Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Starting off at the Cottage Farm bridge the yearling eight with the stroke reaching 40, took the lead, and then settled into an even 28 from which Amory never varied for the rest of the race. Crew B on the other hand changed its stroke constantly from 28 to 32. At Harvard Bridge the Freshmen shot under the span almost two lengths ahead, and with five minutes flat as their record for the distance, which is only slightly less than a mile. In the Lower Basin the 1924 crew gained another length when Coach Haines ordered the race...
Coach Haines' policy of testing out various combinations in the seating of the first University brought two temporary shifts yesterday. M. E. Olmsted '22, who has been rowing at 4 all season took the stroke oar, displacing L. B. La Farge '22, who went back to 4. Lawrence Terry 3E.S. and T. T. Pond '21, formerly at 5 and 7 respectively, also changed positions to strike a new balance in the boat...
...crew now rows as follows: Bow, John Codman '22; 2, H. S. Morgan '23; 3, A. H. Ladd '23; 4, L. B. La Farge '22; 5, T. T. Pond '21; 6, Captain L. B. McCagg '22; 7, Lawrence Tarry 2E.S.; stroke, M. E. Olmsted '22; coxswain, E. L. Peirson...
...until near the end, when they drew apart and the first yearling four-oared crew took the lead and was followed across the finish line by Crews 8, 7 and 6. Because of the rough water no time was taken. The seating of the winning crew was as follows: stroke, E. F. Porter; 3, Grinnell Knowles; 2, Donald McVickar; bow, A. B. Davis; coxswain, Graham Veale...
Coach Howe was well pleased with the result, and especially with the excellent showing of Amory at stroke. He is very optimistic concerning prospects for the season. What criticism he had to offer was mainly concerned with minor defects in the body swing of some men. After the brush he drilled the crews in getting the final drive with the legs at the end of their stroke which aids so greatly in carrying the shell forward between strokes. He also emphasized the spirit which the Freshmen seem to have and which is so necessary to a winning crew...