhat of late. The general fault of the crew as a whole seems to be a tendency to rush the slide. Yesterday the order of the crew was: Stroke, Pierce; 7, Cameron; 6, Potter; 5, Manning; 4, Greene; 3, Pillsbury; 2, Capen; bow, Stevenson...
...order of the crew was changed. Stevenson returned to No. 7, Watriss rowed 6 and Shepard was put in at No. 2. Jennings has not rowed during the past two days on account of a cold and his place at No. 3 was taken by Damon. Nine inches of slide were used, an increase of a few inches since the crew began using the slide a few days...
...house on a four mile stretch from the Craigie Bridge, they met the sophomores, also going up the river, and a lively race of half a mile ensued. Neither crew gained any decided advantage, though the 'varsity was rowing with strapped seats while the sophomores were using their full slide...
Saturday, Watriss, who has not been rowing for the past two weeks on account of a sprain, once more joined the crew. He rowed at No. 4 in place of Manning. The crew is using no slide at present. The body work of the men is well together and their watermanship noticeably good for this period of the rowing season...