The Head is coxswains race This one took his Eight through the wro was unable to turn his boat sharpi to get back on course

1970 Head Of The Charles

by Robert Mekenna

On crisp day in late October nearly one thousand oarsmen ing debut after to fame with past Yale crews

and oarswomen in more than 230 shells gathered on the In the Junior Lightweight Singles Event MIT fri Charles River in Boston to participate in the sixth annual John Sheetz came away with well deserved

Head of The Charles Regatta This mammouth event brought field of 22 aspiring juniors Three oarswomi wide and varied representation of American and Canadian this event Gail Pierson flashed over the three

rowing talent together for the final time in 1970 2205.6 beating Kathy Kalkhof of

The uniqueness of the Head lies primarily in its three Becker of Vesper by nearly full minute

mile test against the clock stretching over winding and The Junior Singles Sculls Louis Hawes Memorial challenging course Oarsmen and scullers alike are forced to Trophy was won by Dick Abromeit in 1942 eight socondc cope with tortuous course with constantly changing wind in front of Mount Hermons Charles Hamilton and Unionfs

conditions Bill Miller who had represented the U.S.A in 1969 at

The races started sharply at noon With almost windless Klagenfurt in pair conditions many of the course records were expected to Oarsmen and spectators eagerly awaited the outcome of

fall and did in all thirteen events The finish of the first race the Senior Lightweight Singles event Great interest had

came off with splash as Jerry Olrich perennial veterans developed for this title was the only lightweight prize that

champion from the Cambridge Boat Club struck the finish had thus far eluded international champion Dr Lair

line flag and landed in the frigid waters of the Charles The Klecatsky The job of trying to keep the title in Boston Iefl

landing was happy one for Olrich as he came away with to Bennett Jones of the host club As the two lanky scirlers

fifth staunch rivals final of the it difficult to his victory in as many years over such as rounded the turn course was detQi

46-year-old father of thirteen Ed Lynch and 66-year-old mine who was ahead for with staggered starts leaft ae

Zeus Wade who rowed the three miles in 2244.9 to take 2d deceiving As they sped past the finish flags it was readily

place apparent that the famous doctor from New York AC had

No win was more impressive than that staged in the won the highly prized first place medal

double sculls by Bennett Jones and Bill Brace Rowing 36 In the Championship Senior Singles event Paul Wilson

strokes per minute for the entire three miles they decisively easily captured his fourth Laurence Curtis Trophy and in

outdistanced formidable duo of Olympians Chuck Hamlin doing so crackd his own course record by almost two of Union and Peter Raymond stroke of the U.S Olympic minutes Wilson put together three 605 minute miles finish

four in 1968 stroking Vesper double to fifth ing in phenominal 1816.1

rowed his last before the p/ace race joining Charles River The Junior Fours Event provided the over 10000 coaching fraternity as mentor at Boston University spectators with one of the most stunning upsets of the day field of Novice large Single scullers was topped lay

Vietnam veteran Dan Jones who was impressive in4iis scull- Continued on page 31 Brown boat last avenged years close loss and displayed great Head of the Charles Continued from page 17 power hd finesse as they completed the arduous row The

Hobbs brothers of Harvard could not repeat last years as little heralded Lowell Tech snatched victory from the without the triumph Livingstons and if ever there was established powers of Princeton Syracuse Northeastern and sentimental it Dartmouth favorite was the four Raymond brothers oldest brother Pete stroking this unusual boat similar Cinderella story prevailed in the fight for the Vying for The Boston Globe Challenge Trophy were Boston Mayors Trophy awarded to the top Junior Eight fifteen senior eights including the U.S National Champions Marist College foxed the experts in topping field of 32 fine from Vesper and an eight from the Union Boat Club eights The Mt Hermon School won second place and took seating Olympic and National title holders coached Harvards home the Princeton Trophy for schoolboy crews as well by Harry Parker In race that saw two crews Harvard University rowed away with titles in both light disqualified

