Word: platts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...such a way as to form two nearly equal eights, took its first row following the Navy race on the Charles yesterday afternoon. John Watts '28, who stroked the University boat against the midshipmen last Saturday, has temporarily yielded his place to J. H. Perkins '27 and Captain Geoffrey Platt '27, who has been unable to row until recently due to illness, resumed his old place at number 5 on the University squad. Coupled with these shifts there was also an exchange of the how four oars in each boat...
...boats. Coach Brown did not say, but it is thought that Norton and Perkins will stroke the two crews during most of the week and that Watts will replace one of them when the squad is again given a definite ranking it is probable also that, barring mishap, Captain Platt's place in the first eight is assured throughout the rest of the season He is getting into shape rapidly and seems none the worse for his illness...
Besides Captain Platt and Coach Brown, the party going to Annapolis will include Rigger Edward Dennison, Assistant Managers J. M. Preston '28, and Hulburd Johnson '29, and probably Dr. E. A. Harding...
...University crews, accompanied by Captain Geoffrey Platt '27 as substitute, will leave for Annapolis on the Federal Express Thursday night. On Saturday they will open the season against the powerful Navy eights...
...return from the race Captain Geoffrey Platt '27, who is slowly rounding back into form following his long illness, rowed for a few moments in number 3 on the Second Crew...