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...record of 6:00.5, then went right on after No. 26 in the final, meeting the cream of the twelve competing colleges (Penn. Cornell, Yale, Harvard and Wisconsin). After the starter's cry of "Ready all . . . row!", Navy's lanky (6 ft. 2 in., 178 Ibs.) Stroke Oar Ed Stevens quickly brought his crew up to the standard 40-strokes-a-minute racing start. Stroke Stevens, who likes to have the opposition trailing him so that he can keep an eye on them, held it at 40 until Navy had a half-length lead. Then...
...first boat-which Love calls his "beef trust"-averages out at 187 pounds and is made up of two lettermen, stroke Larry Brownell and three oar Dick Darrell; two sophomores, from last year's freshman crew, Roger Hearne at four and Howie Lewis at one; and four graduates from last year's J.V. and third boat: Dick Higgins at seven, Bob Monks at six, Pete Simonds at five, and Randy Harrison at two. As cox Bill Crowther will mind the rudder and call the strokes...
Rouner, a former varsity oar, is particularly encouraged by his new, lighter, aluminum-rigged shell which came as a gift from the Friends of Harvard Rowing two weeks ago. This is its first race and is named the Bert Haines, in honor of the former 150-pound coach...
...most of the picture is fairly intellectual rather than physical. Of course, at the end he turns out to be brave." ¶ River of No Return (20th Century-Fox) is a CinemaScopepic starring Marilyn Monroe, who 1) wears "Tailored Levis," 2) fights off Indians on a raft with an oar, 3) sings two songs, 4) battles a wildcat barehanded and wins. ¶ King of the Khyber Rifles (20th Century-Fox), also in CinemaScope, stars Tyrone Power in India, has been called an "eastern western." ¶ Garden of Evil (20th Century-Fox), with Gary Cooper in CinemaScope, is "a western...
...Howard Hughes, who had provided General George and the others a free hand, soon began to move in on the company's operations. As usual, he could seldom be found when needed, delayed making decisions, kept papers requiring action in his pocket. Dietrich also began putting in his oar. When the top men threatened to quit, Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott visited the plant, reportedly hinted that unless Hughes cleared up the trouble, it might be a good idea for him to sell out to somebody else...