Word: slug
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...deal of practice with a very slow recover has developed in the men better control of slides than has been seen in most of the recent. University eights, but at a stroke much over thirty, especially when the men are tired after two or three miles, a tendency to slug, with the blades high off the water, is still apparent...
...improving rapidly and the boat is now moving more smoothly. The men get a good finish in their stroke, but lack the hard biting catch so marked in the Yale crew; they do not catch hard enough or quick enough. The crew has also shown a tendency to slug and yank the oars through the water instead of sweeping them through with a long, steady pull. These faults, however, are fast becoming eradicated by coaching, and today the crew is rowing more smoothly and with more power. The crew is a strong, hard-working eight, well able to stand...
...Pieper '03 does not get down on ground balls and covers very little territory. He is a weak thrower, and at the bat tries to hit too hard. A. Black '03 is slow in getting his throw off. He is a fair batter, with a tendency to slug. J. S. Lovering '03 is slow, and an awkward thrower. He bats fairly well. W. M. Rockwell '03 is a fair fielder, but slow in getting his throw off. At the bat he has a tendency to settle and step away. E. Bowditch '03 is fast on his feet, and fights...
...stroke is a promising man and has had considerable experience in rowing, having stroked the winning interscholastic crew last year and the winning fall Freshman eight. He is light but has the power, endurance and life to row a strong race. George at 7 is clumsy and tends to slug when he is tired, but is a powerful man and has clean watermanship. Whitwell at 6 has held his place throughout the season and shown steady improvement; he is heavy but has the strength to pull his weight. Graydon, No. 5, is one of the smoothest and most powerful oars...