Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Louis Butler McCagg '52, of Matthews Hall and Boston, was elected captain of the freshman crew yesterday. The lanky stroke received his first taste of rowing at Middlesex. This year, McCagg has twice drawn special praise from freshman crew coach Harvey Love for his leadership during races...
...shells will start as usual at the Charles Street (subway) Bridge and stroke a mile and three quarters to the MIT boat house near the Cottage Farm Bridge. The additional distance on the Charles River course may prove an advantage to both Tech and the Crimson...
...Slow Stroke, Fast...
...jumped to a quick lead at the start with a "windmill" 40-beat stroke. Harvard and MIT began with a 36 cadence and overhauled the inexperienced and disunited BU boat within a quarter of a mile. Then Harvard stroke Louis MeCagg eased the count...
...complete was the Crimson domination that stroke Jack Smith didn't raise the beat above 31 until the last 20 strokes when he hiked it to 36. The Crimson was timed at 6:50.0, five seconds ahead of the Engineers...