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With only three returnees from an undefeated Sprint champion lightweight crew, new coach John Higginson is faced with a rebuilding job if he hopes to continue the second longest lightweight winning streak in this country's rowing history...
Higginson has inherited from Steve Gladstone, former lightweight varsity mentor at Harvard and now heavyweight coach at the University of California at Berkeley, a streak of 25 straight wins against lightweight competition, including five straight undefeated seasons and Eastern Sprint titles...
...during the mid-1960s. In fact, the streak began when Higginson was an oarsman on the heavyweight side of Newell Boathouse. Under Harry Parker, Higginson rowed in the number two seat of the varsity shells of 1961, '62, and '63. These crews recorded two Sprint titles and two wins over Yale at New London, Conn...
...those seven Sprint wins came in succession and Harvard has now dropped that all-important race twice in a row, losing to Navy in 1971 and to Northeastern last season. Critics were expressing doubts about the future of Harvard crew some months...
...tell that to Northeastern, though. Last Spring's Sprint winners have five varsity men back and don't want to hear anything about Harvard "dynasties." The Huskies will probably be the toughest crew Harvard faces but every race will be difficult...