Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...eleventh hour change which removed Sargent from stroke, placed R. W. Cutler in his seat, and took P. Withington from the four for Cutler's place at 6, was only another proof that Coach Wray had the courage of his convictions and knew what he was about. The crew tested Yale's sprinting capacity in the first half minute, held itself well in hand for two miles, and then romped away. Harvard's time was 21 minutes, 50 seconds. Yale finished 20 seconds later in 22 minutes, 10 seconds...
...University race was rowed upstream from the railroad bridge to the finish line opposite the Harvard quarters at Red Top, and was started promptly a few minutes after 6 o'clock. By her method of taking shorter strokes in starting Yale gained a slight advantage at the crack of the starting gun, showing 19 strokes in the first half minute to Harvard's 18. But this slight lead was soon cut down and before a quarter of a mile had been rowed Harvard took the lead and settled down to a steady pace of 33, a stroke which was maintained...
Harvard opened up a lead of 10 feet in the first twenty strokes. Rowing 36 to the minute Harvard passed into the second half-mile over two and one-half lengths ahead. Soon after this Stroke Newton dropped the beat to 32 and the boat forged ahead with every powerful well-executed dip of the oars. Entering the last mile Newton again shoved the stroke up to between 35 and 36, a pace which was kept up to the finish. At the mile Harvard was seven lengths ahead, and at the finish line from 14 to 16 lengths separated...
...Wallis '10, stroke, of Dorchester Centre, prepared at the Demerritt School, Boston. He was on last year's university four. He is 21 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighs 162 pounds...
...Frost '11, stroke, of Waltham, prepared at Waltham High School. He rowed on last year's freshman crew. He is 20 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs 165 pounds...