Word: stroke
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Wiley rowed leisurely over the course alone, making the two miles in 15 minutes 58 seconds. Shortly before six the race for four-oared barges with coxswains was called. There were three entries for this race: a four belonging to the Union Boat Club, consisting of Williams, stroke; Morse, 2; Stevens, 3; Eaton, bow, Minot, coxswain:- a four from the Scientific School, with Otis, stroke; James, 2; Thayer, 3; Yznaga, bow; Herrick, coxswain; - and a third crew consisting of Loring, '78, stroke; Bacon, '75, 2; Taylor, '77, 3; Morgan, '78, bow; Jennison, coxswain. Loring's crew won the race easily...
...Loring (Stroke and Captain...
...begin to have settled opinions about the order in which the most important boats will cross the line on the 29th. Holworthy is, not without reason, looked upon as the favorite for first place in the six-oared race. Of the four crews this one alone has retained the stroke who pulled in the fall race, and in no other boat are there so few new men. The stroke is good, and the men get their strength well on the beginning, though at the end there is a tendency to settle. The bow is apt to roll, but with this...
...Medical School, but their misfortunes have been too many and too severe to leave the crew much hope of winning the race. The captain of the club has worked hard, and not unsuccessfully, to bring up the crew; it seems to us, however, that on the beginning of his stroke he gets more of a lift than the crew can carry through...
...changes since we spoke of them two weeks ago. The positions of the men are now announced as settled upon; but (much as we long to see the crew made up) we trust that this will not prove to be the fact. That Otis is the best man for stroke we have little doubt, but we question seriously the policy of placing Wetmore No. 2, and changing two of the strongest men in the boat over to the side they are not accustomed to row on. Bacon and Taylor may be able to put as much strength into their stroke...