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...stroke back of the Crimson at 321 in the field of 18 New England colleges was darkhorse UNH. Yale posted a team total of 324 while last year's winner UMass floundered with...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golfers Third in NCAA Trial | 5/6/1977 | See Source »

catch: refers to the point at which the oar breaks the water. Ideally, the blade is dropped vertically in at this point, with minimal splash. The catch starts the stroke...

Author: By Mark D.director, | Title: Special Report: A Social Disease | 5/6/1977 | See Source »

drive: ability foreign to people from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Antarctica. This part of the stroke is when the blade is in the water. The drive pulls the boat through the water as the oarsman pulls the blade through the water...

Author: By Mark D.director, | Title: Special Report: A Social Disease | 5/6/1977 | See Source »

...varsity jumped to a lead at the start and gradually built it up, rowing at 36 strokes per minute. At 500 meters "we all expected that we would win," new stroke Kevin Cunningham said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Lights Find a Sprint; Hold off Navy by Two Seats | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

Bill Cunningham moved up from the J.V. boat to stroke the varsity and John Pickering moved from the bow to the number seven position. Higginson left his power positions alone believing that the boar needs "more spark...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: It's Blue Book Time for Harvard Crews Today | 4/30/1977 | See Source »

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