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...former professionals Yates and Markham, the Britishers carried the offensive and might have run up a higher score but for the defensive play of the Crimson goalie, Harshman...
...summary: BRITISH TARS HARVARD Brickell, g. g., Harshman Chemberlain, l.f.b. r.f.b., Day Reed, r.f.b. l.f.b., Knowlton Manning, l.h.b. r.h.b., Omar Yates, c.h.b. c.h.b., Curtin Yary, r.h.b. l.h.b., Chapin Lucas, l.o.f. r.o.f., Guild Smail, l.i.f. l.i.f., Pearson Markham, c.f. c.f., Heisler Black, r.i.f. r.i.f., Potter Walker, r.o.f. l.o.f., Sternberg
Chief Pilot Verne W. Harshman, naval aviator on maneuvers off the coast of Colombia in 1931, was forced down by bad weather, kept afloat on his CO2-filled raft five days. Only trouble he encountered was sharks, which were attracted by the raft's color (orange-yellow for high visibility). Result: the navy changed the color of life-rafts' bottoms to olive drab...