weight sweep events In the light fours strong entries from

Cambridge and MIT finished just 16 seconds off the pace

and Harvard was hard pressed to rriaintain its lead through-

Tied for first Northeastern across the Ii

because of steering problems powerful Nor

University boat and the dark horse eight from

over the course in identical times of 1528.25 to

co-titlists The Vesper Boat crew which might have

contention were it not for the erratic maneuverin

inexperienced coxswain in rival shell finished

ing tenth but earned the praise of spectators an

titors alike

Hopefully October 24 1971 will see an even influx of U.S crews at the Head Perhaps tv.

National Champion Washington University as we

Pennsylvania will come to churn the waters of the Cl

The Paul Revere Point Trophy was won by MIT

crews were in contention in almost every even Cambridge Boat Club was runner up for the second out the race Harvards win for the Boston Herald Traveler row on the strength of victories in sculling events

Cup wasnt as easy as Princeton Universitys improved light weight eight crocced the finich line scant three ceconds HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA behind Harvard MIT the third place finisher was only six seconds off the pace followed closely by Yale Princetons Charles River Boston Massachusetts U.S.A second crew and Rutgers The most impressive representation of rowing power October 25 1970 showed in the Senior Fours contest for the coveted All events miles Schaefer Circle of Sports Trophy powerful Navy crew was

upset by smooth stroking Brown University quartet The EVENT No

Veteran Single Sculls

Veterans order of finish based on handicap of seconds per year

of age at nearest birthday over 40 Age Time

.1 Olrich Cambridge Boat Club 58 2053.7 wade Cambridge Boat Club 66 2244.8 Lynch St Johns Crew Club 46 2045.1 Cutler Riverside Boat Club 57 2218.3 Atwill west Side Rowing Club 63 2328.3 Duncan Belmont Hill School 54 2235.0 Sanford Spuyten Duyvil Rowing Club 63 23442 Smithies Cambridge Boat Club 63 2400.2 ZinIc Princeton University 52 2311.7 10 Plimpton Narragansett Boat Club 43 2233.0 11 duMoulin Cambridge Boat Club 52 2338.9 12 Snodgrass Cambridge Boat Club 43 2306 .9 13.T Crosby Union Boat Club 70 2557.5 14 Pappenheimer Cambridge Boat Club 62 2514.5

Tied for first Union across the line Continued on page 32 of the Charles Head continued from page 31

15 Good New York Athletic Club 49 2402.1 WELL 16 Keyes Union Boat Club 65 2641.4 WORTH Boat Club 75 2824.4 17 Witte Cambridge 18 Taylor Cambridge Boat Club 52 27134 WA ITING 19 Ft lsaacs Cambridge Boat Club 2847.7 EVENT NO.2

Double Sculls

FOR Cambridge Boat Club 1734.0 Union Boat Club/Princeton University 1755.5

Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 1805.4 Two weeks later this year St Johns High School Rowing Association 18 35.0 1837.2 But just as great as ever.. Yale University 1844.0

Westchester Rowing Association 18 54.8

New York Athletic Club 1902.3

Spuyten Duyvil Rowing Club 19 20.9

10 MIT Boat Club 19 57.1

11 Union Boat Club 20 03.4 89th 12 Choate School 20 14.5 13 2020.7

14 Harvard University Winner of Mixed Doubles Medal 2226.2

Roycil Actual Uncorrected Time

EVENT NO.3

Junior Four-Oared Shells with Coxswain

Lowell Tech Institute Rowing Club 1755.5

Princeton University 18 04.6

Regatta Father Judge High School Rowing Association 1811.1

Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 1827.5

Northeastern University -18 34.8

Moses Brown School 18 39.8 15 MIT Boat Club No 45 1841.0 12 13 14 Marist College No 48 18 43.0 MIT Boat Club No 57 1858.7 10 Marist College No 58 1906.3 11 Ottawa Rowing Club 1906.4

