THE SPORT OF ROWING 6, Daniel H. Barrow 7, Turner stroke, with little Tommy Mack, Jr. at coxswain.1950”1951 This was a very impressive group. Be- sides McIlvaine, Dougherty and Mack had also been on the 1928 Olympic Team. Bar- row was destined to win the singles Bronze Medal and Dougherty and Curran would row in the coxed-pair at the 1936 Olympics. And they rowed very well together a “sculler’s” technique that emphasized ex- tremely long body swing and holding on to the finish. The 1930 season started auspiciously for the Big Eight when they broke the regatta record at the American Henley Regatta in Philadelphia on May 31, beating the Colum- bia University Jayvee.1952 Two months later, they would make their trip to Liege. 1930 European Championships The New York Times: “Four sweep FISA 1930 European Rowing Championships the distinction of being the first crew from the United States to carry the trophy across the border line. “Each member of the crew is a sculler as well as a sweep swinger. As a result, Coach Frank Muller has an eight that can be split into almost any kind of crew. Dougherty asserts the oarsmen could make good in six events including senior single sculls, associ- ation single sculls, senior pair-oared shell, senior pair-oared shell with coxswain, senior four-oared shell and senior eight. “Charley McIlvaine, Olympic Doubles Champion, is rowing at bow, Thomas A. Curran 2, John C. Bratten 3, John W. McNichol 4, Myrlin B. Jaynes 5, Dougherty rowing machines and one sculling machine will be taken aboard the steamship Belgen- land, and Coach Muller in the meantime intends to let the crew row almost daily on the Schuylkill. The expenses of the trip will amount to $10,000, and members of the Penn A.C. are raising the funds by popular subscription.”1953 In Liege, the races were held on the River Meuse over a straight course finishing in front of the Liege Exposition Hall of Electricity.1954 The Penn A.C. easily won its preliminary heat in a stormy headwind with 1950 Dougherty and Mack had been in the 1928 Penn A.C. Olympic coxed-pair. The 2, 4, and 7 seats had been West Catholic oarsmen. 1951 Penn A.C.’s Eight to Sail Saturday, The New York Times, July 20, 1930 1952 American Crews Score in Belgium, The New York Times, August 16, 1930 1953 Penn A.C.’s Eight to Sail Saturday, The New York Times, July 20, 1930 1954 American Crews Score in Belgium, The New York Times, August 16, 1930 526
