The Squad Was Laid Off July 1 and Reassembled on Or About August
1956 U. S. OLYMPIC ROWING SQUAD—front row, seated—Roger C. Bullard, assistant manager; William R. Becklean, Edward A. Masterson, Kurt A. Seiffert, Walter M. Hooter, Jr., Peter C. Raymond, Walter M. Hoover, Sr., assistant coach. Second row, seated—Peter W. Sparhawk, Duvall Y. Hecht, James T. Fifer, James A. Gardiner, Bernard P. Costello, Jr., Arthur D. Ayrault, Jr., Conn F. Findlay. Third row—Georges Cointe, trainer; Ronald E. Cardwell, James A. McMullen, James M. Wynne, Douglas L. Turner, John B. Kelly, Jr., James S. McIntosh, John D. McKinlay, Arthur F. McKinlay, John R. Welchli, Clifford "Tip” Goes, USOC rowing committee chairman and USOC executive board member; 7 homas D. Bolles, manager; George X. Pocock, boatman. Back row, James A. Rathschmidt, coach; Robert W. Morey, Jr., Richard D. Wailes, Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., Charles L. Grimes, Donald A. E. Beer, John P. Cooke, David H. Wight, Thomas J. Charlton, Hugh C. Thompson 3rd, Edwin J. Fox. 1952 Olympic champion eight. They assembled under that The Trials at Syracuse were marked not only by the larg great old master, Rusty Callow, for training and coaching est entry list in the history of Olympic rowing but no un early in February and from these men came two fours and fortunate accidents occurred. The entries in each of the the so-called "Admirals Eight”, which was identical in seven final events were regarded, with very few exceptions, personnel with the 1952 Olympic Champions all entered as the best in the Trials on Lake Onondaga, June 28, 29, 30 in the Trials at Syracuse.
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