Word: stroking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...four position, is perhaps the hardest worker of all, Colt Wagner. Last year he was the stroke of the Freshman eight, and showed some of the finest fighting spirit that a stroke could have. Last year he barely tipped the scales at a hundred and seventy pounds, if that, while this year he weighs over a hundred and eighty pounds. The catch is that he gained the weight comparatively suddenly after an attack of grippe last winter. The result was that he lost a lot of power and had a tough time getting back into form. However, right...
...five is Larry Kingman, a steady oarsman from last year's Jayvee crew. His stroke seems to stay fairly smooth consistently. In front of him in the six position is Quinby Taylor, six foot, six inch giant, who, because of his height just about confines his rowing to his arms. This is accentuated by the unusually short stroke that Harvard crews use. He pulls the most water in the boat but seems to have trouble with timing his catch. He came up from the combination crew last spring...
Frank Hinkley holds down the seven position. He halls from last year's phenomenal Freshman crew, and since then he has greatly improved his stroke. While in practice he keeps his form well under control, he is apt to shoot his slide a little under the stress of a race. Setting the pace for the second eight is Jack Wilson, who only tips the scale at 167. However, Wilson is strong and extra good on the low strokes. He has a little trouble still when he tries to set the pace for a good sprint...
...Stroke Setting Down...
That race showed that the Tiger oarsmen have passed through the kindergarten stage of learning a new stroke. The disturbance caused by the advent of a different style, the "Washington stroke," has calmed down and apparently Princeton rowing has finished changing horses in the middle of the stream...