Word: colts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Wilson's plight is a strange one. Stepping into Bill Rowe's stretchers the day after the Crimson vanquished Yale at New London in 1939, Wilson acclimated himself to the strange boat and successfully stroked the crew to victory at Henley two weeks later. Last year the beat out Colt Wagner and stroked the Varsity through a successful season, losing only 40 Cornell...
...Colt Wagner rose to the first boat during the spring vacation and Wolson went to the seconds, as Bolles sought to find the formula for a faster first crew. Now Bus Curwen, pace-setter of the undefeated Freshmen last year, has moved up to the Jayvees, at least for the time being...
From bow to stern the Varsity lined up as of a week ago: Bruce Pirnie, Paul Penneyer, Sam Goddard, Shorm Gray, Fred Herter, Hallett Whitman, Dave Challinor, stroke Colt Wagner, and coxswain Jimmy Ducey. The absence of Tony Villa from the middle of the Jayvee eight caused considerable shifting. Jerry Prince moved up from the thirds to take his place, and Buck Anderson filled the slide of the thirds which Prince vacated...
...Bolles' tentative Varsity include Juniors Paul Penneyer at number two, Fred Herter, captain of his Freshman eight, at five, and six foot seven Hallett Whitman at six. Sophomore Dave Challinor is occupying the number seven slide, left open by the graduation of last year's captain Fluff Stevens, and Colt Wagner, stroke of the Jayvees last June, is the present pacesetter. Jimmy Ducey, out of College last year, is at present holding the tiller ropes...
...improve the breed. Army stallions are lent to farmers, ranchers, breeders who have proper equipment and agree not to allow the promiscuity of pasture breeding. These agents of Remount charge mare owners $10 a foal: $5 at the time of service, $5 when the mare delivers the colt. Some agents, such as C. C. Townsend near San Angelo (who has five Government stallions) accept payment in chickens, eggs, or a calf. Some of the studs are aristocrats, the get of such lords of the turf as Sun Beau and Man o' War. Some compete in such high horse company...