All-Sophomore Lightweight Crew Takes 'Hackers Challenge' Race

The winning boat in the annual 150 pound varsity crew "Hackers Challenge Cup" race crossed the finish line at the M.I.T. dock yesterday a full length and one-half ahead of the second Crimson crew. Bob Foley, freshman stroke last year, stroked the winners, all of whom are sophomores. The race was run over a choppy one and three-quarter mile stretch of the Charles River between the MTA bridge and M.I.T. Despite a 15 mile per hour head wind, Foley's crew finished in good time for this stage of the season.

Crew members of the winning boat besides Foley are Ed Peirson, Hallam Smith, Lowell McEiroy, George Krumbhaar, Tom Sheffield, Dave Sutherland, Bill Alcorn, and John Powell.

The strokes in the rest of the entries--four Crimson boats and one boat from Andover Academy--are, in the order of finish: Larry Cabot, last year's varsity stroke; Pat Crowther; Captain Eric Oddleifson; and the Andover stroke. One length separated all of the boats except Andover's entry, which finished last by one-half length. The varsity heavy crew version of the Hackers Cup will be run tomorrow morning.