Word: oarsman
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...Father Kelly, also an expert oarsman, won the Olympic singles in Antwerp in 1920; son John, a champion like his father, took first prize twice (in 1947 and 1949) in the famed Diamond Sculls at Henley, England...
Larry Cabot will stroke the eight, with Dick Timpson, ex-Eton oarsman from England, at seven, Norm Marsh at six, Dick Schwartz at five, Larry Perera at four, Ted Davison at three, Don White at two and Les Schoene at bow. Cox is John Powell...
When Fresnay, the script, and the photography are at their best, some splendid scenes result. A galley episode, in which the priest rushes down to relieve a fainting oarsman, provides the film's most exciting moment. The photography by Renoir, done almost over-zealously in the French style of realism, finds most of the 17th century poor either consumptive or deformed. This grimness underscores the need for a saint, but an occasional glimpse of healthier and happier peasants might have brightened the realism of a vividly performed script...
Right before the crew left for Red Top, Coach Edward A. Stevens resigned because of what he called a lack of cooperation on the part of the crew. Captain Winthrop admitted the breach in coach-oarsman relations. Bert Haines was appointed coach and Yale won by two lengths...
...most serious accident occured about ten years ago, when two single scullers, ignoring the "keep to your right" rule on the river, smacked straight into each other. One oarsman required 14 stitches, and since then, the shells have been equipped with knob-like rubber bumpers on the bows...