Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Meikleham, stroke...
...Haven which was reported over half the country. "A great difficulty has arisen among the Yale crew," went the rumor; "they have been forced to change the positions of two men in the university boat, and thereby have weakened it. The effect has been noticeable in the feeble, ragged stroke which the crew is now rowing. As this has been done so lately in the year their chances of winning the race have been materially lessened, as any change in the make up of a crew is unfortunate at such a time," etc., etc. Now it seems...
...university crew is now rowing as follows: 1, Russell; 2, Colony; 3, Storrow; 4, Mumford; 5, Yocum; 6, Brooks; 7, Keyes; stroke, Penrose. Burgess is again disabled with a return of his old complaint, water on the knee...
...Tuesday Yale News contains an account of the Faulkner stroke which was adopted in our class races, and which, according to the News will be used by the 'Varsity at new London next month...
...Year after year Harvard crews have been taught by words and by experience to believe that their regular stroke is a good one. In 1883 when Yale, pulling a very rapid stroke, was left twenty lengths or more behind, all critics joined in praising the Harvard method. Competent amateurs, it will now be observed, attribute the success of '87 on Friday to the mistake made by '85 in attempting to pull a stroke of forty-four to the minute during the first mile of the race. It is as true a saying as it is trite, that it is wise...