Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Stroke, Hale...
Baldwin and Tooker are new men. All other members of the crew are old ones. They are rowing about the same stroke as last year. They catch the water easily and get a very strong finish. Their body work is wretched. They do not bring their legs down together. The blade work is the best on the river. The time is very good. During the last few days, under the careful coaching of Mr. James Storrow, the crew has made wonderful improvement...
...Stroke, Perkins...
Teemer speaks very unfavorably of the stroke rowed by the 'Varsity crew...
...opportunity to row both in the morning and afternoon. The 'varsity crew have just commenced rowing in a shell, and have not yet succeeded in overcoming the faults which become evident upon a change from a barge to a shell. Cross, '88, substitute last year, is now regularly stroking the crew and will undoubtedly be the stroke in the race at New London. The class crews have all gone to training tables, and are working hard to get into good form for the races which will be rowed May 12th, at Lake Saltonstall. The junior class furnishes five...