Word: swings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last three days has been seriously retarded by the loss of P. W. Flint '06, who was last Thursday declared ineligible by the Athletic Committee. On Friday he was replaced by W. W. Corlett '06. The boat is somewhat unsteady as Corlett has not yet got into the swing of the crew and is slow at the catch...
...comrade, whose words and ways brightened many a tedious hour; the students, a warm-hearted, whole-souled friend. Those of us who live near the Yard will miss his picturesque figure, like that of a handsome Andrew Jackson, in long raincoat and soft hat, striding along with the familiar swing, and flinging across the way the brusque greeting, "How d'ye, neighbor?" The College Chapel will miss him, whither he used to repair daily to take what he liked to call his "moral bath, as needful, sir, as the other." He was the impersonation of health, vigor, and purity, moral...
...taken, usually down-stream into the basin and often as far as Harvard bridge. Owing to the roughness of the water yesterday the Seniors went down-stream only as far as the gas works and the Juniors and Sophomores up-stream to the Brighton bridge and back. The body swing of the Senior and Sophomore crews has decidedly improved and the blade work is clean. The work of the Junior crew, however, has been seriously retarded by irregularity of the men in reporting. The blade work is poor and the men frequently catch crabs. There are almost enough...
...fine this afternoon the crews will row at 2.30 o'clock and will have a race. The crew as a whole is weak at the finish, washes out and is slow at getting the hands away. Ellis at stroke does not get the full benefit of his long swing by catching at the full reach and carrying the stroke through. Fitzgerald at 6 shortens his stroke and fails to put his shoulders on hard. Hanfstaengl at 3 shoves vigorously with his legs, but swings out of the boat badly...
...work again on Monday afternoon. Owing to frequent changes the boats are rather unsteady and a coxswain is needed for the second crew. The two Junior crews have practiced steadily and show good promise. Individually the men row in excellent form, but there are several bad breaks in the swing of both boats...