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...Rutgers were the leaders at the start of the race, with California and Wisconsin in strong contention, but Cornell, rowing closest to shore on a lake that was exceedingly choppy and made for bad times by all boats, moved up to even terms at the halfway mark, opened a half-length lead over the Huskies at 1,200 meters, and was never headed thereafter. Rutgers faded badly in the closing minutes to finish seventh, and the M.I.T. eight, a considerably improved crew after trailing the Crimson in its first race of the season, moved up quickly...
Cornell bowed to the Harvard crew in their last meeting, in April, 1943. Behind during the entire race, the Cantabs caught up 20 seconds from the end and passed the Redmen to win by a half-length, thus keeping alive the three-year undefeated streak of Tom Bollos' crews...
Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Charles L. Wagner Production, with Hilde Reggiani, Bruno Landi, Carlos Ramirez, Lorenzo Alvary, John Gurney and other artists, conducted by Giuseppe Bamboschek; Victor; 16 sides). This album is a condensed version (excerpts pieced together to make up a half-length score) sung by a second-string cast (virtually the same company which gave 65 Barbers on tour in two autumn seasons). But the excerpts are expertly chosen, skillfully welded; the singing is good; the performance brightly paced; the recording excellent. Net effect: highly satisfactory...
Haines decided to leave the Crimson shells at Princeton over the week, since today's race, as well as last Saturday's is scheduled for Lake Carnegie. During the past week, rowing in heavy boats, Cunningham has reasserted himself, defeating Abbot by a half-length in a fast Henley time trial...
Following the half-length upset which the third Varsity heavies administered to the Jayvees in Saturday's time trial, Coach Tom Bolles promised a shakeup of his lower two boats before this weekend, when the Jayvees will face Navy, Penn, and Teach...