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...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...
Only Jim Tew and Brian Clemow graduated from last year's Eastern Sprint champions, but the new boating places only two oarsmen and the coxswain in the seats they held last year...