Word: watermanship
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During the past ten days the work of the Senior crew has been less promising than previously. Their time is not what it might be, nor are they rowing very well together. Their watermanship is fair, however, and their physical condition good...
...afternoon to coaching the men in tubs. The changing about has set the crew back and they consequently do not show so much improvement as the other crews. They have, however, when doing their best work an excellent beat in the stroke, and most of the men show excellent watermanship, getting their oars in neatly and feathering cleanly together. The greatest faults of the crew at present are lack of snap, and shortness when rowing hard...
...supply of eight oared barges, but the purpose of the coaching committee is to have the Weld candidates do practically all their rowing in shells or in narrow fours. In these two sorts of boats have been found in the past three years the most effective means of teaching watermanship to the thirty-three men who have graduated from the Weld to Class and 'Varsity trial crews. Furthermore we wish to have most of our rowing done in light boats, because men generally find shell rowing as a steady diet much more agreeable than rowing in barges. The Weld members...
...Storrow had two eights out from the Freshman squad. The men went directly from the machines to the river this year without any work in the tank and so their work, as was perfectly natural, showed a complete lack of watermanship. The men look good material, however, are very well boated, and showed yesterday plenty of life...
...continues favorable, all four crews will go to the river next week. The Sophomore crew has already been on the water two or three times. The men have gone out in pairs and singles and have had little coaching together. Their aim has been to pick up a little watermanship and ease in the boats before the crew rowing begins...