Word: smoothing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...quarter of a mile beyond the Longwood bridge, the boat spaced well between strokes, which averaged about 30 a minute. The men caught the water with a vigor and pressed hard on their foot-braces at the beginning of each stroke. Flint at bow rowed in his usual smooth form. The four stern men have varied very little in their excellent work for more than a month. Filley at 8 has a good sense of time. Newhall who rows 7 has shown steady improvement throughout the year and backs up the stroke with a clean and smooth form. Number...
...second. Tappan rowed 2 at the beginning of the present season, but on March 14 he was shifted to the second eight. Recently he was changed from the port to the starboard side of the boat, where he rowed at number 3. Yesterday his form was smooth and his work vigorous, although his outrigger and stretcher were not adapted to his reach. The other men in the boat also rowed exceedingly well. Newhall at 7 has shown more improvement recently than any other man on the squad. He has overcome his tendency to start his body before...
...Harvard party arrived in Nashville early Wednesday morning, February 28, after a smooth trip by boat from Boston to Norfolk, Va., and a railroad trip through southern Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, broken by a stop of a few hours at Chattanooga, Tenn., to see Lookout Mountain and some of the other battlefields and monuments of the Civil War. On arrival in Nashville, the men were assigned to private houses for entertainment, and were cordially received and entertained throughout their stay...
...this year. In the second boat Fish was put in at six in place of Richards, who was moved to four. Kellogg was changed from four to two, while G. Bacon was tried in the four oar. The University crew went down stream to the Magazine street beach, where smooth water was found...
...crews rowed up to Brighton in easy stretches. Captain Filley coached from his position, as Wray was absent. The stroke was kept low and the boat spaced well between strokes. The blade work was smooth...