Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Queen Emma and "Empress" Hermine communed in mutual audience for something over an hour. The call was of significance because it served to focus the world's eye momentarily once again upon Queen Emma, the resolute onetime Princess of Waldeck.Pyrmont who, at 21, by a single bold stroke, secured for herself elevation to the dignity of Queen of the Netherlands beside 62-year-old King William III, justly known as the "Dutch Don Juan...
Gales Ferry, Conn., June 17.--The Yale University crew covered a four mile upstream course in 20 minutes and 50 seconds late this afternoon. Starting out with a stroke of 41, a 32 stroke was quickly adopted and held until the three and three quarter mile mark. Then the stroke was raised to a 36 beat...
...trial today the crew broke with a racing start of 38 strokes to the minute, soon falling to a 32 beat, which held until the three mile mark was reached. Here the stroke mounted to 35. During the last few-yards the beat was lowered to 29. The men were is good condition to paddle back to the boat-house, but Coach E. J. Brown '96 took no chances with the inclement weather, and sent his charges back in the launch...
ORDEAL BY GLORY?James Marshall?McBride ($2). Had small-town John Hoyer married sex-appealing Agnes Paine instead of sweet, sympathetic Mary Borchard, he might never have become Governor. At his peak, however, when the architecture of his career has been executed to a nicety, he crumbles at a stroke of apoplexy...
Coach Brown was close astern in a launch and watched his men closely as they sped down the course. There was very little splashing and the boat rode with remarkable smoothness. A 36 beat was registered at the start, then John Watts '28, University stroke, lowered the beat to 32, maintaining that gait until close to the finish, when he raised it again...