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...main features of Mr. Cook's stroke is that proverbial "Cook catch" which marks the style of the entire crew, Mr. Cook teaches the men to turn their oars a trifle more than square as they drop them into the water, thus insuring a good grip by the blades, which ought to be buried three inches below the surface throughout the stroke. Simultaneously with the grip on the water, obtained with aid from the shoulders, comes the terfific heave which marks the catch, and in this way the power is applied during the first three-quarters off the stroke, when...
...Yale 'varsity crew has been rowing lately as follows: Stroke, Simms, M. S.; 7, Hagerman, L. S.; 6, Ely '91; 5, Heffelfinger '91 S.; 4, Paine '94; 3, Graves '92 S.; 2, Crosby '92; bow, Balliet '92. Hull '83, Cowles '86, and Isham '91, have been coaching them...
...varsity crew did not row from Friday, April 3, to last Thursday. Captain Perkins was away in New York on account of Shaw's death; and did not return until Saturday. Thursday and Friday the crew rowed in the following order: Powers '92, stroke; 7, Kelton '93; 6, Vail '93; 5, Rantoul '92; 4, Lynam, M. S.; 3, Cummings '93; 2, Fay '94; bow, Newell '94. Saturday Captain Perkins watched the crew from the launch a little while, then arranged it in the following order: Stroke, Perkins '91; 7, Kelton '93; 6, Vail '93; 5, Cummings '93; 4, Powers...
...class crews are all hard at work. Perry, L. S., is coaching the juniors, and Hight, L. S., the sophomores. Saturday '91 rowed in the following order: Bishop, stroke; Rantoul 7; Longworth 6; Tallant, 5; Cumnock, 4; Parker, 3; Shaw, 2; Stickney, bow. '92 rowed as follows: Watriss, stroke; Jones, 7; Steedman, 6; Stearns, 5; Porter, 4; Heard, 3; Hubbard, 2; Weed...
...sophomores had the first crew on the river in a shell. After one day's experience in the shell, however, the men returned the barge. Keyes has been ill, and his place has been taken by Pike. Saturday Captain Burgess had the boat made up as follows: Stroke, Burgess; 7, Davis; 6, Slade; 5, Earle; 4, Pike; 3, Hand; 2, Miller; bow, Ellsworth...