Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...launching the barge, but after they once got off, the rowing was fair. There was a noticeable lack of swing and the reach was very short. The following men made up the crew: Thomas, bow, Weed, 2; Travis, 3; Jones, 4; Chase, 5; Hunt, 6; Powers, 7; Watriss, stroke; Kidder, coach. They stayed out about an hour when the men in the first crew took their places in the barge. They were seated in the following order Hubbard, bow; Dewey, 2; Rantoul, 3; Porter, 4; Steadman 5; Goddard, 6; Kidder, 7; Cheney, stroke; Carpenter, '89, coach. Watriss took Cheney...
...Ninety crew went out at about three. It was made of the following men: Gorham, bow; Bigelow, 2, Wells, 3, Chamberlin, 4; Darling, 5; Matthews, 6; Pulsifer, 7; Vaughan, stroke. Lewis, who is trying for the position, acted as coxswain. After the crew had been out for some time, Captain Crehore took a seat in the boat...
...class crew made its appearance soon after the juniors and were seated in the boat in the following order: Perkins acting as coach, Proctor, 2; Hathaway, 3; Marvin, 4; Bartholow, 5; Parker, 6; Hight, 7; Dustan, stroke. For some time only seven men rowed, but finally the eight was made up by Storrow, who rowed...
...first 'Varsity crew went out about four o'clock. The men were: Staunton, '89, bow; Perkins, '91, 2; Sanford, 3; Alexander, L. S., 4; Finlay, '91, 5; Longworth, '91 6; Hutchinson, 7; Herrick, '90, (captain), stroke. Storrow, '85, acted as coach. There were many at the boat-house watching the crews go out, and the interest in the rowing seemed to be great...
...Rogers, '90, S., is the most likely candidate, although the other new men are doing good work under the personal supervision of Captain Woodruff. Caldwell was out with the crew on Thursday and it will be decided in a day or two who is to stroke the crew...