Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sophomores are not all back from their vacations, but the crew is regularly at work. Yesterday the crew rowed in the following order: Stroke, Keith; 7, Homans; 6, E. D. Marsh; 5, J. E. Thayer; 4, Peterson; 3, Bowen; 2, Bemis; bow, Newhall. Of these Keith alone rowed last year. Capt. Storrow has not yet taken his place in the boat, and Hansen and Sutton are still absent. Gilman is trying for the University...
...University Crew took their first practice pull in the gymnasium yesterday, rowing only one hundred strokes. The following-named men occupied the places: Stroke, Curtis; 7, Clarke; 6, Hammond; 5, Belshaw; 4, Gilman; 3, Cabot; 2, Hutchinson; bow, Mumford. Cabot filled Perkins' place temporarily, owing to the latter's illness. Sawyer probably will not begin to row for some time...
...Perin had a stroke of apoplexy Tuesday morning and is now lying very low at Mrs. Brown's boarding house...
Lincoln, at No. 5, settles at finish, twists his body, hangs, and is apt to row a very disjointed stroke, while Harrison rows stiffly with a short reach, bending his arms too soon. Both men, however, are light, with considerable strength, and can undoubtedly be put into good form...
...swings back too far, jerks at the finish and keeps poor time. He also rows with crooked arms and does not put life enough into the stroke...