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Well, those days may be over down at the Severn River. After one year at Annapolis. Ullrich fashioned a Plebe eight that captured the Sprint freshman championship in 1970. From it, he built a comparatively light varsity that snuck past Harvard and Penn last spring, then rebounded from a defeat in the morning trials at Lake Quinsigamond to win the Spring title, breaking a seven-year Harvard monopoly...
Four of those original freshmen. Munns, Larry Doerflein. Dave Murray and John Kiser will be in the Navy shell tomorrow afternoon, along with four sophomores from the Plebe boat that won the Sprint title again last May. It's an effective combination, though Ullrich changes it a little every week...
...Penn-Harvard match-up will feature several individual confrontations. At 118, Plebe Tournament champion Dan Blakinger will face Eric Walter, who finished third last year at the tournament...
Penn is extremely strong in the middle weight classes. Dave Groverman (126), Jeff Thorne (134), Don Decker (150) and Tom Brennan (158) all won their divisions at last year's Plebe tournament. Harvard will need strong performances from Carl Biello (126), Jerry Kahrilas (134) and Josh Henson (142) in order to stay with the Quakers...
...With their heavy recruiting program it's hard to tell what their freshman can do," Lee said. The match should be won or lost on the performance of Penn's six sophomores who placed at the Plebe tournament. Strong efforts from Harvard freshmen Boris Holmas (150) and Tony DuBon (167) would provide unexpected points and ensure a close fight at every weight class...