Word: lightweight
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...heavyweight crew opens its season today on the Charles River against Syracuse, M.I.T., and B.U. amidst bright prospects; meanwhile the lightweight varsity faces Navy and M.I.T. at Annapolis in its second test...
Under rather poor conditions, the Crimson Varsity lightweight crew retained possession of the Haines Cup as it defeated Cornell on the Charles River Saturday afternoon...
However rather than a display of weakness the tight competition is a sign of the squad's terrific depth and balance and can be looked upon as a dividend of last year's amazing results when every lightweight crew in the boathouse went undefeated throughout the season. The varsity eight contains five sophomores including stroke Tony Goodman. But perhaps the most surprising fact is that the three returning members of the championship Henley crew, --Rowell Chase, Mike Christian, and Captain Mark Hoffman--due to the reversal of varsity and J.V. boats on Thursday, are in the J.V. eight along with...
...excellent for so early in the season. There is no doubt, however, that the Crimson has been decidedly hampered this spring by the late thaw of the Charles, which greatly reduced the number of practices before spring vacation. As a consequence the rowing of all the lightweight crews is rougher and less precise than at a comparable time last year...
Next weekend the Crimson will travel with M.I.T. to Annapolis for a regatta with Navy. Because of budgetary cuts only the varsity will make the trip. On May 2 the lightweights will play host to Dartmouth and M.I.T. in the Biglin Cup races. The following weekend the varsity runs into the really heavy competition when it meets Princeton and Yale in New Jersey. Both schools have in recent years consistently produced strong lightweight crews; either or both could come up with a winner...