Word: blade
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last half of the stroke, the pins are placed in front of the end of the slide. It should be understood that this stroke, properly rowed, is devoid of all jerking movements. Although the oar is actually "yanked" into the body, in order to toss the water from the blade and keep the boat jumping between the strokes, all jerking appearance is avoided by the simultaneous heave of the shoulders at the end of the stroke. Indeed, the dominent virtue of this system of rowing is its smoothness and freedom from all apparent effort. Even in the excitement...
...design submitted by George H. Ford for the trophies for the '88 Yale crew consists of a ring in the form of an oar, shaped like a snake ring, with the blade resting on the outside of the finger and bearing in blue enamel Yale vs. Harvard. The owner's name and date will be cut on the inside of the ring...
...Gill, '89, 173 lbs., labors under the disadvantage of being very short and does not sit straight. At the end of the recovery he hesitates before taking the water. His blade work is excellent...
...Shoots slowly; blade work is not good; rows his oar too deep...
...Tooker are new men. All other members of the crew are old ones. They are rowing about the same stroke as last year. They catch the water easily and get a very strong finish. Their body work is wretched. They do not bring their legs down together. The blade work is the best on the river. The time is very good. During the last few days, under the careful coaching of Mr. James Storrow, the crew has made wonderful improvement...