Word: slower
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...surprised to learn how its crew is getting along. Every boating man knows that their material is good and judging from their performance last fall many have predicted great things of them in the spring, But at present their rowing is ridiculous, not to say disgraceful. They are vastly slower now than they were last fall! If, after six months training they are slower than they were when they began, how slow will they be after nine months? What are we to think of the coaching they have received...
...last that it was hard to believe that the latter moved at all. An ordinary freshman crew ought to keep up with the 'varsity for half a mile without any trouble when both are going easily. Judging from this, '92 is some eight lengths to the half-mile slower than the average freshman crew...
...began at the rate of twenty strokes to the minute, but they soon ran up to twenty-nine; this was found to bring a very heavy pressure upon the bow, as the flow of the circuitous current necessarily is much slower there than at the stern. To rectify this the blades of the bow oars will require larger bores. The outriggers were also defective in many respects, particularly those of 1, 5, 7, and 8, which were too high. It will probably be some time before everything is in perfect working order as chances for improvements cannot fail...
...better hold on the water at the beginning of the stroke, but the finish still falls short of being as clean as it should be. They have a magnificent swing, and at times good control of boat and slides. For the past two or three weeks a slower stroke-30 or 31 per minute-has been used than that which the crew rowed earlier in the spring -33 or 34 per minute. In the race the regular stroke will be about 33 or 34, possibly as low as 32, and it is not expected that it will be raised...
...comparing the Intercollegiate records of the country with those of England we find the following facts: In the broad jump we do not equal the Englishmen, but in the high jump our records are much better. In the long distance events our time is somewhat slower, but in the short distance the records are about the same. In putting the shot we have done better, while the records in throwing the hammer show about an equal amount of ability. In the hurdle race we are still inferior.- Yale News...