Word: championship
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With almost 1500 sailors turning out daily to hoist dinghy sails in the afternoon, MIT has plenty of experienced material to draw from. Its present squadron already has carried off the Oberg Trophy for Boston's Greater Dinghy Championship, leading the Crimson, which took second, by a sizeable margin...
...eyes of the nation's crew enthusiasts will be on the Crimson-tipped oars of Harvard's varsity eight this afternoon as it flashes over the waters of Lake Carnegie in quest of its first victory on the road to Olympic world championship...
...Curwen and coxswain Mantel, the stern of the favored Crimson shell will be weighted down with veterans. Captain Paul Knaplund, Frank Strong, and Dick Emmet are all returnees from the championship 1947 boat, and Bolles is counting heavily on their performance this afternoon. Bowman Mike Scully is also a time-tested oar, but it will be the first performance in the major leagues for Don Felt and Ted Reynolds, two and three oars, respectively...
Just at the time Tom Bolles should be rounding his Varsity crew into final shape for the opening race of the season he has received what he politely refers to as "a kick in the bolly." Jud Gale, all-American veteran from last year's championship boat, has retired to Stillman Infirmary with an infected foot...
From bow to stroke, the following eight will launch Harvard's bid for world's championship, barring further pestilence: Mike Scully, Don Felt, Ted Reynolds, Dick Emmet, Taggart, Frank Strong, Paul Knaplund, and Bill Curwen. Sam Mantel will handle vocal duties from the stern...