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...outlook is not dim for Love, who is beginning his 12th season as varsity coach. To replace Boyden, Love has tapped sophomore Dick Masland, the stroke of last year's freshman boat. Though light at 6 ft., 2 in. and 169 pounds, Masland has had to outlast three oarsmen from last year's varsity boat for his position and should turn in a solid performance...
...oarsmen had first scheduled a contest with a local boat club, but when that was cancelled, they rescheduled a race with Cornell. Because of a cut-back in its budget, however, the Harvard Department of Athletics could not finance the eight-hour bus trip to Ithaca, and the individual rowers, together with the Friends of Harvard Rowing, had to pay for it themselves...
Navy, in fact, didn't look as good as everyone expected. Throughout the afternoon the Middle oarsmen appeared to be taking only a three-quarter stroke--especially risky against strong head-winds, which demand longer strokes than usual...
Looking at the season as a whole, Love said, "I recognize that we have lost some valuable people, but we have a lot of potential. I remain optimistic that we will continue a respectable crew." He then added, "But it mostly depends on the oarsmen themselves...
Coolidge is not without optimism, however, "We have a great deal of potential among our squad of 28 oarsmen," he said, "so we should be able to come up with something...