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They aren't playing games at Newell Boathouse--not at this point in the season anyway, and not this year. If one of Harvard's heavyweight oarsmen tells you that the squad's been doing "straight forward hard-type stuff," he means just that...
Only Harvard crew coach Harry Parker would dare to ask his squad to practice seven days a week without fear of a possible mutiny. Only Harvard can boast three 1974 World Champion oarsmen. And only at Harvard would those three gold medalists have to fight for a seat in the varsity...
...Harvard heavyweights, in the surprisingly uncomfortable position of being on page 4/Dump Truck top, are quiet these days. They know that everyone will be out to beat the crew that beat every other collegiate crew worth beating last year. And although the oarsmen are confident that they can do it again, they exude a different sort of confidence--calm and professional...
...there is any slight uneasiness, you can sense it in the half-empty locker rooms. Last season's squad had unusual depth: enough oarsmen to fill three and a half boats produced an undefeated JV and a 3V which beat many varsity boats. This year Harvard will have one less boatful of oarsmen. Three varsity members have graduated and the loss of last year's star sophomore Ollie Scholle due to a knee injury may take its toll on the overall speed of the squad...
...team must consider carefully whether competing in a particular event will help break down or further enforce deeply entrenched nationalistic interests in the international sports arena. If Harvard is not willing to make this kind of decision, it is up to the individuals on the Harvard crew. But the oarsmen's response has been apathetic...