Word: boatings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Philosopher Bertrand Russell, 76, saved his life by fighting the icy sea off Trondheim when the Norwegian flying boat he was on crashed; 19 of the 45 passengers died. After swimming around until rescued, Russell said: "I don't suppose I was swimming for more than about a minute. For one who has been swimming regularly for about 70 years, it wasn't much...
Five veterans of the near-Olympic boat are back again--stroke Bill Curwen, Captain Frank Strong, Ted Reynolds, Don Felt, and Mike Scully. Or, putting it the other way round, there are blank spaces where Paul Knaplund, Jud Gale, and coxswain Sam Mantel once rowed...
Although he refuses to make any definite statement, Bolles has mentioned Bob Taggart, who spent the early part of last season at the Varsity number five slot, as distinctly eligible for promotion. George Lodge, who held down a position in the jayvee boat last year, has also been looking good at port oar. Bill Leavitt would seem to be in line...
...fact in that Bolles has a wealth of material to choose from. Seven men are back from last year's jayvee boat, and the entire combination crew is still around. Sometime between now and next April 23, sufficient replacements should appear...
When the boys send money home (Joe has bought his parents a new house, Mike a new fishing boat), Papa shows no favoritism. Says he of Joe: "Justa one of my boys...