Word: racing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This can really cause the Crimson trouble if conditions are rough enough to force the race onto a special three-quarter mile "foul-weather course," which the regatta committee had laid out for the occasion. Harvard has had little or no experience at short distances, and Bill Curwen's normally low stroke is not suited to this kind of race...
...freshman boat is probably in the most secure position of the three Harvard boats. It is remarkably fast for a first year crew. In fact, after last week's race the New York Times' Allison Danzig asked Tom Bolles if any special river conditions had accounted for the freshmen's 8:54 time. Bolles answered, "No, it's just a fast crew...
...further exhibit their prowess, Harvey Love's "novice" rowers beat the varsity in a practice race Wednesday, an extraordinary feat considering the excellence of the senior boat...
...shells they race today, BU, Navy, MIT, Columbia, Penn, and Princeton, have already been beaten by the freshmen. of the sextet, MIT's boat is the only one that has ever come close. It has trailed the freshmen by seveneighths, a half, and one and a half lengths consecutively in three races...
This is known among crewmen as "catching a crab," and is generally considered a fate worse than death, especially if it occurs during a race. Many time the effect of knifing in is not so devastating as described above, but even the slightest tendency toward this mistake will unbalance the boat and cause the oarsmen on the opposite side to "wash out," finishing their stroke with oars partly out of the water...