Word: stroked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Coach Stevens explained that one of the greatest difficulties last year was in developing stroke oars. He believes that he has three capable strokes now in Robert Winthrop '26, W. K. Rice '27; and Barrett Scudder '27, "I believe" said Coach Stevens, "that Crew X could trim the best crew we had together at any time last fall. And I expect a constant improvement will be noticeable from...
...eight stroked by Winthrop rowed particularly well yesterday afternoon. Maintaining a stroke at least two points lower than the crew stroked by Rice, crew X still pulled ahead gradually. At present Coach Stevens is devoting most of his time to form, and there have been no sprints or racing starts indulged in by the three eights under his direct tutelage. The timing and spacing occupied his attention yesterday afternoon in the eight mile workout...
Critics disagreed over the performance of O. P. Heggie as Minick. Some said he caught completely the blithe spirit of the old man who upset the household by staying too long in the bathroom mornings. Others averred that he "photographed" the character instead of painting it with the sure stroke of a creator. Phyllis Povah, on the other hand, was credited with the most distinguished work of her not undistinguished career. The rest of the cast, the atmosphere and the direction were judged satisfactory...
...Philippine knot awaits the unraveling of the courts-or the Alexandrine stroke of Congress...
Captain S. B. Kelley '25 is rowing bow on crew X. Robert Winthrop '26, at stroke, and G. R. Johnson '25 at seat 5 are the other veterans in this boat. Crew Y, with the exception of Sutherland at number six, is composed of members of last year's Freshman squad, and with W. L. Rice '27 at stroke is attracting Coach Steven's attention. Crew Z is made up of men, many of whom saw service on the second University eight last year. This crew promises to furnish spirited opposition later in the fall in the sprints with other...