Crew

Editor's Note: A few days after this wassent off to the printer, the boathouse roofcollapsed, destroying all the shells and mostof the oars of the Dartmouth Rowing Club(see photo). Never saying die, the crewplans to carry through with its spring plansif it is humanly possible to do so. We therefore leave the write-up as submitted.

On Saturday, March 29, the various crews of the Dartmouth Rowing Club left Hanover and headed south for spring practice on ice-free waters. The following Monday at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, the varsity and J-V heavyweights held their initial practice of a two-week spring vacation session. During vacation the varsity I go-lb. boats will work out for a week at the Kent School, Kent, Conn., and the freshman heavy and 150 lb. crews will travel to Philadelphia and Baltimore, respectively.

Last fall all crews rowed extensively on the Connecticut River. In a total practice period of five weeks each of the varsity boats managed to row a total of more than one hundred miles before the first ice and snow forced the shells into the boathouse. Since the beginning of the second semester oarsmen have been busy with organized calisthenics and work on the rowing machines.

Captain Jim Toffey '52 leads the varsity heavies at the stroke position, and is joined by five other returning lettermen. The nucleus of the 1951 J-V boat that won the Dad Vail Regatta and a fine group of sophomores provide an excellent potential for the two Dartmouth heavyweight crews. The overall outlook for the heavies is encouraging at the present time; whether or not tight intra-squad competition can be attained will make the difference between a good and a moderate season. The biggest disadvantage that all crews face at the present time, however, is the lack of a full-time graduate coach.

The 150-lb. crew, captained by Ted McKown '53 and coached by Duke Mac Arthur '52, again looks forward this year to a schedule which includes some of the best 150-lb. crews in the country. With a good squad returning and their well-known enthusiasm, the 150's can expect to better their last season's record. Among their opponents this season are M.I.T., Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Cornell.

Robert Bull

INTERCOLLEGIATE TRACK CHAMPIONS: Two Big Green stars who added to their laurels by winning indoor IC4A titles at New York on Feb. 23 were (above) Captain Pete McCreary '52, who won the 60yard high hurdles in 7.5 seconds, and Nels Ehinger '52, who tied for first in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet 5¼ inches.