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Harvard's second boat and freshman crews are rated overwhelming favorites to take their respective championships back to Newell Boathouse. Last season the JV and Yardling shells finished third and second respectively.
The Yardling crew was possibly the most impressive shell afloat, as it smashed the Tigers and MIT by five and six lengths respectively. Coach Ted Washburn is bringing along an eight which is destined to bring Newell Boathouse its first Eastern Spring Freshman Championship since 1967.
Number-one man Chip Baird battered Tom Meigs of Dartmouth, 6-1, 6-0, while teammate Charley Krusen crushed Dan Magee. 6-0, 6-4, for a quick Yardling lead.
The Yardling's Ivy League record was 3-3, losing to Brown twice, defeating Yale twice, and splitting with Dartmouth. Harvey called Boston College "the beat team we played." He added, however, that "Brown had the best material."
Harvey noted that the team seemed to play best against the better teams. He called the Crimson's loss to Boston College "one of our best efforts." Flashes of the Yardling's full potential were displayed in the team's last game against Yale, which Harvard won by ten points...