Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Tomorrow afternoon the success or failure of the Crimson crew season will be decided. The climactic clash of the campaign with Yale will find the Harvard oarsmen battling against terrific odds and rushing on to what seems to be inevitable defeat...
Coach Brown took the University boat out in the morning and had them go through a short workout at a low stroke. While the first string oarsmen were taking things comparatively easily the other crews worked out over a longer course. Observers were impressed with the strength the University sweepswingers displayed rowing at a low beat. James Lawrence '29 seems to be ironing out the few little errors which have been somewhat of an impairment to his form and gives promise of giving a fine exhibition next week as pace setter for the Crimson eight...
...Yale stroke, set at a much higher beat, makes little use of the long lay-back favored by the Harvard oarsmen, with the result that the Blue tipped oars, while at a higher clip, do not pull the length of water handled by the Crimson sweeps...
...Crimson followers since his previous record as stroke of the Junior Varsity crew indicates that at least he will be able to display the endurance necessary to handle the raise of heat at the end of the race. While not pulling as strong an oar as other oarsmen who have been previously tried out this season in the stroke seat, the favor of a narrow oar, such as was employed by John Watts '28 last year, may remedy the situation and allow him the reserve necessary for the final effort...
Meanwhile the Crimson oarsmen have been royally entertained in their leisure moments upon the "Corsair" the palatial yacht of J. P. Morgan, who has for many years taken a few weeks at New London to provide rest and entertainment for the oarsmen. The crew squad will take an extended trip on the "Corsair" tomorrow...