Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent issue of the Boston Post there appeared an interesting article on the English stroke by Mr. J. Watson Taylor, who rowed No. 2 in the Cambridge (England) university crew and was captain of that crew in 1881. The article is to a great extent, due to the discussion as to the relative merits of the Harvard and Yale strokes and runs as follows; In the April number of Outing a system is described called the "English System of Rowing," the chief features of which are: The stroke-A catch and swing back with stationary slide, then a slide with...
...with 3 feet 9 inches "in board length," Cambridge with 3 feet 10 inches "in board length." The extra length "in board" must give gieater power of leverage and a stronger finish. It certainly prevents any difficulty in keeping the button against the pin at both ends of the stroke an important principle in watermanship. Rowing at Cambridge has for sixteen years been under the charge of Mr. Herbert Rhodes. The principles of his system are: The hands must shoot away smartly from the chest; as they release the body for the swing which actually (though not theoretically) begins before...
After this match Ste son played Tallant in the semi-finals, and surprised the spectators and his opponent by taking the first set easily, 6-2. Tallant played close to the net, while Stetson lobbed and followed the return with an easy stroke just over the net. The second and third sets went to Tallant by careful net playing, score...
...Stroke, T. A. Jagger, or.; 7, W. H. Maynard; 6, G. Walcott; 5, F. H. Ransom; 4, P. T. Brown; 3, C. N. Fairchild, 2, H. G. Nichols; bow, C. A. Gould...
...heat between the rest of the upper class crews, numbers 2, 4, and 6, was then rowed. It was the best of the afternoon. Number 6 had a decided advantage at first but opposite the boat house, number 2, with Longworth as stroke, passed everything...