Word: oarsmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...heavy schedule of rowing during the next three months should determine how well the Crimson compares with the nation's best. Crew coach Harry Parker will only say "we're looking ahead," but "looking ahead" in this case means the oarsmen at Newell Boathouse have their eyes on next year's Olympics at Mexico City...
...Crimson oarsmen know all about this, and are just as determined to leave the Red and Blue behind at the finish line...
THERE ARE two worlds at the Eastern Sprints and they never touch. The world of the oarsmen, coxes, and coaches who are competing at Lake Quinsigamond does not meet the world of the spectators at the Eastern Sprints who are enjoying their spring weekend...
...oarsmen, the Sprints are not just a one-afternoon affair. For them, it all begins with a bus ride to Worcester Friday. That late afternoon they will practice on the lake for the first time. The practice is quiet and intense--the lake is silent and without spectators. After practice the crew eats dinner at a Howard Johnson's, then finds a motel to sleep in. There while the crew tries to rest for Saturday the coaches and coxes for all the boats competing in the sprints assemble to iron out the technical details of the meet, preparing for Saturday...
...will be the true test of poise for green oarsmen who have never seen a boat right up even with them during a race." he says...