Odell's, Putnam's Crews Win Two Intrasquad Races

Crew, a three season sport, marked the climax of its fall rowing yesterday with two exciting intra-squad races on the Charles River.

The Heavies race, described by Coach Harvey Love as "pretty much of a water fight" over the short distance of three-quarters of a mile, proved the old fall rowing axiom, "The highest stroking boat wins."

"We never settled after the start," is the way Ted Odell explained his boat's victory. Rowing at the high tempo of 36 strokes a minute after the start, Odell's shell staved off a strong drive by Perry Boyden's powerfully rowing eight despite two crabs near the finish.

The lightweight race over the longer Henley distance told a different story, however, as the low stroking boat of Sam Putnam captured the traditional Hacker's Cup.

All four boats showed precison blade-work and timing as they cut through the water chopped up by a strong tail wind.

Thus the race was mainly a question of which eight had the most power and drive through the water. There was no doubt as to the answer as Putnam's shell won by over three-quarters of a length in 7 min., 13 sec.

Race summary: Heavy winner; Odell (4:00 min.); 2nd, Boyden; 3rd, Nuzum; 4th, Lawrence; two Union Boat Club crews finished fifth and sixth. Lightweight winner, Putnam; 2nd, Lynch; 3rd, McKeeman; 4th, Hoffman.