Word: swing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first two days the order of the University eight remained unchanged and the work appeared fairly smooth. The stern five especially worked fairly well together, but the three bow men were noticeably more ragged and not in swing with the rest of the crew. On Wednesday Bacon was forced to stop rowing on account of a sprained ankle, Metcalf replacing him at 5. G. H. Balch '12, who has recovered from his sickness, returned to College on Wednesday and took Metcalf's place at 7 in the second crew. The progress of the University crew has been retarded during...
...intention of the men who made the rule to perpetrate such absurdities. They intended to keep students from over-exertion in athletics, and incidentally, by keeping the balance even on one side, to bring athletic pursuits into proper swing with studies. That they missed this aim in part, the trial of the rule has shown...