Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...losing speed in his return." The sole reason, therefore, why "on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America" lies in the general rule that men cannot hit quickly and hard too. The speed of the return depends upon the quality of the stroke, and an accurate gauging of the position of the ball. Consequently, unless the player is too near the net, the longer he waits, the better. The point is that a man should strike as soon as he is prepared. It is often good strategically and it gains time...
...time three were at work. It is early as yet to give any criticism on the individual rowing of the men, but a word might be said about the general style of the first ten. There is noticeable a lack of snap in the first part of the stroke, and also too much carelessness about keeping stroke especially towards the bow; while most of the men fail to swing forward far enough. The stroke has not yet been decided upon, and until one is found the work of the crew must necessarily be somewhat retarded. A number...
...Yale crew are now being coached every day by Captain Flanders, who pulled bow oar on the last year's crew. The "Cooke stroke" differs in a marked degree from the stroke of last year. The former stroke was a short sweep, with a quick recover ; now the sweep is very long, the recovery slow. In the former stroke the legs and back were used in a quick, jerky manner, which is now superseded by not using the legs at all, the back being kept rigid until the completion of the stroke...
...beginning of the college year. Much doubt was expressed as to the result of such a course and many wiseacres shook their heads over what they deemed the degeneracy of boating at Harvard. The time too, which was selected for the experiment seemed most unfortunate, for we lost our stroke and so many changes were made in the boat that the crew was finally selected only about three weeks before the Columbia race. Yet it has very generally been conceded that in point of style and finish the crew of 1883 was inferior to no eight Harvard has ever...
...university crew is at present rowing in the following order, Keith '85 bow ; Mumford, '84, 2; Borland, '86, 3; Yocum, '85, 4; Hamlin, '86, 5; Cabot, '86, 6; Storrow, '85, 7; and Perkins, '84 stroke...