Crimson Heavyweights Face Princeton, M.I.T.

Down at the other end of town, there is another institution. Its name is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It isn't one of the nation's strongest athletic powers.

But don't let that fool you. M.I.T. may have one of the most powerful heavyweight crews in the East this year; just how powerful the Crimson heavies will find out today in a three-way race with the Engineers and the Tigers at Princeton.

Last week, M.I.T. defeated Yale by three lengths--an impressive margin, especially against Yale. M.I.T. also beat Columbia by about four lengths and B.U. by a little more than a length.

But the Crimson still rows the boat to beat. Their performance last week wasn't just impressive--it was staggering. They defeated Rutgers and Brown by more than five lengths, slicing more than ten seconds off the course record for the Charles. After breaking the four-year-old mark the Crimson will be a threat to records in every race this year.

Princeton seems to rate third behind the Crimson and M.I.T. Last week, however, the Tigers beat Navy, and the Midshipmen are supposed to have good crews.

The Harvard lightweights row at Navy tomorrow in quest of the Haines Cup. Like their heavy brothers they are undefeated and may be heading for a possible victory at the Eastern Sprints at Worcester in two weeks. If both Harvard crews could win at the Sprints--a distinct possibility if they both win tomorrow--it would be the first time since 1959 that the crimson had captured a double victory.

Along with the varsity crews, the freshmen will send boats to Princeton and Navy tomorrow.