Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Juniors seem to be the best developed upperclass crew. Their work is smooth and snappy, and they can row a high stroke without going to pieces. They are about on a par with the Freshmen, and if the race were to be rowed now the contest between these two crews would be very close...
...work last fall consisted of very slow paddling, and the stroke was kept low with the aim of teaching the crew to row smoothly. Considerable time was devoted to trying out strokes in all three crews on the squad. In the first crew Bacon was tried for the first month, and then Sargent was put in. At the end of the fall rowing a race was held over the four mile course in order to try out the men; and the rowing of the University crew in that race was fairly smooth. This spring six men picked from the dormitory...
...tried at stroke, and then Morgan was tried for two weeks. On March 23 Sargent was taken back into the first boat where he has since remained. The only other change in the make-up of the crew was the shifting of Waid to 5. By making the rowing smooth the work at a low stroke last fall accomplished the desired end; and the crew has developed fairly well this spring. The showing of the last few days has been below par, but nearly a week remains to round off the crew. The two-mile race with a lighter crew...
...mile course on the Severn runs from northwest to southeast, and is about four miles up from the mouth of the river. High land on both sides makes it a very smooth course in ordinary winds...
...work of the University crew was poor from the start, with a noticeable hang at the finish and no life in the catch. The pull through was not smooth, and the boat ran badly between strokes. On the whole, the showing of the crew was disappointing. Today and tomorrow the practice will be devoted to racing starts...