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...quickly enough, and this makes him slow on the first part of the recover. No. 5, C. K. Cummings '93, weight 180, is very irregular, finding it very difficult to row ten strokes alike. He does not get his arms away quickly enough on recover, and does not swing straight over the keel. He rows hard and would be very effective if he were more regular. No. 4, F. Lynam, M. S., weight 167, works too hard, back of the perpendicular, which makes him settle at the finish and meet his oar. This also makes him slow in getting...
Peirson of Williams won the tennis tournament between Dartmouth and Williams over J. S. Brown of Dartmouth in three straight sets...
...poor one for tennis as it was intensely hot and too windy for accurate playing. Although Chase gave Lockett fifteen, the play was lifeless throughout the match, and very few of the games were close. The first set was the best, Chase getting the last five games straight, with the score four to one against...
...start. Both crews caught the water almost at the same moment, and Bowdoin started off with 40 strokes to the minute, Harvard rowing 36. The difference between the two styles of rowing was very marked from the start. The Bowdoin men made no attempt to keep their backs straight but caught the water with a jerk without regard to form. The boat kept her keel owing to the rapid strokes but stopped every time the slides were rushed back. Harvard went away in good form, recovering slowly and keeping the boat fairly steady. On the stretch to the Harvard bridge...
...working hard over their individual faults, but much still remains to be done before it goes to New London. Stroke rows very smoothly but is apt to be slow in getting his arms straight on the recover. 7 starts his body too fast on the recover, is apt to drop at the full reach, start his slide too soon on the stroke and not handle his oar clearly. 6 lifts the boat in the stroke, rows short and feathers very awkwardly. He rows smoothly and improves in some of his work. 5 is apt to be very unsteady. He feathers...