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...Stroke, W. P. Bryant...
...June, the crew showed up in excellent form. With seven old men to chose from, it would seem as though there would be little difficulty in arranging the men in the boat. It is, however, Jesirabie, for many reasons, that Mr. Perkins, last year's stroke, should row at number seven, if an efficient stroke can be obtained. If Mr. Bryant can endure the hard work of a four-mile race, he will probably row stroke. Though Mr. Storrow has had a year's experience and proved himself an excellent oarsman, he is rather light, and may possibly be displaced...
...said that the class crews at Yale row a very ragged, uneven stroke...
...quick stroke won yesterday in the Harvard class race. It is, however, by no means sure that the usual slower stroke, as pulled by the university crew, would not-if thoroughly mastered-have carried the seniors to a still more creditable victory. It will be a mistake in Cambridge boating if the university crew is deprived of the ability to fill sudden vacancies in its boat by drawing men from the class eight, simply because class captains prefer to try a fancy stroke for a two-mile race...
...justice to the '84 crew, we would say that while this editorial is, of course, based on their action in adopting the new stroke, yet, in their case, it made not the slightest difference to the university crew, excepting the precedent established...