Word: racing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Almost a mile into the race, a chance to reach our first goal arose. Colgate University (number 39) was ahead and by some grace of God we were gaining on them. Only our cox, Lisa, really knew that we were approaching them, since we were supposed to keep our eyes in the boat (or else you get rocks in it, or something...
...soaked with a combination of river water and sweat. Almost immediately we broke out the booze and paddled back to Weld--oar in one hand, beer in the other--to cheers from the crowd that remained. Only now did I notice that the 1979 Head had been the last race for my sliding seat, which cracked and lost a bolt at the finish line. Somebody was on our side. In fact, we had finished in 19'33", not particularly good for the Championship Eights, but better than our best practice time of 28 minutes and ahead of Colgate, the last...
...reneged on almost every important campaign promise he made the last time around, which should come as no surprise since he made contradictory promises, depending on his audience. Remember slashing the fat out of the defense budget? Remember overhauling a tax system that was a disgrace to the human race? Remember full employment? Remember Paul Warnke, ditched after negotiating SALT II to pacify the Neanderthals, and Andy Young, shot down by the Israeli lobby after talking to people of the Palestinian persuasion? Forget Jimmy Carter...
...they want this one bad. On the other hand, Princeton, Heptagonal champs for the last four years and currently an uninspiring 6-5, is working on its worse record since 1964 when the squad finished 5-4. But that shouldn't keep the Tigers from getting "up" for the race...
...Crimson, 4-4 on the year, everyone is healthy for the first time all year, and coach Bill McCurdy is "eager to get at them." Reed Eichner, a junior who won this race as a freshman, and John Murphy, another junior, should be setting the pace from the start. Franklin Park is their home course and they know how to run it. "As long as we get a lead on them, they won't catch up," Eichner said yesterday...