Word: shell
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This was the first time six of the eight men in the freshman shell had rowed before, and the first time heavy coach Bill Levitt had seen his boys under pressure. He was pleased with what he saw. The former cox and captain of the 1950 varsity crew had taken these six last fall, taught them all they know about crew, and put them into a racing shell. He hoped they would click. And they...
...third boat, Cary Heminger strokes, Andy Krumbhaar is at seven, Paul Canney, six, Abba Kastin, five, and Bill Rowe at four. Bob Dole rows three oar, while the bow pair of Steven Hopkins and Dave Knutson end the shell. Both E. Pitts and Charlie Ball alternate...
...Columbia in its opener two weeks ago, but last week rowed an unsuccessful race against Navy; the Olympic champion Middles beat Princeton by four lengths. At the same time the Crimson won its opener by a length over a surprising Rutgers crew, in 9:43.6. Last year's varsity shell, stroked by Lou McCagg, defeated Princeton at Lake Carnegie, covering the mile and three quarters distance...
...freshman heavy second boat defeated the Yard third boat and two boats from M.I.T. in an informal race Wednesday. The Crimson shell outstroked the Engineers' second boat freshman heavies and second boat freshman lightweights...
...Esme with Love and Squalor," in which Salinger best merges humor with tragedy. It tells of a soldier in England, who agrees to correspond with a small British girl, and finds himself opening her first letter in Germany, months later, while he is in a state of shell shock...