Word: oarsman
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Ever since the employment of a coach was forbidden, the students have been dependent entirely on themselves for instruction in rowing. With out a man constantly on hand to watch the daily progress of the crews, every oarsman must feel the responsibility resting upon himself and the great importance of making a careful study of rowing. In this state of affairs a written description of the Harvard stroke may possibly be of assistance. For the benefit of beginners we publish some directions for rowing. In the article an attempt has been made to state the reasons for each...
When the body is bent forward, and the arms are extended to their "full reach," the shoulders should always be kept down and back, for a shoulder movement is jerky, as well as extremely tiresome. It is unnecessary work which often severely taxes an oarsman's strength. Meanwhile the arms are kept perfectly straight, (not rigid, for rigidity tires the muscles), until the body stops to reverse its motion just back of the perpendicular. At this point the arms are drawn to the chest at the rate at which the body has been swinging back; but, as soon as they...
...Bancroft as an oarsman is well known. Whatever success Harvard has had for the last eight years in boating is wholly due to him. He has devoted much of his valuable time, year after year, to coaching various crews. With what success this has been done is readily seen by consulting the record of Harvard since 1876. Mr. Bancroft is a graduate of the college, has occupied and does now occupy important positions in public life. The undergraduates are enthusiastically in favor of him as a coach, as is every man who has to do with boating in the college...
...week before Thanksgiving the essential requirements of an oarsman, such as a straight back. continuous motion, and "time" seemed entirely incomprehensible to the candidates for the freshman crew. The first eight, however, has began to show improvement, and is now rowing as well as freshmen crews usually do at this time. The second eight needs a great deal of individual coaching. No two of them keep time together. It should be remembered that another eight begins rowing next week. These men have been playing foot ball, and will on the average be stronger and heavier than the present candidates...
...captains of crews, without the assistance of a coach, would have to devote more of their valuable time to boating than at present. Now, aside from the increased efficiency of its crew, every class would prefer to employ a coach in order to relieve the captain or some other oarsman of the trouble of coaching. In regard to the university crew, one of its past members in the Law School would no doubt consent to act as coach for nothing. Indeed, he might think it his duty to do so. It would, however, be an imposition upon...