12 Mt Herman Rowing Association 19 1.3 13 Choate School 1942.3 the World Class 14 Georgetown University 2009.8 15 Dartmouth Rowing Club No 41 2017.6 HENLEY COURSE EVENT NO.4

at Novice Single Sculls

ST Jones Cambridge Boat Club 19 49.4 CATHARINES Streim of Massachusetts Rowing Association 20 15.4

Peters Harvard University 2020.1 ONTARIO Baker Harvard University 2020.4 Gaynor Vesper Boat Club 2103.7

Barrett Narragansett Boat Club 2104.9

Marsh Princeton University 2108.9 CANADIAN Clark Belmont Hilt School 2109.3 Pultz Northeastern University 21 10.5 ASSOCIATION 10 Cutter Riverside Boat Club 2125.7 11 Ristuccia Yale University 2146.2

12 Scott Boston University 2156.7 AMATEUR OARSMEN 13 Stewart Ottawa Rowing Club 2215.0 14 Olmsted Harvard University 22 17.1

15 Prowler Princeton University 2227.8 16 Clement Cambridge Boat Club 2233.6 For Information Write Entry 17 Yahner Cambridge Boat Club 2243.1

P.O Box 35 18 Strother Yale University 2243.8

19 Babb Phillips Academy Andover 2244.7 Hamilton Ontario 20 Harrigan New Haven Rowing Club 2252.1

21 Farrey St Johns High School Rowing Association 23 12.4 22 Boardman Dartmouth Rowing Club 2420.0 Boat Club 2423.0 23 McLaughlin CambrIdge 27 Marlst College No 17R 1802.0 24 Esposito MIT Boat Club 2547.8 28 MIT Boat Club No 21R 18 38 .1 29 of Rhode Island No 20R 30 of Rhode Island No 3R 1937.8 EVENT NO.5 31 of Rhode Island No 6R 20 12.9 Junior Eight-Oared Shells 32 MIT Boat Club No 4R 2459.1

Boston Mayors Trophy

Schoolboys Princeton Trophy EVENT NO.6

Junior Lightweight Single Sculls Marist College No BR 1600.3 Mt Herman Rowing Association No 94 16 11.3 Sheets MIT Boat Club of Massachusetts Rowing Association 16 15.3 Van Ousen Riverside Boat Club Rutgers University 1631.1 Underwood MIT Boat Club 5.Phillips Academy Andover No.97 1636.8 Holmes Boston University Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 16 37.1 Wright Cambridge Boat Club 7. Boston University No 100 1642.3 King Ottawa Rowing Club Brown University No 7R 1645.5 Hall Mt Hermon Rowing Association 9. Father Judge High School Rowing Association 1654.2 Hancock Choate School 10 Phillips Exeter Academy 1654.7 No 9R Wilson Ottawa Rowing Club 11 PhillIps Exeter Academy No 19R 16 56.0 10 Green Spuyten Ouyvil Rowing Club 2127 12 Phillips Academy Andover 16R 1656.9 No 11 Bort Potomac Boat Club 213u 13 St Johns High School Rowing Association 1701.0 12 Tompkins Riverside Boat Club 2132.0 14 MIT Boat Club 95 17 07.6 No 13 Burns Harvard University 2132.6 15 Choate School 1709.2 14 Paradise Cambridge Boat Club 21 16 Georgetown University 17 11.5 15 Toukhy Narragansett Boat Club 21 17 Boston University No 18R 17 11.7 16 Pierson Cambridge Boat Club 18 Spuyten Ouyvil Rowing Club 1723.3 17 Gold MIT Boat Club 19 Manhattan College Crew Club 1725.3 16.S Wells Choate School 20 Yale University 1727.9 19 Kalkhof Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club 21 Boston University No 15R 1730.2 20 Betancourt University Barge Club 22 Amherst College 17 42.8 21 Gordon Cambridge Boat Club 23 Harvard University No 96 1745.4 22 Becker Vesper Boat Club 24 Mt Herman Rowing Association No 98 1749.1 25 MIT Boat Club No SR 1749.2

