Word: leggedly
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...Weld Seniors have improved greatly in the last week. Although they lack the power of the other crews, they row with lots of spirit and keep their boat fairly steady. Their leg drive is still too weak and the crew is not yet able to row a fast stroke. The order is as follows: Stroke, Blake; 7, Evans; 6, Burton; 5, Loud; 4, Gray, 3, Ivins; 2, Locke; bow, Lovejoy...
...Weld Law School boat are powerful, but they do not get the full weight of their strong leg drive. They have a tendency to rush the slides, causing them io hang at the catch and to clip...
...Weld Senior crew has been slow in developing, and seems to lack life. The men have the usual faults of hurrying the recovery, a poor leg drive, and a weak finish...
...matter is that Mr. Carver thinks that the tests that he made at Yale and the test that Mr. Herbert made at Harvard were made according to 'the same system.' Unfortunately this is not true. At Yale the gymnasium authorities allow the use of 'straps' in the back and leg lifts which they have a perfect right to do, but the gymnasium authorities at Harvard and other institutions which have adopted the Intercollegiate Strength Test Agreement do not allow the use of 'belts, straps or harnesses of any description' and thus the records made at Yale and Harvard...
...crews were out again on the water yesterday afternoon. The Newell crews on the whole seem more advanced than the Weld, although the latter have improved rapidly since going on the river. The Newell men seem to have less leg drive but they make up for this by having better control of their slides. They do not rush so badly and keep their boats steadier. The blade work, naturally is still rather rough in all the crews...