Word: watermanship
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...Weld graded crews won the two races against the Newell yesterday. They seemed to have more drive and endurance than the Newell crews, although in watermanship they were fairly even. So far this year the Weld has been victorious in all the interclub races, and the two clubs will meet only once more, in the Metropolitan Regatta in the middle of June...
This superiority, however, is being widely recognized in England, and has lately resulted in an attempt to close the Henley Regatta to Americans rather than raise the standards of training and watermanship. Taking into consideration the spirit of modern times toward progress and competition, this seems anything but a good plan, for with all their faults American methods are the methods that should in the end prevail...
...first eight is hardly up to the average of Freshman crews, but in the past week much improvement has been shown, especially in the watermanship which has been extremely ragged. The inboard work is more satisfactory. The chief trouble seems to be in getting the chief trouble seems to be in getting the power on at the beginning of the stroke without clipping and in finishing it without letting off the power...
...stroked the winning interscholastic crew last year and the winning fall Freshman eight. He is light but has the power, endurance and life to row a strong race. George at 7 is clumsy and tends to slug when he is tired, but is a powerful man and has clean watermanship. Whitwell at 6 has held his place throughout the season and shown steady improvement; he is heavy but has the strength to pull his weight. Graydon, No. 5, is one of the smoothest and most powerful oars in the boat; he rowed last year at St. Paul...
...former year. With the trial races for the upper class club crews set for the end of this week, and the regular class races only ten days away, the various eights have been now rounded into form and show the effect of their four weeks of practice, in perfected watermanship and general improvement in time and driving power...