Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...spiritual," young Wright replied, and struck out on his own. Soon adventuresome clients began going to Architect Wright's studio in Oak Park, Ill. In the midst of architects busy designing picturesque Queen Anne-style houses and neoclassic copies, Wright lopped off gables and pillars with a stroke of his pencil, created his own prairie houses. He flattened the roof to parallel the earth line, projected eaves to enforce the sense of shelter. Taking the fireplace and low. massive chimney as a central pivot. Wright began to project exuberant wings, bring balconies into living rooms, replace the dark corners...
...varsity, the race was a two and a half length romp as it led from the very beginning and steadily widened its advantage. After 30 strokes it already was a length in front of Cornell and M.I.T. Rowing a solid 31 strokes per minute, Tony Goodman's crew had open water on Cornell at the Mass. Ave. bridge when the Big Red started to make its move three-quarters of a mile from the finish. All it was able to do, however, was leave Tech further behind as the Crimson eight stayed ahead while keeping to its low stroke...
...Crimson took a lead on the start and very early built it up to half a length--about 30 feet--although the Big Red crew did not drop its stroke after the racing start for about a quarter of a mile. But with both boats rowing between 31 and 32 through the middle of the race, Cornell pulled even with the Crimson shell, stroked by Capt. Mark Hoffman...
Much of the experimentation this spring has centered about the stroke seat. With three strong possibilities--Bob Lawrence, stroke of last year's successful varsity, Tom Nuzum, and Sophomore Perry Boyden--Love spent a long period before deciding upon Boyden, who not only has shown continual improvement in his bladework but supplies a large amount of the power in the boat...
Filling in the stern four behind the stroke will be veterans Jim McClenan and Tory Everett along with sophomore Ken Gregg. These men provide a strong base for blending the rest of the crew. The oarsmen in the bow four are still undergoing change as Love seeks to find a crew which has both the necessary grace and power behind...