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...university crew has changed about considerably during the last few days, in order to give Penrose a trial for the position of stroke. At present the men are seated as follows: bow, Storrow; 2, Mumford; 3, Keyes; 4, Colony; 5, Burgess; 6, Brooks; 7, Yocum; stroke, Penrose...
...University crew, as usual, stayed in New Haven during the greater part of the recess. On Wednesday morning of last week they took their annual spring stroke-down, rowing about twelve miles without a break, in the barge. Sliding seats were used in this row for the first time this year, but the distance allowed to each man was limited to a few inches. The last row before breaking up, was taken on Saturday morning in a driving rain storm. Form that time until Wednesday afternoon by a four-mile pull in the harbor. All the coaching was done...
...races planned a year ahead, men practising an hour every day, rowing on artificial machines, running and exercising with weights and dumb-bells. Then, they trusted to their strength and endurance only, to pull their boat ahead of their New Haven rivals. Now, the Harvard stroke, making a boat-load of men act in as perfect union as a machine, has revolutionized the art of rowing, and has placed it in the best of the sciences...
...Stroke, G, S. Mumford...
...experienced eye, some changes in the details of the stroke will be noticeable. The light dip which allowed a hard catch on the beginning will give way to a full dip which requires a constant pressure throughout the stroke. Particular care will be taken to obtain a hard and complete finish, which will at the same time allow an easier and gentler shoot. As the crew is a light one, the stroke rowed will probably be faster than heretofore. The body movements within the boat, with one or two exceptions, are generally very good. In fact, there is a precision...