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...Ferris '91, rows a little too short a stroke, finishes ahead of 8 and is very apt to buck, but otherwise pulls a good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Criticism on the Yale Crew. | 6/7/1890 | See Source »

...Stroke-S. C. Davis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Crew. | 6/7/1890 | See Source »

...faults of the men are as follows: Bow goes back too far. 2 swings round too far at full reach, and doesn't pull his oar through. 3 doesn't finish his stroke, gets too little body swing, and starts his slide too slowly. 4 feathers too flatly, and doesn't pull his stroke through to the body. 5 needs to wake up, and yeaks his hands in at finish. 6 is awkward, feathers poorly, is unsteady on recover, and doesn't swing out quick enough. 7 doesn't follow stroke quick enough, and doesn't pull his oar through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Crew. | 6/7/1890 | See Source »

...Stroke, J. P. Hutchinson '90, (capt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Crew. | 6/6/1890 | See Source »

These men have been rowing together since shortly after the class races and will no doubt row in the Yale race. The faults of the individuals are somewhat as follows: stroke, keeps his oar too near the water and often hits it; he keeps his oar feathered too long, drops down at the full reach and hangs; yanks in his arms at the finish. Seven is slow in getting out his oar and swings out on the recover; rows well. Six keeps his oar too high on the recover, especially at the full reach; as a consequence he clips. Swings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Crew. | 6/6/1890 | See Source »

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