Word: smooth
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Senior first eight have been together for nearly two weeks, and have developed a long, smooth stroke. The men are powerful, and would show up well against a head wind; but they seem to be unable to row a high stroke. They row well together, but their work does not show the life and dash that it should...
...order of the Junior crew has been unsettled all spring, no one combination having been used for more than a week at a time. The frequent changes have severely handicapped the crew, and their time is none to good. Individually, the men are smooth oarsmen, but they do not work together as they might. Their slide work is fair, and the boat has plenty of snap and drive...
...Freshmen have a great advantage over the upperclass crews in that they have rowed in practically the same order since early in April. They row a long and smooth stroke, and the boat runs well between strokes...
...stroke early last week, and Fahnestock was put in for two days until he was taken up on the University squad. On Monday Ball was tried, and he will undoubtedly be kept in that position. The crew has improved rapidly in the last three days. They are fairly smooth, very long, and have plenty of power, but they still lack life and ability to row a high stroke...
...this week, and consequently Vaughan has been changed from 2 to bow and Haines has been put in his place. The boat has been fairly steady and there is plenty of snap in the work, but the time has not been so good nor the rowing in general so smooth as before the changes...