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...ordinary persons can indulge in it, however, without any fear of bad results, provided they are only careful to commence gradually and not try to do too much at a time. The proper attitude in running is with the chest well forward, the head leaning slightly back, the body straight on the hips, the arms close to the upper ribs and the fists closed, but in mere exercise it is best to give your arms more freedom, and to work them back and forward, in order to bring the muscles of the shoulders into play. The legs should be sent...
...Clark, '83, won the college championship in lawn tennis Wednesday by beating R. D. Sears, '83, three straight sets. They played on the Longwood grounds, only a few witnessing the games. Mr. Sears, who holds the championship of the United States, played his worst, and by the third set was thoroughly rattled. Clark, on the other hand, played an almost faultless game. None of the sets were "love" sets. Score...
...Barnes; stroke. Harris. Stroke has an easy, regular motion, but might get a longer reach with advantage. Seven's time is rather poor and he is apt to swing back rather too far. Four and five bend their arms too soon and shoot their hands up instead of straight out, as they ought. Three is very apt to get out of time, but his form is good generally. Two does not keep control of his neck, and bow does not put life enough into his stroke. Throughout the boat there is a looseness in managing the arms, but the time...
...their victorious races of '77, '78 and '79. The feature of the Harvard stroke is still the hard catch at the beginning. The stroke consists of a firm catch, using the back and shoving with the legs, while the arms are not used in the first part, being kept straight until the hands are above the knees. Then the arms are bent and the oar-handle drawn well in to the chest, when the hands are quickly shot out over the knees, and the body follows in the long slow recovery. The swing is of fair length, and a great...
...blade into the water, and then when he does get hold his swing is retarded and his shoulders give with the strain put upon them. The swing is thus subdivided into two movements. Bow is the only one of the crew who fails to row with a perfectly straight back, and as No. 2 is particularly strong on that point bow's faulty shape is rendered all the more conspicuous. With the faults of the bow and No. 4 corrected the crew would be as nearly perfect in form as it is possible to get an eight...