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Among a record 2530 competitors, a troop of Harvard oarsmen is again gritting its teeth, eager to bring home more fame and hardware to Newell Boathouse by sundown Sunday. The coaches, heavyweight Harry Parker and lightweight John Higginson '62, had planned to take advantage of their perennial eligibility for the Elites, leading their crews on to victory instead of plodding behind them in one of Harvard's fat red launches. However, Parker developed a back injury late last week and says he is undecided whether or not to row in the elite singles and doubles events...
Although Parker says that the Head is just "a fun race," it is the only regatta all year in which Harvard oarsmen can expect tough fights for the top spots in every event. The most exciting race should be the elite fours in which strong crews from Vesper and Potomac boat clubs and from MIT will challenge Harvard's two entries all the way up the course...
...July, there is the Henley Regatta in England. However this trip is somehow so sacred to and coveted by Harvard oarsmen, that, for all their confidence and cockiness, no one at Newell wants to talk about...
...oarsmen at Newell now consider the thought of competing against mere college crews "a joke...
...oarsmen in Kirkland would stay somewhat frustrated having been squeezed out of the regular program by the world class talent cultivated at the varsity rowing level...