Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With everything else going wrong for Harvard this year, Crimson, sports fans in the past two weeks have been able to take a little solace in the fact that the varsity heavyweight crew was still the "best in the East." It was something that restored a little sanity to the strife (or strike)-torn Harvard scene...
...first time since 1963 that Harvard has lost to another college crew. The loss broke the victory streak that extended through 34 consecutive starts against collegiate competition...
Also, Harvard stroked too high too early in the race. Because the water was so rough, the Crimson crew was noticeably tired after the first 500 meters. And once it was behind, Harvard couldn't afford to cut the pace. The lower-stroking Penn boat was able to conserve enough to easily counter Harvard's tired sprint...
...opposite happened as Harvard was the crew to lose its poise and row poorly in the later part of the race...
Partially salvaging the most disastrous weekend for Harvard crew in years, the varsity lightweights defeated Yale and Princeton Saturday on the Charles to win their 12th straight Goldthwait...