Word: miles
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though slighted on practice time the lightweights' prospects are not as bad as they would seem. The first boat, set at least for today's race, has recorded some good times considering the late conditions. Stroked by Tom Alberg, the eight clocked the mile and a sixteenth upstream course in seven minutes, four seconds on Wednesday...
...Freshman heavies, though also hindered by a late start, have shown great potential. On Tuesday, in a mile and three quarters race against the varsity and JV boats, the first Freshman boat finished only a length behind...
...time trials this spring over the mile and five-sixteenths Henley distance the crews have turned in very good times. On Wednesday and Thursday the varsity rowed the course in 6:43 and 6:44, excellent for so early in the season. There is no doubt, however, that the Crimson has been decidedly hampered this spring by the late thaw of the Charles, which greatly reduced the number of practices before spring vacation. As a consequence the rowing of all the lightweight crews is rougher and less precise than at a comparable time last year...
This may be the year the Crimson breaks Yale's run of five straight victories in the four mile race at New London. The heavyweight crew is big and deep, and has the physical potential to develop into the top boat in the country...
...present varsity line-up demonstrated that it can effectively generate considerable power by rowing an 8:51 time trial Wednesday over the mile and three-quarters course; a time which Love termed very encouraging at this stage...