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Word: strokes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Fiske, captain of the sophomore crew, dislocated his shoulder while skating, last Monday, and will be obliged to give up rowing for a month. His place at stroke is being filled by Remington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/18/1885 | See Source »

...Brown is now rowing stroke of the junior crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/24/1885 | See Source »

Appleton, '86, substitute on the University and stroke on his class crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Yale Crew. | 1/24/1885 | See Source »

...Stroke. R. H. Fuller...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crews II. | 1/19/1885 | See Source »

...make their motions consecutively; four continually changes his girl; five bends his arms too soon; and raises his shoulders; six should sit up higher. And make his movements continuous; seven bends his arms too soon after the catch; eight has an awkward shoulder movement; nine does not follow stroke closely, and bends his arms too soon; stroke hesitates before shooting out his arms, and bends his arms too soon. The above criticisms on the individual members of the two freshmen tens will not of course cover all the faults; only the most conspicuous ones are mentioned. Mr. Borland...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crews II. | 1/19/1885 | See Source »

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