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...spectacle attended by thousands of alumni and students each June. The longest crew race in the world, the Harvard-Yale regatta is the culmination of nine months of practice and six weeks of racing experience; everybody "goes for broke." At the end of last year's race, senior George Aitken fainted, while Gordie Gardiner was bent double with cramps. One oarsman recalls the agony: "I was just hurting. I didn't feel anything, any emotion. I've never hurt as badly--I just wanted to stop and lie there." Only later did the pain give way to "an amazing amount...
Even in victory the strain and drain exhibited itself. Harvard's answer to Goliath, 6-ft., 6-in., 212-pounder George Aitken of England, (who had missed the Navy race and several practices due to nagging injuries) collapsed at the finish line and had to receive emergency medical treatment. Number two man Gordy Gardiner and captain Tom Howes clutched weary and injury-riddled shoulders...
...Harvard's oarsmen, 6-ft., 6-in., 212-lb. six-man George Aitken and captain Tom Howes had been unable to practice during the last week, but Crimson coach Harry Parker refused to offer that information as an excuse for the Harvard defeat. He said after the race that the injuries "didn't make any significant difference--they rowed well despite them...
Varsity Eights--1. Harvard (bow, Paul Templeton, 2. Gordie Gardiner, 3. Tom Howes, 4. Warren Perkins, 5. Charlie Altekruse, 6. George Aitken, 7. George Hatch, stroke, Dave Boghossian, coxswain Jeff Rothstein), 6:01.4; 2. Penn, 6:10.7; 3. Navy...
Harvard had outdistanced Brown by two lengths in the San Diego Crew Classic on April 1, about the margin they would have had Saturday were it not for the crab. This does not mean that Harvard has not improved since then, for as Aitken emphasized, Brown was faster in Providence than they were in California. Gardiner also pointed out that rough conditions in general tend to cut down victory margins...