Word: leavitte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yardlings and the Big Red had traded the lead for most of the race, but in the last sprint, Cornell, a big crew for a freshman eight, overtook Coach Bill Leavitt's shell. In this race, the most exciting of the day, the Crimson also surprised the experts, as it had been seeded only third...
...Bill Leavitt's freshman crew, which so far this year has lost only to a wandering charter boat, under stroked the Middles most of the way, and finally, when the tired Middles dropped their count, the Crimson pulled ahead. Ed Mathews stroked the Crimson, with Steve Ells at the seven oar; Gary Markstaller at six; Reger Hearne, five; Charlie Cunningham, four; Bruce Martin, three; Parker Pond, two; and Fred Cashing, bow. Pete Milton...
...wayward charter boat prevented Bill Leavitt's freshman heavies from pulling the biggest upset of the last two years earlier in the rainy, windy afternoon. The Crimson junior varsity rowed to an easy victory over Princeton and M.I.T. jayvees in the second race...
...squad has depth and lots of experience, except in the first boat. There six of the eight learned how to row at Newell. But that doesn't worry them in the slightest. They've caught the same bug which prompts Coach Leavitt to say he's "all wrapped up in crew." For them, it's crew day and night on and off the Charles...
...Crimson boat, however, is a definite underdog. Bill Leavitt's freshman heavies will be up against what is probably the best freshman crew in the East when they race Princeton at 3:30 p.m. The Tigers have already beaten Navy by two lengths, Penn by three and Columbia by four. Leavitt's shell will be the same one that won last week: Captain Ed Matthews stroke; Steve Ells, seven; Gary Markstaller; six, Rober Hearne, five; Charley Cunningham, four; Bruce Martin, three; Parker Pond, two and Fred Cushing...