Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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This afternoon the weather allowed good practice, and the University crew won a two-mile race against the two second crews and the freshmen. E. T. Foote '06 returned to his position at stroke. All the men are in good condition and the work showed much improvement over any other performance this season...
Yesterday afternoon the University crew rowed as well as it has at any time this year. In a brisk paddle down stream to a quarter of a mile beyond the Longwood bridge, the boat spaced well between strokes, which averaged about 30 a minute. The men caught the water with a vigor and pressed hard on their foot-braces at the beginning of each stroke. Flint at bow rowed in his usual smooth form. The four stern men have varied very little in their excellent work for more than a month. Filley at 8 has a good sense of time...
ITHACA, N. Y., May 20, 1906.--The Cornell crew which will row against Harvard received a serious set-back yesterday when E. T. Foote '06, stroke, was obliged to leave for New York on account of the serious illness of his mother. It is doubtful whether he will be able to row at Cambridge on Friday. C. P. Cox '08, who has been rowing at number 6, was moved to stroke and L. R. Gracey '08, who has been at number 6 in the Junior 'Varsity, was moved into the university boat...
...silver goblet covered with the names of the first nine winning crews, from 1866 to 1874 inclusive. In the three years following the names were inscribed on a parchment, but after 1877 the cup disappeared and for 20 years was not raced for. In 1897 F. R. Appleton '75, stroke on the University crew of that year, discovered the Cup in the Bursar's office. At his suggestion a large octagonal silver platter was provided by subscriptions. On it the names of the crews winning the Cup from 1874 to 1905 have been inscribed, and there is still room...
...University crew went over the regular 1 and 7-8 miles course up stream yesterday afternoon in 9 minutes and 43 seconds. The whole crew seemed to lack vigor and did not get away quickly enough at the catch. They also showed a tendency to shorten the stroke when raising...