Word: boatings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boat is Dick Ninde, the hardest and most consistent worker on the crew. Last year Dick was an oarsman on the Jayvee crew, but it is far from a natural occurrence that he should be on the crew again this year. There has been at least one man on last year's Jayvee crew who found the competition much too touch to keep going this year...
...Buzz Hovey, another man who managed to keep his position in the second boat this year. However, there is still a wrinkle in his form that needs ironing out. Although a hard worker, Hovey is apt to sky on the recovery and knife in at the catch a little. At three is one of the products of Harvey Love's own teaching, El Moffat, who halls from Bombay, India and had never done any rowing until his Freshman year, last year. Then with hard and conscientious work he took a seat in the Freshman shell and this year stepped into...
...Jayvees and third Varsity finished come four and six lengths behind respectively. The Varsity boat, trying too hard to build up an early lead, hit rough water and fell to pieces. They lost an early lead by splashing on the recovery and shipping a good deal of water...
Taken by surprise in this first meeting with the Freshmen, their next encounter will undoubtedly be a real battle. At any rate, coach Harvey Love with five inexperienced men in his boat has apparently come up with another record-breaking outfit...
Meanwhile out on the Charles, the varsity has by no means been taking it easy doing the past raceless week. It has really made progress in smoothing out the boat. With almost perfect catching in the land race, Walt Kernan has improved varsity. Now there is only a question of finishing before the varsity will be able to meet any crew in the East...