'Cliffe Crews Confront Locals in GBC

A touch of England in the colonies? Ah, very good. Henley-on-the-Charles? Pip pip. A return to the grande old days of rowing. Well, amid the flowers, flowing garden dresses, boaters and blazers buzzing around Newell Boathouse today the Radcliffe crew will shove off in defense of its Greater Boston Championship. The 'Cliffe will be facing shells from B.U., MIT and Wellesley.

The Radcliffe Club of Boston has chosen today's GBCs to simulate the famed English Henley Regatta in a scholarship fundraising affair. Master-mind of the benefit, Virginia Mannick '49, said yesterday, "We hope to raise $5000 in scholarships with about 300 people attending the post-race luncheon."

The 'Cliffe crew, however, will not be concentrating on cucumber sandwiches and French pastries but will be out to maintain its "Top of the Hub" status.

Peter Huntsmen's lightweight eight will probably face the stiffest challenge of the morning from a very experienced Terrier shell which outsplashed the 'Cliffe lights last year by a substantial margin.

In their sophomore year the lightweights have progressed tremendously, with upsets and a decisive win last week over Princeton.

Upset Hopes

But B.U. coach Anderson Bowers is confident of his corps. "We're very smooth with lots of experience," he said. "The heavyweights will be hoping for an upset but the lights look pretty good," he said.

Radcliffe's varsity lights will shape up with Mizzy Stokes at stroke, Antoinette LaFarge at seven, Eugenie Steele at six, captain Dottie Kent at five, Janet Mazur at four, Margaret Hunt at three seat, Roxanne Malenbaum at two and Marsha Cline at the bow. Barbara Pierce will handle the coxswain duties.

The J.V. lights will break into fours today to tangle with Wellesley and B.U. Their race leaves the stake boat at 10:15 a.m.

John Baker's troops have undergone a week of intensive seat-racing in preparation for today's showdown. And according to cox Nancy Hadley, "We're really hungry for another crew. We're driving around the catch well and with favorable conditions we hope to row the race up near a 36."

Baker explained why he is seat-racing so late into the spring. "People are still developing and no eight has been consistently winning, so we still have to decide who is strongest," he said.

Juggling Act

Baker's juggling act has produced a varsity boat with three new faces from last week. Barbara Norris moves into stroke, Allison Hall comes up from the J.V. into the seven seat, Katie Moss is back at six, and Captain Alison Hill will hold down he five oar.

The bow four will be Diane Hickman at four. Anne Robinson in the three position. Gail Rasmussen at two and Robin Lothrop balancing the boat from the bow.

Unnecessary Concern

Radcliffe's concern with the Technicians may just be decorum as the varsity easily stroked through a Princeton boat which had earlier whipped MIT by five seconds.

The two 'Cliffe varsity crews will sandwhich the Harvard heavies' Compton Cup competition. The lights take off at 11:15 a.m. and the heavies follow at 11:45.