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...difficult to pin-point what is wrong with the crew. The men are in good condition, the stroke is up to racing cadence, the starts are adequate for this time of year, and the bladework is improving. But oddly enough, it hasn't added up to any speed. One oarsman commented on the paradox rather well earlier this week: "If a combinations develope out of this, all hell could break loose...
...University has appointed a former Crimson oarsman to replace three-time Henley winner Lawrence Coolidge '53 as varsity lightweight crew coach, it was learned recently...
...freshman heavyweight coach has also been named. He is Harry L. Parker, former Olympic oarsman and U.S. single sculls champion...
...wife and five children. Averell grew up at the zoo-room family mansion located on 20,000 acres near Arden, N.Y., learned to ride, shoot, swim, row, and play polo, prepped at fashionable Groton (average student), graduated from Yale (B.A. '13), was a bridge player (very good) and oarsman (topnotch). In 1921 he formed an investment banking firm with his brother Roland (who is still a Republican). His reported personal fortune: between $75 and $100 million...
Since World War II, Doggett competitors have not been considered professionals, hence are eligible for the Diamond Sculls at Henley. Would Collins try? He was making no promises. But wasn't the wearer of Doggett's coat and badge the best oarsman in England...