Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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SAILING Those tiny mahogany coekle shells that scud over the wind-stuccoed surface of the Charles River basin late into the fall and throughout the spring are sailing dinghies sailed by members of the University's sailing team. Technically, the craft are called Tech dinghiesf' Most of them are lap-streaked, delicately-balanced boats, that require a sensitive tiller hand to prevent capsizing. Manned by crews of either one or two men, the boats have a rather large sail area, handle well into the wind and can point within six degrees of windward. Handled by collegiate sailors who usually have gained previous experience on blue-water boats in the New England area, the diminutive sailing ships are genuine racing craft. Most of them are owned and built by M.I.T. and are used jointly by sailing teams of all Boston's metropolitan colleges and universities. The Boston University team which was formed in 1938 and first entered into intercollegiate competition in that year, is now a member of the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association. Several trophy competi- tions are staged by this organization each year. The fall season is usually spent in preparation for the many meets of the spring period. Until early in December, team members risk the threat of pneumonia from unwonted dunkings in the frigid gray waters of the Charles. Using a keen sense of balance they often permit the craft to heel onto the lee gunwales as they tack into brisk breezes. For the first time the Terrier sailors' schedule was split into two sections this year. Spring season opened with a set of six duel meets under the burgce of the Charles River Intercollegiate Dinghy League, which was directed from the league's headquarters at the Community Boat House near the West Boston Bridge. 1VIetropolitan rivals vied for the conference trophy in this series of competitions. In it the Boston University team met Harvard, April 9: M.I.T., April 16: North- eastern, April 203 Holy Cross, April 23: Boston College, April 30: and Tufts, May 13. In the I.C.Y.R.A. conference, the B.U. skippcrs tacked and beat through four larger competitions. They were: April 26, Greater Boston Intercollegiate Dinghy Championships: May Q-3, U.S. Coast Guard Alumni Bowl Trophy Races, Thames River, Ct.: May 9-10, Henry A. Morse Memorial Trophy, May 17, Boston Dinghy Club Regatta. Consistent point winners in their autumn series dur- ing the fall of 1941, Boston University's sailing team was ranked tenth in a league of twenty Eastern United States Colleges. Members of the varsity team were: Bud Mattern, Bob Walker, Bob Hinchliffe, Bill Ivunsch, Bill Lee, Bill Kervick, and Bob Shields. Kcrviek. Smith, w1llk1!fg Nlnllern Wunsaell. llinehliffc, Cupluin Shields, Lee lQ501 i

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After initial trial runs Coach Hurd took to reshuflling the varsity crew to improve its performances. Captain Dick Germain was in stroke spot last year with Mc- Rae and lVIears holding down the six and three oars respectively. Germain was now put in the number Your berth, lVIcRae in Germain's former stroke position and George Thompson at number six. Charles Seret, Roy I-Ijelm, Ren G-olini, Dave Mears were assigned to positions in the first boat. Les Rivers and Neil Hubbard were pressing each other for the bow berth with Don NICG-overn winning the coxswain perch. The 194-2 schedule for the Scarlet and Wl1it,e crew consisted ol' four meets. The important Allan VVinter Rowe Regatta is listed for April 25 here on the Charles River. The Rowe Regatta brings together Harvard, M.I.T., Syracuse and RU. in an engagement that is followed with much interest.. On Mary 2 American International is opponent and host to the RU. eight as they meet on the Connecticut River at Springfield. Rutgers, Dartmouth and RU. are engaged in a tri- angular dash on May 9 again on the Charles. The finale is to be Dad Vail Regatta at Red Bank. New Jersey on Mary 16. Freshman prospects appeared good for the first time in many years. Yearling interest was evidenced early as many candidates pnt in bids for berths in the starting shell. The frosh. like their varsity brothers, worked ont strenuously on the rowing machines indoors during the winter. On their second trial run on March 12 the fam- ous Charles River incident above described occurred ,, ,J , ,ef , ,ff ,jsfb-4. .al-Q-.. gn. fff-'- m' J- a- -f -- gf 49 Captain Richard ll. Germain but it did not daunt the courage ol' Pup rowers. Early in the season the l'rosh elected stroke John Healey as their captain. At this writing Captain Ilealey stroke, Twombley, James, Solano, Donlon, Brown, Davis, Sheppard and Katz shape up as starters. PM NOT Tllli COACH, explains varsity captain Dick Gennain to freshmen ,lack ,lalnes and Dick Brown. Thal s Coach George llurd in the crew clothes at right. mimi

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That riflery is still considered a sport in many colleges may come as a surprise to many, since rifles invariably mean business in this blazing world. llut sport it is, since the Boston University rifle team engaged in a lull schedule ol' friendly matches with teams representing other institutions. Ability and accuracy with a rifle is at a premium today and this training in rifle thus assumes a two-l'old value. The rifle team provides the medium ol' friendly competition that characterizes a sport and in addition gives valuable advance training in the art ol' mowing down the nation's enemies when the call to the colors comes. The Boston University Reserve Officers' Training Corps is the recruiting ground for mostol' the members of the rifle team. Riflery is a comparatively new sport in the University program since recognition came to it in 1938. Interest had been manifested by the sharp- shootcrs before that year and recognition was therefore welcomed by a group of l'aithl'ul R.O.T.C. inarksmen. The first official schedule included postal matches and shoulcler-to-shoulder competition. That policy has been followed' since. The squad this year was coached by Lieutenant Henry 0. .Kelley assisted by Staff Sergeant Walter Cook. Captain Edward Farrell headed the team includ- ing: Harold Kedian, lvilliam Souza, Albert Bolton, Francis Fischer, Robert Hawes, ltichard Morse, Hugh O'llrien, John J. Daly, Carl Goldstein, Henry Hansen, and Frank Reid. RIFLE 4 Captain Edward I.. Farrell., Jr. Lieutenant K4-Iluy. Sllllzllu llunlur. Kl'llillllq Caplain Farrell. Morse. Reid. l iNl'lll'I', Serge-anl Cook l'1-ilfer. llama-n. llollon. Ilaly. lluweu. 0'llri4-n. Manager llolduln-in