Word: eights
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With the spirited Freshman eight leading the way by dint of a 6.55.4 time over the Henley distance, four Crimson crews staged an impressive debut on the Charles last Saturday by swinging smoothly to easy victories over Rutgers and M.I.T. and bringing home the Rowe Cup for the second year...
Next came the Jayvees, according to official time, who spaced out two and a half lengths over the M. I. T. eight and a deck-length more over the Raritan boys. Spike Chace's men won by three lengths with the Tech boat trailing the Scarlet oarsmen by a length...
Although setting out a much higher stroke the Yardlings lost the start to the light duralumin Tech shell. Not until the three-quarters did Captain Sherm Gray's cocky eight forge ahead, rowing two points higher than the Engineers. It took the final sprint to the finish to show up the hidden power of the Crimson. Gaining four feet at each stroke the Freshman managed to jump ahead with a deck-length of open water...
Once again the Engineers' light shell gave them a half-Ingth advantage at the start, but as both crews began to lengthen out by the quarter-mile the Crimson crept up. A sprint at the half-mile closed up the gap and the Harvard eight kept on for a half-length lead. With both sets of blades working about 32, gradually increasing up to 36 at the finish, the boat stroked by Vince Balley crossed...
...Jayvee Race was the only other three-cornered affair. Paced by Bill Rowe, the Harvard oarsmen quickly sprinted out ahead of M. I. T. and a slower Rutgers eight. By the half-mile they had increased it to a length and were rowing 34 to the Tech 32, the Scarlet...