Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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John Clark switched from No. 7 to bow making the present varsity set-up: Coxwain, Eddie White; Stroke, Spike Chace; 7, Robinson Stevens; 6, Douglas Erickson; 5, John Gardiner; 4, Walter Kernan; 3, Dudley Talbot; 2, John Richards; Bow, John Clark...
...revised Jayvee shell now consists of: Bow, Harry Locke; 2, Buzz Hovey; 3, Dick Ninde; 4, John Senior; 5, Jack Radway; 6, Bill Huenekens; 7, Bill Dearborn; Stroke, Bill Rowe; Coxwain, Shortlidge...
...impossible to make any accurate predictions of the calibre of this year's crew until the stroke gets higher. So far it has not gone above 23 strokes per minute. Bolles is confident that he will know the true value of this year's crop of oarsmen after the vacation practice. Unless the weather becomes warmer Bolles will not raise the stroke, until the first race of the year with M.I.T. and Rutgers on the Charles on April...
...really very little difference between the two boats. Being very open-minded towards his oarsmen, Bolles will not hesitate to make changes in his first boat if he thinks it is for the good of the crew. "Spike" Chace, captain of the Varsity, is one sure choice for the stroke position, although even he will be closely pressed by Bill Rowe and Barr Comstock. Jim Curwen, Freshman pace-setter last spring, has decided to stick to swimming this year...
...first Varsity boat at present consists of: Stroke, Chace; No. 7, Clark; No. 6, Erickson; No. 5, Gardiner, J.; No. 4, Kernan, W.; No. 3, Talbot, D.; No. 2, Richards; Bow, Ninde; Cox, Shortildge or White. Bolles plans to keep four crews through the spring vacation. The list of men on these boats will be announced tomorrow...