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When a crew loses two of its key oarsmen just prior to a race like Henley, you can usually count that boat out as a possible contender for a trophy as prestigious as the Thames Cup. So when the Harvard varsity lightweight crew learned that number two man Paul McKenna had an infection in his heart and number seven Todd Howard had eligibility problems, thus preventing both from going to England, the lights' chances of victory seemed out the window...
...race marked the first time that Porcellian had ever entered a boat at Henley, and its triumph came as somewhat of a surprise to many observers. However, the crew was composed of four top-notch Harvard heavyweight and lightweight oarsmen. Bowman George Host was a member of this year's junior varsity lightweight crew and had rowed at seven for the varsity lights the two previous years; number two, sophomore Ollie Scholle, was on this year's undisputed collegiate national champion Harvard heavyweight crew; number three, sophomore Dave Porter, rowed seven for the Eastern Sprints champion junior varsity lightweight crew...
Coach Harry Parker's oarsmen will continue rowing after the Yale race, however, in order to prepare for a race sponsored by the University of Washington in late June. Washington has invited the top college crews in the country to compete in Seattle...
Across the finish line the Crimson crew looked strangely isolated on the water, away from its admirers, waving in the general direction of the shore, the oarsmen in those strangely varied postures of the post-race moment, some leaning over their oars in exhaustion, some nearly lying down in the boat...
...Harvard is undefeated going into the Sprints and has the benefit of several strong oarsmen from the previous year's undefeated frosh boat. The Crimson beats Brown by a substantial margin, more than champion Northeastern. Seniors Lebarre and Mahoney know that this...