Word: mckenna
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When a crew loses two of its key oarsmen just prior to a race like Henley, you can usually count that boat out as a possible contender for a trophy as prestigious as the Thames Cup. So when the Harvard varsity lightweight crew learned that number two man Paul McKenna had an infection in his heart and number seven Todd Howard had eligibility problems, thus preventing both from going to England, the lights' chances of victory seemed out the window...
Jerry Boak, stroke of this year's undefeated Eastern Sprints champ junior varsity boat, replaced McKenna at two. Tim Hackert, also on the J.V. boat, took Howard's place on the starboard side. Even though both were better than adequate replacements, the crew never got back the momentum built up en route to an undefeated season and an Eastern Sprints Championship this spring. Besides the loss of raw power in the boat (Howard and McKenna were the two strongest oarsmen on the team) the makeshift Crimson crew lacked that essential ingredient in rowing that distinguishes a first-rate from...
...season together, the boat is almost perfectly balanced, and there is as little resistance as possible to the shell cutting through the water. The crew had achieved this near-perfect swing after months of working together as a unit, but it all disappeared with the loss of Howard and McKenna...
...here an admirable Viola--sprightly, intelligent, and a model of sanity in a world of absurdity. Her diction is clean, and her handling of the "Fortune forbid" soliloquy is particularly distinguished. But there is more beauty in the "damask cheek" speech than she is yet able to convey. (Siobhan McKenna's portrayal remains the yardstick for this part, as for Shaw's Saint Joan and others.) The plausibility of confusion between Viola-Cesario and Sebastian is helped here through Donald Warfield's soft, rather womanly portrayal of the brother (a role once played by a 19-year-old Marlon Brando...
...Nottingham Regatta, held the last weekend in June. Coach John Higginson will be using the same seating he has used all season. Ed Reynolds at stroke, Todd Howard (7), Leif Soderberg (6), Mac Heller (5), Bob Leahey (4), Peter Huntsman (3), John Kiger (2), and bowman Paul McKenna. Chris Ross will...