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...Saturday the Varsity lined up with lightweight Tommy Boynton as coxswain, Bus Curwen at stroke, Dave Challinor at seven, Hallett Whitman at six, and Captain Ted Lyman at five. The bow four, however, was greatly altered. Johnny Erskine had moved from his usual two slide to number four. Scho Andrews, out of last spring's '44 eight, took over the number three seat, and Juniors Johnny Richardson and Pop Jenks accounted for the two bow positions...

Author: By John C. Bullard, | Title: Crew Faces First Race In 3 Weeks | 4/7/1942 | See Source »

...Sophomore Dick Moot has filled in at seven, and Andy Guadielle, who rowed on the Varsity a good deal early last spring, is in at five. The three main contenders for the bow positions seem to be Beanie Gilchrist, Tony Whittemore, and Snelling Robinson. Caleb Brokaw is again the coxswain...

Author: By John C. Bullard, | Title: Lightweight Crew Squad Bolstered by Plentiful Supply of Trained Oarsmen | 3/20/1942 | See Source »

...Lyman and Hallett Whitman, five and six in the Varsity boiler room, are expected to hold the same positions this year, and the odds are that seven-man Dave Challinor will be rowing behind stroke Bus Curwen for the third straight spring. In addition Tommy Boynton, last year's coxswain, is again on hand...

Author: By John C. Bullard, | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/18/1942 | See Source »

Boatswain's Mate, Coxswain, Quartermaster, Signalman, Seaman, First & Second Class, Radioman, Carpenter's Mate, Shipfitter, Boilermaker, Electrician's Mate, Fireman, Yeoman, Storekeeper, Ships Cook and Machinist's Mate...

Author: By Ernest VAILLENCOURT Fosse, | Title: Navy's M-2 Quick Way To Active Sea Duty | 3/3/1942 | See Source »

...husband's death. She went to bed sobbing. Then a good German neighbor (a Mrs. Goering) advised her to eat a herring on New Year's Eve, make a wish. Louise did. At midnight a messenger boy knocked at her door. It was all a mistake: Coxswain Clarence Calvin Clifton is still alive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: No Casualty Lists | 1/12/1942 | See Source »

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