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...have had the experience of former years to guide them; and the traditions and methods of the associations which they advise are always preserved. An association never has the chance, as has been the case in the past, to lose, at the end of a year by one stroke, all its officers and advisers...
...time" we mean the number of strokes per minute, it will be seen that we are now upon one of the most, if not the most, important subdivisions of our subject. Every stroke entails a certain amount of work. It is axiomatic that the crew covering the greatest distance in, say, 21 1-2 minutes, with the least outlay of strength will be likely to reach the finish first. Aiming then at the maximum result with the minimum exhaustion, the point somewhere between the two is to be sought for if a crew would be invincible...
London course 500 feet long it might be possible to win with a stroke 60 per minute at full strength. But the course is not 500 feet, but 4 miles. The number per minute must be reduced or the crew will give out. The question is: how far reduced...
Assuming, for argument's sake, that neither Harvard nor Yale has solved the problem, let us see what the past few years have shown. First Yale beat us from 1886 to 1890. In these 5 years the average stroke was: Yale 35 1-2, 33, 34, 32, 34 1-2, or an average for the 5 years of 33.8. Harvard's average was: 37, 34, 37 1-2. 32, 36.3, or for the 5 years 35.4. Second, Harvard was victor in '82, '83 and '85. Our average stroke each year...
Second crew. Watriss '92, stroke, 165. Rowed on freshman crew and substitute on 'varsity. Rather weak in the stomach and fails to get an easy swing...