Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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While a strong Freshman heavy-weight crew remains inactive until April 25, the freshman lightweights will enter the lists this afternoon against Cornell and M.I.T. in their first race of the season...
...coaches feel that a freshman crew must row 300 miles before it begins to reach its potential, and that they must row this distance before their first race. At the present time the Freshman have only logged 225 miles, and rowing an average of forty a week the lightweights should have a fortnight of practice before their first competition. Unfortunately it comes today...
...crew racing season opens this afternoon with what could prove to be the year's most exciting race on the Charles River as the lightweights face Cornell and M.I.T. Last year the Big Red put on a tremendous finishing sprint that failed by only inches from spoiling the varsity's undefeated season...
However rather than a display of weakness the tight competition is a sign of the squad's terrific depth and balance and can be looked upon as a dividend of last year's amazing results when every lightweight crew in the boathouse went undefeated throughout the season. The varsity eight contains five sophomores including stroke Tony Goodman. But perhaps the most surprising fact is that the three returning members of the championship Henley crew, --Rowell Chase, Mike Christian, and Captain Mark Hoffman--due to the reversal of varsity and J.V. boats on Thursday, are in the J.V. eight along with...
...triumph of Goodman's crew testifies to the importance of smoothness and teamwork in rowing. Although the J.V. is probably somewhat stronger than the present varsity they have not displayed the same efficiency or "togetherness" which characterizes the best crews...