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...Stroke. W. Alexander...
...Stroke has a weak finish, and does not use his legs hard enough. He starts forward quickly on the recover, being the only man in the boat who does so. No. 7 is slow in starting forward, and does not use his shoulders well, fails to row them back hard enough, and gets a weak finish. No. 6 draws his oar in on too high a level, and does not finish hard enough. He does not swing straight, and goes back too far. No. 5 does not use his legs hard enough, and he is rather slow with his shoulders...
...most conspicuous faults of the crew as a whole, are that they do not finish hard enough, and that they are slow in starting forward. With the exception of stroke, there is not a man in the boat who starts forward quickly enough...
...Columbia University crew will be entirely composed of tall men, and they have entirely dropped the old English stroke of last year. - News...
Russell, '87, is at home with scarlet fever. Butler has taken his place on the 'Varsity, which is now rowing as follows: stroke, Colony; 7, Brooks; 6, Mumford; 5, Burgess; 4, Porter; 3, Keyes; 2, Bradlee; bow, Butler; substitute, Wood...