Word: oarsman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Undefeated since their Goldthwait Cup loss to Harvard a year ago, the Princeton oarsman are the defending champions. And besides the Wright Cup possession they also claim laurels from last July's triumph in the Royal Henley Regatta on the Thames River in London...
Reading from stern back, the first 150-lb. boat is composed of stroke Jack Smith, a veteran oarsman, Ted Barrett, Sutton Potter, Captain Dave Clark, Dick Grosvenor, John Bordman, Bob Menslage, and Sam Allen. In the cox's seat will be Charlie Osborne, who shouted at most of these rowers last year in the freshman 150 boat...
...other is bowman Mike Scully, who is becoming almost a tradition around Newell, this being his fourth year on the Varsity. Scully, incidentally, is the only oarsman who has been gaining weight in the last month. He has out on 12 pounds while his compatriots have been trimming down their winter insulation...
...doesn't make the difference either, although an oarsman usually doesn't hit his peak of physical efficiency until his early twenties. (Bolles thinks the large number of older crewmen account for the high level of competition in postwar rowing). But Ted Anderson's presence in this year's boat seems to provide ample evidence that this rule is not infallible...
This is Clark's third year as number five oarsman for the Crimson lightweights. Before coming to Harvard he rowed at St. Mark...