Word: swing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Beach '11 spoke with remarkable swing and poetic feeling, and the impressionistic impersonation of one of Dickens's characters by F. Stern '11 was extremely skilful...
...eight relied too much upon their arms and legs and also attempted to keep up too high a stroke; they were jerky on the catch and had a weak finish. The University crew, on the other hand, rowed a clean, hard race. The men used their weight and body swing better than did the Annapolis crew, and showed an abundance of reserve power at the finish. The time was rather poor but this is accounted for by the fact that the race was rowed against the tide, as well as against what wind there was. In a practice trial...
...gates of the great Senior County Fair swing open this evening at 9 o'clock, a scene of unparalleled splendour will burst upon the atrophied optics of the throng of ticket-holders. Sparkling fountains will leap from many a keg, and the air will quiver with the stentorian howls of sideshow barkers...
...crew showed much improvement, being better at the finish and on the swing and also getting a good hold on the water at the catch. The boat is tending every day to become more powerful. When Stratton, who is sick, returns to the boat at 2. Nelson will move to 7. replacing Parmenter who will occupy that position on the second crew. Abeles was temporary coxswain yesterday and will continue so today. The third boat is showing quite good form: in fact, they have been getting together as eight men better than the second crew, though individually they...
...fault which Coach Wray has been trying to eliminate is the tendency of the men to swing down on the finish, thus causing the boat to pound heavily, Saturday the up-and-down motion was less noticeable than on former occasions...