Word: swing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Juniors, in spite of several changes, show a remarkable lot of snap and dash, no less than their opponents at the Weld, and are well together. The chief fault at present is a tendency to dive out forward at the full swing, as well as a little rushing of the slides. Cunningham has lately been moved from stroke of the second crew to 2 in the first. The make-up follows: Stroke, Gerrish; 7, J. Lawrence (capt.); 6, Gilchrist; 5, McConnell; 4, Peyton; 3, Henderson; 2, Cunningham; bow, Hawkins; cox., Howe...
This subject may be summed up by the statement that thirty years have practically seen the establishment of definite systems of physical training and a great improvement in the general physical welfare of students; that during this period out-door sports have, like the swing of a pendulum, carried the men from inordinate study to excessive athletic training and back again to a more sensible adjustment between such studies and sports. It is only of late years that we have begun to settle down to this reasonable adjustment. During all these years both physical training and out-door sports have...
Yesterday afternoon all the crews were on the river, besides numerous extra men who went out in pairs and fours. Donovan coached from his single, paying particular attention to the rhythm of the stroke and the body swing. The first crews are made up as follows...
...hardest workers on the squad and has improved steadily. He has fair speed and good control, but has difficulty with his curved balls. Winsor has fair control and shows good promise. Of the eligible Freshmen, Stillman and Kernan have been doing the best work. Both have an easy swing, fair speed, and fairly good control, and with judicious handling should become valuable...
...same kind of work during the past week. The practice has consisted of twenty-five minutes rowing in the tanks, an outdoor run of a mile or more, and exercise in the gymnasium. The coaching of the senior and junior crews has been confined principally to the body swing and the shoot, but slide work has been included in the exercise of the other two crews. The number of the freshman squad has recently been reduced to fifty-five...