Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work for the University crew this week has consisted mainly of short stretches at a higher stroke in preparation for the Annapolis race. Wednesday was devoted to practicing racing starts; and on Thursday the first and second crews had a two-mile race. The water was so rough, however, that satisfactory work was almost impossible. A stroke of 30 was maintained for most of the distance, but the men were still inclined to rush the slides and cut the finish; and when the stroke was raised there was a pronounced tendency to kick the slides away and shorten the stroke...
University crew--Stroke, Sargent; 7, Richardson; 6, E. Bacon; 5, Waid; 4, Lunt; 3, Severance; 2, Fish; bow, Faulkner; cox., Blagden...
University second crew--Stroke, J. W. Cutler; 7, Marvin; 6, Lovering; 5, Wyman; 4, Morgan; 3, Tilton; 2, G. Bacon; bow, E. Cutler; cox., King...
...Stroke, Cutler; 7, Withington; 6, Hanfstaengl, 5, Rackemann; 4, Butler; 3, Richards; 2, Vaughn; bow, Ellis; cox., Simon...
...Stroke, Maxwell; 7, Macleod; 6, Hill; 5, Deming; 4, Vogel; 3, Hadden; 2, Frye; bow, Forster; cox., Warren...