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Coming now to the last factor, the word "stroke" might be substituted for "method," and the following sub-division adopted: 1. Skill and form. 2. Time. 3. Recover. According to some, all that may be said upon rowing may be included under the head of "skill;" "form," referring to the appearance of similarity and uniformity throughout the crew. It will be apparent that both "form" and "skill" are dependent upon certain constituent elements. Two of these, "time" and "recover" may be considered in another letter...
...Stroke, Watriss...
...explained the present mode of rowing in England. There is an almost absolute similarity between the principles of rowing in England and in Yale and Harvard. There are some points of difference; all Englishmen are agreed that the slide and body swing ought to go together both in the stroke and in the recover; in Yale the swing and slide go together on the recover but not in the stroke. Harvard men bring their slides and body swing into one motion in the stroke and separate them on the recover. Yale made an innovation last year in not rowing...
...Stroke, Powers...
Lynam, M. S., who rowed stroke on the Bowdoin crew is trying, and until lately came out three times a week and generally rowed 6 on the first crew. He has the reputation of being a good...