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Early in the first quarter, Lehigh (6-0, 1-0 Patriot) took its first possession at their own 45-yard line. Harvard lined up in its pressure eight-man front on defense throughout the drive and throughout the game...
None of this bodes well for the Crimson offense, which after 2.5 games of explosive, high-flying point-scoring became a dud in the final 30 minutes against the Big Red. One of the reasons for this was Cornell's switch to an aggressive eight-man front, designed to put pressure on junior quarterback Neil Rose and stuff...
Smith won his spot on the Sydney-bound squad in dramatic fashion at the U.S. trials this June, just 13 days after he switched to the single scull from the eight-man crew, where he was fighting for a seat. "I figured I had a better chance of getting to Australia in the single than in the eight," he says. And now, frankly, he has less of a chance for a medal since the U.S. eight, world champions three years running, is a favorite for the gold. Not that the more technically demanding single was unfamiliar to Smith. Rowers often...
...long sub and dredging an excavation trench around it. Although tilted on its starboard side, the Hunley appears largely intact except for a 3-ft. hole in its riveted iron hull. Because both hatches were sealed, it probably still holds the skeletons of its captain and eight-man crew. Once recovered, the sub will be barged upriver to a conservation facility, there to be reimmersed in cold water, chemically stabilized, excavated and restored--which could take up to 10 years...
Hobbs, who rowed crew and played squash while an undergraduate, represented the United States in eight-man crew in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. The 1972 team brought home the silver medal...