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Although setting out a much higher stroke the Yardlings lost the start to the light duralumin Tech shell. Not until the three-quarters did Captain Sherm Gray's cocky eight forge ahead, rowing two points higher than the Engineers. It took the final sprint to the finish to show up the hidden power of the Crimson. Gaining four feet at each stroke the Freshman managed to jump ahead with a deck-length of open water...
Once again the Engineers' light shell gave them a half-Ingth advantage at the start, but as both crews began to lengthen out by the quarter-mile the Crimson crept up. A sprint at the half-mile closed up the gap and the Harvard eight kept on for a half-length lead. With both sets of blades working about 32, gradually increasing up to 36 at the finish, the boat stroked by Vince Balley crossed...
Because he is only a sophomore this year, Kendall would probably have developed into one of the world's greatest natators in two more years. His energetic sprint style has always caused audiences to howl with delight, while his distance stroke is a model of effortless power, featuring an amazingly powerful kick...
During their trial runs Saturday the Yale third Varsity crew consistently heat the seconds in every sprint...
Harvard, which last year was undefeated at the sprint distances except for Navy, losing then by a third of a length, and which defeated Yale on the Thames River at New London in a record-breaking upstream race, has great prospects again this year...