Word: stroke
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Rowing at a 36 stroke, the Crimson closed the gap to less than a length, but a late counter-sprint by Princeton regained the margin. At the finish Yale was four lengths back...
...Engineers did manage to take an early lead after the opening sprint, a lead which they held over the first quarter mile before succumbing to the sheer power of the Crimson's stroke. By the time the shells reached Harvard Bridge, the Crimson had an open-water lead, and Navy and Penn were threatening Tech for second place...
Louis McCagg will be at stroke, George Gifford at number seven oar, Jim Slocum at six, Steven Hedberg at five, Clem Despard at four, Bill Bliss at three, Doug Fletcher at two, and Bob Webb in the bow. The coxswain is Warren Clark...
Harvard rowed a competent and relaxed race against MIT and BU last week. Its stroke never went above a 36 and was an easy 31 for the bulk of the race. Still, the freshmen's time was 9.4, which compares favorably with the varsity's 8:59.6. Hence the novice oarsmen's performance could be even better if they are pressured into quickening their boat...
Navy, for instance, has had only two practice outings this week, and is further hampered by the loss of its all-American stroke John Cartwhight, who is out for the season with a bad knee. Sophomore Jim Bacon will take his place today...