Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...morning, the University, the seconds, and the Freshman rowed together down to the submarine base, taking it easy all the way, down and back. The stroke was kept low. In the afternoon, the University and Freshman crews took a slow three-and-a-half mile spin downstream. On the way back, both eights were occasionally given hard two-minute stretches by Coach Haines, but nothing in the nature of a time trial occurred. Before the week is out, however, there is apt to be another race against time if Coach Haines original plan for the week is to be carried...
...occurred in the combination crew today, when J. DeW. Bubbard '29 moved forward to number seven, and D. S. Greer '29 filled the vacant number two seat. This is probably the last change which will be made, according to Coach Brown's expectation. The boating is now as follows: stroke, A. O. Pendar '27; 7, J. DeW. Hubbard '29; 6. R. S. Riley '27; 5, P. B. Huntington '26; 4, T. D. Howe Jr. '26; 3, K. D. Robinson '29; 2, D. S. Greer '29; bow, George Bancroft '27; cox., A. M. Pappenheimer...
...waiters crew made its initial appearance today. It paddled downstream about two miles, keeping the stroke very low in an effort to attain coordination and a universal grasp of the principles of rowing. The navy stroke is the one employed, with a long lay-back...
...Harvard Junior University eight and the first Yale boat off the water this afternoon. During the morning Coach Haines took his University boat for a six-mile paddle, starting upstream. On the way back the first Crimson boat went over the two-mile course at a fairly low stroke. Captain Winthrop kept the beat between...
...afternoon the second boat was sent out despite the rough water, but were only able to paddle a half a mile and then were forced to return. Coach Brown's eight left the float minus the services of Watts, the stroke oar, who was kept out of the boat for today because of a blister on his hand. Canning, number four, took the place of Watts in setting the time, and Sexton, a member of last spring's second Freshman boat, who is now on Coach Newell's combination squad, was put in Canning's seat...