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Applegate, '89, comes nearly up to the perpendicular on the first half of his stroke before he kicks his slide; finishes with a bad jerk; takes hold of the water with bent arms; and rows with a crooked back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

...Stevens, S. of L., settles very badly at the end of his stroke; does not take hold of the water until he has started his slide; does not get his blade in the water neatly; and does not stick to it well when he tires...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

Harris, '87, does not get reach enough; drops his head and shoulders a little on the full reach, and does not get his oar into the water as soon as he is in position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

Beckwith, '88, S. of Mines, overreaches, and so is almost always behind time. He does not start on his recover quite soon enough; does not feather long enough; gets his oar over too much on the catch, but lets it turn back, just before going into the water, which makes the blades enter the water clumsily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

...crew as a whole does not keep good time; the oars hang over the water and do not go in neatly enough. The men do not slide slowly enough on the recover; they do not start on the recover soon enough; most of them do not feather long enough; they do not keep their blades quite covered, and some of them get jerky when they spurt." - Columbia Spectator...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

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