Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Crew A.--Bow, B. F. Rice-Bassett; 2, N. C. Webb '23; 3, B. McK. Henry '24; 4, A. H. Ladd Jr. '23; 5, R. C. Storey Jr. '24; 6, H. S. Morgan '23; 7, S. B. Kelley '25; stroke, Walter Amory '24; cox., S. C. Badger...
Crew B.--Bow, W. M. Fairleigh '25; 2, B. R. Wiesman '25; 3, C. H. Hollister Jr. '24; 4, J. D. Jameson '24; 5, H. H. Fuller Jr. '23; 6, Francis Fiske '23; 7, M. W. McGreevy '24; stroke, S. N. Brown '24; cox., B. H. Burnham...
...CONN., June 13, 1922.--Rowing a steady, if somewhat low stroke, and following Brown perfectly in the spurts, the Junior University crew forged ahead of the first eight before the mile mark was reached in a four mile race here this afternoon, and held a commanding position all the way down the course, crossing the finish line five lengths ahead in an impressive victory; the time was 20 minutes 54 seconds, considered very good despite the fact that the crews were aided by a following wind and a slight tide...
...relation between the two University eights, and the decisiveness of the result was thus not unsatisfactory to the coaches. No changes are contemplated, however, until after thorough consultation and possibly further trials. In the opinion of the coaches both University crews could have done better at a higher stroke...
After this the second eight went in and the first crew rowed at a varying stroke for a mile and a half showing noticeable improvement...