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coxswain (cox): the little person in the rear of the shell. He or she steers the shell, keeps the rowers informed of their progress in the race, and controls the pace of the shell by calling for power strokes and the sprint at the end. Coxswains must weigh at least 99 pounds (for women--125 pounds for men), if they are less than that, sand bags are carried to bring the shell's weight up to that standard...
Rude and Smooth: 1974-'75 Harvard heavyweight crew that won two national titles: So-called because of their rude behavior, shouting epithets at other boats as they put them away in the sprint at the end of the race, and smooth technique...
...Raiders gained 433 yards in the first half alone to sprint out to a 35-0 halftime advantage. Starring for Colgate (4-1) was running back Ken Gamble, who ran for 173 yards and two touchdowns before being taken out at halftime...
...inexpensive, imported cars with vehicles made in Japan. The Yugoslav-made Yugo GV, which went on sale last week, aims to change . all that. At $3,990 it is the lowest-price auto sold in the U.S., $1,000 less than the next cheapest car, Chevrolet's Japanese-made Sprint. Yet the Yugo's sticker price seems to be just what buyers want. Orders for 3,000 Yugos have flowed into the company's 83 dealerships, mostly in the East and Midwest, where just 500 cars are available. Six-month waiting lists have built up. "Unbelievable," says Philip Artz...
...with any clash of empires, the battle of the giants in telecommunications is going to make it difficult for anyone smaller to survive. GTE (1984 sales: $14.5 billion), for example, is having troubles with Sprint, its long-distance telephone service. MCI may have found the secret for survival by hitching its wagon to IBM's star...