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Word: boatings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Embarking today for England where they will take part in the one-hundredth anniversary Henley Regatta, Bert Haines' 150-pound crew leaves New York today on the Aquitania, confident of victory. The Eli crew which it beat last month on the Charles will make the voyage on the same boat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150-Pound Crew Leaves For Henley Today on Aquitania | 6/15/1938 | See Source »

...rowing critics like to attribute the success of the Varsity boat to the outstanding stroking of Spike Chace who has handled the number eight position for four full years at College. Tom Bolles thinks the six-foot-four, 194-pound pacer is one of the finest oarsmen in the country, probably the best that Harvard has ever had. In every race this year it was Chace who kept the bladesmen at the cool 32 beat which may prove a dilemma to Captain Johson's confident Blue outfit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW | 6/15/1938 | See Source »

...matter how proficient at the blade, can make a crew. The 1938 boat has won its fame through its unison, its even body swing which is the foundation of the Bolles method. He has arranged it so that when well under way the shell will plane steadily with three feet of the bow completely out of water...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW | 6/15/1938 | See Source »

...Stevens at number seven seat has come up from last year's Freshman eight and Middlesex combinations. One of the smoothest blades in the boat, the 20-year-old Sophomore is an efficient pace setter for the starboard side with a keen sense of timing and a lot of power behind his strokes. Doug Erickson, a Senior, at number six, has had long years of rowing experience and is a conscientious, dependable man behind Chace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW | 6/15/1938 | See Source »

Veteran John Clark at the bow slide is one of the most versatile oarsmen in the boat, having rowed port for some time before being considered a candidate for number seven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW | 6/15/1938 | See Source »

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