Word: oarlock
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lightweight freshmen did not fare so well. Sailing smoothly along with a few seat margin before 1000 meters, their seven-man, MacMillan, pulled a devastating crab--his oar banged against and broke his oarlock and he had to sit watching his teammates row and other boats pass by as the seven-manpower machine slipped into fifth place, 18 seconds behind victor Dartmouth; an unfortunate end to an otherwise unblemished season for the freshman and first-year coach Jon Brock...
Quincy edged Currier for third place, while Lowell finished fifth. Winthrop House suffered a broken oarlock in the 15th stroke of the contest, but the referee did not call the race back, costing them a shot at the title and leaving them seventh...