Word: blade
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...yesterday, Daly being placed at two again in the university boat and Ortmayer returning to two in the four-oar. After rowing upstream for one and one-half miles in short stretches, the university crew defeated the freshmen in a mile race downstream. An improvement was noticeable in the blade work, especially on the feather...
...general form of the Freshman crew compares favorably with that of the upperclass crews. Recently, however, it has been rather lifeless, and, owing to ragged time, has shown a tendency to rough blade-work. Yesterday Warren, who has been at 7 on the second eight, was moved to 5 on the first boat...
...first crew was again late in getting on the river, the delay being made in the hope that the wind would die down at sunset. After 7 o'clock the men rowed down stream at a 29 stroke for two miles, and returned at a 30 stroke. The blade work was ragged and was a decided falling off from the good work of yesterday. E. C. Storrow '89 and F. L. Higginson, Jr., captain of the 1900 crew, arrived today, and will remain until after the race. Both found considerable improvement in the work of the crew since its departure...
...short rows this morning in front of the quarters. The University crew did not go out again until late this afternoon when they rowed down stream as far as the Navy Yard in search of smooth water. The conditions were poor and no time was taken. The blade work, however, was good and a general improvement was noticeable. The Freshman crew went out early this afternoon but owing to the rough water good work was impossible. Later the shell was nearly swamped. All the crews have benefited by the rest on Sunday and are in good condition and spirits...
...first crew finished at a 32 and 33 stroke in the most encouraging spurt of the season. Early this afternoon the Freshman crew rowed three miles up the river. The form of all the crews shows great improvement and the control of the slides is much better but the blade work is still weak...