Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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University crew--Stroke, Farley; 7, Severance; 6, Bacon; 5, Richardson; 4, Glass; 3, Faulkner; 2, Lunt; bow, Burchard; cox., Blagden...
Second Crew--Stroke, Tappan; 7, Amberg; 6, Lovering; 5, Hanfstaengl; 4, Morgan; 3, Swaim; 2, Fahnestock; bow, Wiggins; cox., Arnold...
...last, the Columbia eight covered about three miles in short stretches on the Harlem river; and on Saturday the men were given a long four-mile pull. Friday the eight started out from their boathouse on Waterman's Creek and rowed downstream for the first mile at a slow stroke, about 24 to the minute. Then they increased the speed for the last half-mile downstream, and on the trip back to the boathouse had seven racing starts against their second crew. With the slow stroke the eight did not row well together; their boat rocked continually; and the power...
Last week G. McKenzie, the regular number 6, was laid up with a cold and his place was taken by Gillies, who is a candidate for number 4, the most doubtful place in the boat. Cerussi, the regular stroke, rowed 4, because he was slightly out of condition, and his place at 8 was filled by J. McKenzie. By May 11, the date of the race on the Charles, Columbia will probably have a strong combination in the best condition to row a short race...
Third crew--Stroke, Macdonald; 7, Whitney; 6, Hyde; 5, Warren; 4, Mulligan; 3, Richards; 2, Ball; bow, Cutler; cox., Dutton...