Word: boated
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...will be back in the lineup for tomorrow's race, but Curwen is still confined to the Infirmary. Sophomore Art Rouner, the regular jayvee stroke who gave him a battle for the varsity berth earlier this year, will be stroking today. John Hutchinson has moved up from the third boat to take over stroke in the Jayvees...
Since Rouner has already put in some time in the varsity boat, and since Iselin rowed behind him last year, the Crimson should not be too hampered by Curwen's loss, provided Iselin is back at normal strength. In fact, the loss of a key man may even act as a psychological boost to the Harvard boat, which might have run into the problem of overconfidence had they faced Cornell at full strength...
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan promptly quit in protest; Chief of Naval Operations Denfield was kicked into a fleet command when he complained. The new Secretary of the Navy was chosen from a civilian job in which "he never got any closer to the Navy than a row-boat." And there was a wave of mutterings in Congress about the "high-handedness" of Secretary Johnson's move. The forthcoming test is a result of this Congressional pressure...
Jayvee stroke Art Rouner has moved up to take Curwen's place, with Al Carter filling in at seven. John Hutchinson and Nat Ober have taken over stroke and seven in the reshuffled Jayvee boat...
...Crimson varsity defeated Cornell by 10 seconds in winning the Eastern Sprint championships two weeks ago, but the loss of both Curwen and Iselin makes chances for repeating this feat precarious indeed. The jayvee boat, which also won its sprint race, did not have to face the Big Red, which was eliminated in the preliminary trails, but will undoubtedly have a tough time this week...