Word: coxswaine
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...Cambridge by two lengths in choppy water; in the goth meeting of the two universities; over 4 1/4 twisting miles of the Thames from Putney Bridge to Mortlake Brewery. It was Oxford's second successive victory after 13 successive losses. Only Americans in the race were the Cambridge coxswain, Harvardman Thomas Harrison Hunter, who walks with crutches ashore, and the strongest Cambridge oar Gordon Keppel, Princeton's 1935-36 crew captain...
Some unusual combinations were the results. Chace's boat seems to pack most of the power, but whether or not it will be edged out by some of the other combinations with more sprinting ability is a difficult question. The lineups follow: reading from coxswain...
Back at Newell boathouse, capable attendants predicted that the historic ship could and would be repaired in short order. Said coxswain Henry D. Oyen '41: "I thought I had plenty of room...
...thousands of spectators watched from the shore what has become the harbor's native sporting event, the Conte di Savoia's long-keeled boat paced the W. C. Teagle's two nautical miles over the grey harbor swell, came in in 22 min. 2 sec. As coxswain, the Conte di Savoia's First Officer Pietro Passano joyously received the kisses of his crew, then for good measure kissed the cup he got from the hands of Chairman Kennedy. The eight oarsmen each got an individual silver...
...freshman race Washington led from the start, won without raising one-half beat until the last half-mile. The Washington junior varsity finished first, cutting the three-mile course record by 34 sec. In the varsity race Washington entered the same eight stalwarts-with a new coxswain-who triumphed at Poughkeepsie in 1936 and went on to take the Olympic sprint title. This time the Huskies got away late as Navy skimmed out to lead for the first mile and a half. Washington upped its stroke gradually, nosed ahead at two miles, easily won by four lengths in record-breaking...