26 Atlantic Community College 1756.8 Co1ltinned on page 34

VESPER 1971 CentralStates inatear Many members of Vespers National Championship squad are training at Vesper Rowing ssoeiatic

right now for 1971 and 1972 Now is the

time for you to contact Vesper if you want to be part of the countrys toughest boat High School club Dietrich Rose Rowing Championships do Vesper Boat Club 10 East River Drive Detroit River COUrSe Wyandotte MiCh

Philadelphia Pa 19130 Sponsored by after 8p.m 215 IV 3-87 Mt Carmel and Roosevelt High Schools

SATURDAY MAY 15 1971

Novice Eight Junior Four 135 lb Eight Open Double 145 lb Four Junior Eight SeniorFour 145 lb Eight Open Single 135 lb Four and Senior Eight

-et Free Housing

Send entries to E.N Hebda VESPER BOAT CLUB Secretary W.B.C 3416 14th Street PHILADELPHIA FOUNDED 1865 Wyandotte Michigan 48192 14 McKenna Cambridge Boat Club 21 13.0 Head of the Charles Coitlititted from page 331 15 Rossmann Harvard University 2141.8 16 Martin Union Boat Club 2206.1 EVENT NO- 17 Furtek Cambridge Boat club 2207.1

Lightweight Four-Oared Shells with Coxswain 18 Crosby Union Boat Club 22 32.1 19 Davidson Cambridge Boat Club 22 38.0 Metropolitan District Commission Trophy 20 Ewert Ottawa Rowing Club 2245.7

21 Checrallatt Lowell Tech Institute Rowing Club 23 55.4 Harvaro University No 53R 17 14.5 22 Cndray United States Army 2610.4 Cambridge Boat Club 1730.0

MIT Boat Club 1730.6 Dartmouth Rowing Club No 58R 17 43.6 EVENT NO.9 Harvard University No 57R 17 48.0 tmouth Rowing Club SiR 18 11.6 Lightweight Eight-Oared Shells

ton University 1849.0 Boston Herald Traveler Trophy

Ic University 1922.4

.rist College No 59R 2046.g Harvard University 1538.0

Princeton University No 92R 15 41.8 MIT Boat Club No 91R 15 44.9 EVENT NO.8 Yale University 1555.4 Junior Sculls Single Princeton University No 96R 16 05.0

Louis Hawes Memorial Trophy Rutgers University No 94R 16 25.8

Spuyten Duyvil Rowing Club 1629.0 Abromeit Cambridge Boat Club 1942.4 MIT Boat Club No 93R 16 59.2 Hermon Association 1951.0 Hamilton Mt Rowing Rutgers University No 97R 17 26.0 Miller Union Boat Club 1952.4 10 MIT Boat Club No 98R 17 45.3 Menter Cambridge Boat Club 2018.5 Dahmen Union Boat Club 2019.4

McGale Riverside Boat Club 2023.9 EVENT NO 10 Chu Harvard University 2027.3 Senior Lightweight Single Sculls Rafterty Schuylkill Boat Club 2041.6

Clark Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 2042.9 Klecatsky New York Athletic Club 18 44.4 10 Foote Narragansett Boat Club 2045.2 Jones Cambridge Boat Club 1906.1 11 Harper Cambridge Boat Club 2051.0 Van Dusen Riverside Boat Club 19 32.1 12 Miller ot North Carolina Boat Club 20SQG Sack 2024.6 13 McKenna Cambridge Boat Club 2104.4 Quinn John Jay College 2032.1

EVENT NO.11 1970 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Senior Four-Oared Shells with Coxswain

