Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rona Jaffe '51, Felicia Reed '52, and Betty Trygstad '52 were all set to take on Commodore Pete Putnam and his men, when Radcliffe authorities stepped in to warn the three that they must pass a seamanship test before they may do any racing on the Charles...
...Harvard yachtsmen had demanded, the race will be sailed with the losers' shirts at stake, an old crew custom that Commodore Putnam insisted should be carried over for this event. But the Radcliffe dinghy sailors warn Putnam that there will be some surprises in store for him if they should lose...
They remain confident, however, that the Annex's Cherry Red will sweep the Crimson from the Charles and send Putnam back to the Square shirtless...
...race arose when Radcliffe restored yachting to its official roster of sports after a war-time lapse. Immediately, the Annex trio issued its challenge, and Putnam was quick to accept for the Harvard yacht team...
...Putnam eagerly accepted the challenge on behalf of his yachtsmen, but insisted that the race must be sailed with the losers' shirts at stake. No date has been...