Word: oarsman
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...wherry is 19 feet long an 24 inches wide, having the oarsman's seat low in the hull. The compromise, called "comp" by those in the know, is longer, 25 feet, and narrower, 16 inches for greater speed...
...Oarsman's Best Year His Second...
This is especially so now, since Haines often dropped the remark that an oarsman's best year is his second. This fact is causing a lot of sweat to stain the bottoms of Harvard's shells, since most of the men working out with the coach now are novices. Thus in two years these men will reach their peaks, and the competition for the American shell entry in the Olympics will be underway...
Hard hit by the loss of Pete Roll, ace oarsman, the Crimson eight succumbed Tech and Cornell in the second race the 1945 racing season on the Charles River last Saturday. A strong cross current which threw the Crimson off a eight course, was also a major factor the defeat...
...Glory. Even before it had been released, and had given the moguls a chance to feel the public pulse, Peck had achieved something virtually unheard of in Hollywood: he was signed to star in something like a dozen major productions. (Because of a spinal injury incurred as a college oarsman, he is unlikely to be drafted.) At present he is probably the most drawn-&-quartered property in cinema. His contracts call for one film a year for Fox, one for M.G.M., two each, over a four-year period, for Casey Robinson, Selznick and RKO. He has already finished Selznick...