Schaefer Circle of Trophy World Youth Championships FinalistsGreece Sports

al Youth Champions Eight Four without Pair with Brown University No SO 16 57.2 Canadian Henley ChampionsJr Pair with United States Naval Academy No lOG 17 12.2 dapendence Day Regatta Junior Eight Champions Boston University No 19G 17 14.1 Brown University No 24G 17 18.0 Dartmouth Rowing Club No 12G 17 27.8 Georgetown University No 20G 17 28 rnI DA Dartmouth Rowing Club/Vesper Boat Club 17 30.0 Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 17 32.1

Brown University No 150 1733.4 10 Harvard University No 220 17 34.8

11 Spuyten Duyvil Rowing Club 17 35.5 LITCHFIELD ROWING ASSOCIATION 12 Harvard University No 250 1739.1 13 MIT Boat Club 17 47.2 Devoted to oarsmen producing championship youth 14 Yale University 1752.8 for competition at and abroad 47 LRA oars home 15 Harvard University No 70 18 01.8 men have represented the United States at the World 16 Dartmouth Rowing Club No 23G 1801.9 Championships in the past three year 17 United States Naval Academy No 160 1803.i 18 Princeton University 1806.5

Building tommorrows Olympic Champions 19 Harvard University No 27 18 16.3

20 Northeastern University 18 26.2

For additional information contact Coaches Bill

Stowe Sy Cromwell or Charles Willing at South Kent EVENT NO 12 School South Kent Conn

Senior Single Sculls

All candidates invited to for 1971 youth apply our Laurence Curtis Trophy campaign and trials for the World Championships in Bled Yugoslavia Wilson Cambridge Boat Club 18 16.1

Hamilton Cambridge Boat Club 19 17.2

Barbata United States Navy 20.30.7

Edward Good New York Athletic Club 24 10.6 EVENT NO 13 14.OlrtmouthRowlrlgClub ...... 9$Q 15 University of Massachusetts Association Senior Eight-Oared Shells Rowing 92.0 16 Riverside Boat Club 87.6 Boston Globe Challenge Trophy 17 Marist College 85.3

18 Vesper Boat Club 84.1 1-Tie 19 Georgetown University 68.7 Northeastern University No 37G 1528.2 20 Father School Association Union Boat Club 1528.2 Judge High Rowing 67.8 21 St Johns High School Rowing Association 65.2 3-Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 15 34.4 22 New York Athletic Club MIT Boat Club 15 37.1 64.0 23 Phillips Academy Andover Princeton University 1543.4 63.9 24 Choate School 59.6 6- Boston University 1543.7 25 Phillips Exeter Academy 53.1 Rutgers University 15 50.0 26 United States Naval Academy 52 It Northeastern University No 47G 15 53.2 27 Narragansett Boat Club of Massachusetts Rowing Association 1554.9 28 Ottawa Rowing Club 10- Vesper Boat Club 16 02.9 29 Lowell Tech Institute Rowing Club 11 Spuyten Duyvil Rowing Club 16 05.2 30 Belmont Hill School 12- Holy Cross College 16 25.7 31 Moses Brown School 13 Northeastern University No 50G 16 31.5 32 Westchester Rowing Association Brown University Disq 33 Manhattan College Crew Club 21.9 Georgetown University Discl 34 St Johns Crew Club 17.9

35 United States Navy Final Point Standings 36 Amherst College 11 37 Boat Club 1- MIT Boat Club 304.2 Schuylkill Cambridge Boat Club 281-6 38 West Side Rowing Club

Harvard University 250-4 39 University of North Carolina Boat Club

Princeton University 230.1 40 Holy Cross College

5-Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association 220-6 41 Undine Barge Club

Boston University 1940 42 Atlantic Community College Union Boat Club 149-6 43 Potomac Boat Club

Spuyten Ouyvil Rowing Club 139.5 44 University of Rhode Island

Yale University 137.0 45 University Barge Club

10 Northeastern University 135.6 46 John Jay College

11 Rutgers University 133.4 47 Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club

12 Brown University 120.3 48 New Haven Rowing Club

13- Mt Harmon Rowing Association 103.2 49 United States Army

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