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...although the Middies received the Rowe Cup from Secretary of the Navy Robert Anderson on his yacht, the Sequoia, the Crimson varsity, with four men who had been in the boat for only ten days, received the most favorable notice. Harvard finished second in the Rowe Cup points with 12, (Navy had 18), on the strength of its two seconds and a third. Cornell was third with 11 points...
...Yacht Club, of which I am Commodore, advertised in the CRIMSON for applicants to serve as steward and stewardess for the summer season. No conditions were imposed on the qualifications for the job other than the couple must have a car and no children. There are no living accommodations at the Club that would permit more than a married couple...
...Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the CRIMSON ran an ad offering a position to a married couple as stewards at a yacht club on Cape Cod for the summer. Because the position seemed inviting and because I thought my husband and I were capable of filling it, I called the number listed in the advertisement to ask for an interview...
...noteworthy aspect of the case, it seems to me, is that the gentleman who placed the ad is Mr. Samuel Sears, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Commodere of the yacht club. Within the past few months statements by Mr. Sears preaching Americanism have appeared in the CRIMSON, and I feel it may be enlightening to your readers to know what brand of "Americanism" he practices. Name Withheld by Request
Died. Nicholas ("Nicky the Greek") Zographos,* 66, famed as the world's greatest professional gambler; of cancer; in Lausanne, Switzerland. Jockey-sized Card Ace Zographos, who entertained royalty on his yacht, ran baccarat banks at Cannes in the winter and at Deauville in summer. Win or lose, Zographos played it deadpan. Once, the wife of an automobile tycoon reportedly held his hand while he dropped a small fortune at baccarat. His hand, she remarked, did not tremble. "No," said he, "but I turn somersaults when I go to bed at night...