Word: swing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Fails to get enough body reach, and consequently slumps at the full reach. Must swing over the keel. Apt to go back too far and slump on the finish...
...Fails to get his body swing at the beginning of the stroke. Should keep his knees well under him during the recover. Clips badly, and rows out. Is very slow, and should follow No. 5 more closely. Must use his stretcher to better advantage...
Stroke. Settles badly at both full reach and finish. Should swing over the keel. Is slow in getting forward on the recover. Should get his oar on the full reach. Bends his arms too soon...
...Bout - Dame and Grew both looked fresh and in good condition as they stepped into the ring to decide the feather-weight sparring. Dame led with his left and Grew replied with a lively rally. Dame used his left and kept away from a good many of Grew's swinging rights. Grew hit several body blows. He kept up the same game in the second round and seemed intent on winding Dame. Dame replied to a swinging right with a straight right and left, both of which hit squarely. Grew forced the fighting and kept trying to land his right...
...Advocate closes with a piece entitled "Woodland Music." It has a certain "swing" which is agreeable. The poetry in this number of the paper, however, is not up to its usual standard by any means, and is in fact rather weak...