Word: oarsmen
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...Head of the Charles gives boats from colleges, clubs and high schools a chance to compete in one regatta. Youth and veteran events provide age-group competition--some high school oarsmen are as young as 14 or 15, while scullers in their 70s compete in the veteran race...
...varsity, J.V. and first freshman oarsmen cleared out this weekend for Red Top, their New London, Conn. training camp. The rowers will practice there for the rest of the week before flying to Annapolis Friday evening for their Saturday morning races against Navy for the Middendorf Trophy...
There is one bright spot for the Harvard oarsmen, however. A short week after its amazing victory in Worcester, the Eli eight fell to perennial pushover Dartmouth in Syracuse by a hefty two lengths. And just to make it interesting, the same Syracuse crew that Harvard creams every year trashed the Big Green later that same afternoon. So you figure...
...Harvard's oarsmen, 6-ft., 6-in., 212-lb. six-man George Aitken and captain Tom Howes had been unable to practice during the last week, but Crimson coach Harry Parker refused to offer that information as an excuse for the Harvard defeat. He said after the race that the injuries "didn't make any significant difference--they rowed well despite them...
...heavyweight second varsity and freshman boats are also undefeated and have had little trouble with their opponents so far. The freshmen lost one rower due to disciplinary probation on Tuesday, but their coach Ted Wasbhurn said last night, "The crew still includes eight exceedingly capable oarsmen." The new eighth man, Howard Johnson, previously stroked the undefeated second boat and led them to come from behind victories in his three races...