New England's raw weather, rather than Navy, M.I.T. or Penn, in the big weight on crew coach Tom Bolles' mind today as the takes his Varsity and Jayvee boats out on the Severn River at Annapolis in preparation for tomorrow's regatta.
"The last decent rowing we had was early last Saturday afternoon," said Bolles yesterday. "With the cold, windy weather we've had this week the crew hasn't been able to improve much."
Varsity, Jayvees Both Race
Both Varsity and Jayvee boats will face strong competition tomorrow over the mile-and-three-quarters tidal course on the Severn.
Workouts this week have been severely hampered by the choppy water and cold air, but Bolles ran a time trial Tuesday and has since been practicing starts and sprints. "We couldn't tell anything from the trials," complained Bolles, who explained that "you can't expect optimum performance when an oarsman gets a bucket of cold water across his back on each stroke."
While the Varsity boats move south, Bert Haines' 150-pound crews will meet Tabor Academy and the Tech lightweights in an informal race here tomorrow afternoon.
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