Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stream on account of the wind; and through a misunderstanding the gun was fired before the University crew was set for the start. The Navy crew accordingly got away first, and rowing nearly 40 to the minute, soon had a lead of over half a length, when the stroke was slowed down to 37. Harvard, rowing between 33 and 34 to the minute, spurted time after time to regain the lost distance; but by raising the stroke whenever the lead was threatened, Annapolis maintained her advantage until close to the finish. At the mile post the University crew seemed...
Annapolis--Stroke, Kinkaid; 7, Richardson; 6, Rockwell; 5, McKee; 4, Bagg; 3, Leighton; 2, Ainsworth; bow, Davis; cox., Roberts...
...Manager Howes, arrived at Annapolis yesterday morning. They got out on the water at 4.30, and paddled up over the course in short stretches, accompanied by Coach Wray in a single. After coming in, the men took a run before dinner. The order of the crew is as follows: Stroke, Sargent; 7, Richardson; 6, Bacon; 5, Waid; 4, Lunt; 3, Severance; 2, Fish, bow, Faulkner; cox., Blagden...
...Poughkeepsie regatta last June. Leighton has been out of the boat for some time on account of an injury to his hand which he sustained while on duty in one of the ship drills, but has recovered sufficiently to row in the race next Wednesday. The position of stroke, made vacant by the loss of Ingram who was perhaps the greatest factor in the success of the crew last year, has been the most difficult to fill. Kinkaid, the new stroke, is big and powerful, but lacks experience, as he has never stroked before. The other men in the boat...
...same order that it has had in practice for some weeks. The following list gives the order and weights of the men, the average age being 20 years, 4 months, and the average weight being 166 1-2 pounds, which is considerably less than the Harvard eight. Stroke, Kinkaid, 160; 7, Leighton, 179; 6, Rockwell (capt.), 173; 5, Richardson, 160; 4, Bagg, 163; 3, Magruder, 173; 2, Ainsworth, 160; bow, Davis, 164; cox., Roberts...