Word: watermanship
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...developing owing to the fact that they have suffered frequent changes in order. A number of the best men are on probation and for this reason it has been necessary to fill their places with poorer material. Both crews have improved slowly, but are still poor in their watermanship...
Most of the men on the squad have been picked for their size and weight, in the hope that watermanship can be taught them. Under this principle, the present efficiency of the material matters comparatively little, but the great responsibility of developing it falls more than ever upon the coaches. Rowing experts in general seem to lean toward the opinion that this is the best system of making crews, and it has been adopted successfully at many other colleges. This method in its application here is in measure an experiment, and, in the present dearth of old material, seems...
...middle of the stroke; altogether they seem appreciably less advanced in development than their rivals at the Newell. The chief cause of their slow progress is the lazy irregularity of their work, although there seems to be added to this an unusual inability to master the rudiments of watermanship...
...faults when coached. This is especially well shown by the quick improvement which has taken place since the crew went to New London. The crew is steadier than last year's and physically is one of the strongest eights that Harvard has produced in recent years. The general watermanship, however, is poor, and the men are rough and awkward. The boat has shown a tendency to hitch between strokes, due to the men hanging at the full reach and rushing their slides. In this respect, however, they are improving rapidly and the boat is now moving more smoothly...
...they seemed to space well and travel fast, but it is impossible to gauge the speed of the eight when they are not beside the second. I. P. Dana '71, captain of the '71 crew, coached the men for a few moments, before reaching the boat house, on watermanship and balancing the boat...