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...Stork" Sanford, the Cornell coach had made two changes in his varsity boating for this race and apparently the switches paid off. He put Bill Denton, a sophomore, at stroke, and Dick Ehni at seven oar...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Crew Opposes Big Red In Final Home Regatta | 5/26/1950 | See Source »

Bolles will row his customary starting eight in the varsity shell but in the J.V. boat, Eric Osborne will replace Caner at four oar. Osborne started the season in that spot but wrenched his back in practice before the Compton Cup race April...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Crew Opposes Big Red In Final Home Regatta | 5/26/1950 | See Source »

John Eills has taken over the stroke oar from Pete Bullard, Bob Bourne replaces Dick Lincoln at seven, and John Churchill is in the bow seat in place of Bill Glenn. The rest of the boat in the same as last week. The Tiger freshmen also defeated Penn last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Boat to Row in EARC at Navy; 150's Race Princeton, Yale Away | 5/12/1950 | See Source »

There will be no change in the varsity boating today, if for no other reason than that Bolles didn't have enough practice time last week to try new combinations. In the J.V. shell, however, Harrison Blair will row at six oar instead of Charlie Osborne, who wrenched his shoulder in practice early last week...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Crews Row in Compton Cup Races at Princeton | 4/29/1950 | See Source »

...little dubious about the plan and warned the four not to try it. But Dickie and his crew, in cowboy jeans and cowboy shirts, paddled off, leaving their pals to watch the shoes, socks and fur-lined jackets which they had left on shore. They had one good oar, a broken oar and a piece of a board. In almost no time at all, carried by the brisk wind, they were out of shouting distance of the beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILDREN: The Adventurers | 4/24/1950 | See Source »

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