Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...crew Coach Harry Parker it, "bordering on the unbelievable." Parker's heavyweight eight went down to Princeton Saturday and M.I.T. and the Tigers by more seven lengths. In the process, they 20.8 seconds off the existing Princeton record for the 1 3/4 mile distance. It was the second record in two weeks (and two races) that the Crimson heavies have not only broken, but thoroughly obliterated...
...race clearly established the undefeated lightweights, in addition to the heavyweights, as an important contender for the Sprint championship. For both boats, the major threat will apparently come from Cornell, which perennially has powerful crews, and this year boasts undefeated heavyweight and lightweight crews...
...heavyweight race, Harvard took advantage of a stiff tall wind as only an expert crew can. Parker explained last night that under such conditions, choppy waters and the very speed of the boat make it essential that a crew be able to get its cars in and out of the water swiftly and smoothly. A crew that cannot loses its momentum. But the Harvard crew rowed with precision, and finished in an incredible 8:15. The old record of 8:35.8 had stood since...
...that fool you. M.I.T. may have one of the most powerful heavyweight crews in the East this year; just how powerful the Crimson heavies will find out today in a three-way race with the Engineers and the Tigers at Princeton...
...heavyweight race was by far the most impressive performance of the afternoon. Harvard moved out immediately, and after only a quarter of a mile, there was open water between the Crimson and the other two boats, which remained almost even throughout. Rutgers finally managed to edge ahead of Brown at the finish...