Word: watermanship
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...stroke is shorter and there is not quite the body reach to it that the other crew has. However, it is a smooth stroke, and so far has not been carried up beyond thirty-five to the minute. After the fashion of all Yale crews, the blade work and watermanship are strong points...
...Yale crew, they showed themselves to be a bit better than last year's eight. There was no break visible in the time over the whole four miles, except for a few strokes now and then, and the shell was carried along on a fairly even keel. The watermanship was good. Little can be said of the stroke, which is as nearly as one can see it the "Bob" Cook stroke and the exact counterpart of the one set by Gallaudet and Johnson, perhaps a little longer...
...general appearance which the crew presents on the river is good. The time and the watermanship are far ahead of last year's 'varsity crew at this time of year. There is as yet no apparent speed in the boat but it must be remembered that the development of the leg-work of the crew has no more than been begun. The crew has the watermanship and the good time of a fast crew and it is not too much to prophecy that it will soon have a drive with the legs which will mean speed...
Perkins, 5, swings out to port on the swing up, and is apt to jerk in his arms at the finish. His watermanship is fair. Weight...
Damon, 3, lacks power in the stroke His watermanship is poor, the chief fault being the washing out of his oar at the finish. Weight...