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Williams, an ex-Princeton oarsman (class of '33), whose intimates call him "Soapy," had entered the gubernatorial race almost without assets-political or financial. He had served in appointive political jobs-lately as a state liquor-control commissioner-but had never run for elective office. Though he is an heir to the Mennen shaving-cream fortune, he will not get his share until he is 40. His Republican family refused to back his campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHIGAN: Cleanup for Soapy | 11/15/1948 | See Source »

Dangerous Rival. The Olympic rival that Ulbrickson worried most about was Harvard, which had its own private "sweep" last week. Coached by a scholarly ex-Washington oarsman,* Tom Bolles, Harvard set a new course record on Connecticut's Thames River to whip Yale for the tenth year in a row. This week, on Princeton's Carnegie Lake, N.J., the Huskies will face Harvard, Yale and eight other crews to determine who will row for the U.S. in the London Olympic games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweeping the River | 7/5/1948 | See Source »

...pulled an A in Elizabethan literature, but he wasn't much of a student. One thing he did enjoy was rowing. His crew was good enough to row at Poughkeepsie; but his career as an oarsman ended abruptly when he hurt his spine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Leading Man | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...future, any 150-pound oarsman who wins a minor H for three consecutive years will receive a major letter the third season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150-lb. Crew Will Get Major Letter Awards | 10/8/1947 | See Source »

...third of the four heats, a promising oarsman named Chenery jumped to an early lead and looked like a sure thing--good form, plenty of wind, oarblades flashing--until a gay Charles River excursion boat loomed directly in his path. As he scrambled out of the way, Bruce Preston and Dick Schaal chunked swiftly by to cross the finish line in a dead heat...

Author: By Richard A. Green, | Title: Sculling Trialists Bested by Excursion Boat and Bridge | 8/15/1947 | See Source »

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