Eights 1980

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Keble 211 225 Keble 2 Oriel 208 214 Christ Church 3 Christ Church 203 212 Oriel 4 S.E.H. 194 180 S.E.H. 5 Balliol 168 168 Wadham 6 Wadham 156 163 Balliol 7 Lincoln 155 152 Lincoln 8 Pembroke 146 147 Pembroke 9 Exeter 145 146 University 10 University 143 139 Exeter 11 Merton 135 121 Worcester 12 New College 126 118 Magdalen 13 St Catherine's 121 117 Merton 14 Queen's 119 116 Queen's 15 Worcester 116 114 New College 16 Magdalen 112 105 St Catherine's 17 Jesus 108 102 St John's 18 St John's 100 101 Jesus 19 St Peter's 88 91 Corpus Christi 20 Corpus Christi 84 88 St Peter's 21 Brasenose 82 84 Brasenose 22 Hertford 79 79 Hertford 23 Trinity 75 78 Osler House 24 Osler House 72 77 Trinity 25 Wolfson 58 71 Wolfson 26 St Hugh's 44 43 Somerville 27 L.M.H. 42 38 Mansfield 28 Somerville 41 37 Linacre 29 Mansfield 35 35 L.M.H. 30 Linacre 33 34 St Hugh's 31 St Hilda's 21 29 St Hilda's 32 St Anne's 13 12 St Anne's 33 Regent's Park 8 8 Regent's Park

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Keble 9[ 1] 12[ 1] 1.33[ 4] 8[ 1] 12[ 1] 1.50[ 3] 1[13] 0[10] 0.00[10] Osler House 4[19] 11[ 2] 2.75[ 2] 3[20] 6[ 2] 2.00[ 2] 1[13] 5[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Mansfield 2[30] 6[ 3] 3.00[ 1] 2[26] 6[ 2] 3.00[ 1] Corpus Christi 4[19] 6[ 3] 1.50[ 3] 4[13] 6[ 2] 1.50[ 3] Wolfson 5[14] 6[ 3] 1.20[ 5] 3[20] 2[ 9] 0.67[ 9] 2[ 6] 4[ 2] 2.00[ 3] Christ Church 5[14] 5[ 6] 1.00[ 6] 5[ 7] 5[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Oriel 6[ 6] 5[ 6] 0.83[ 7] 6[ 2] 5[ 5] 0.83[ 8] Hertford 5[14] 3[ 8] 0.60[ 8] 3[20] 3[ 8] 1.00[ 5] 2[ 6] 0[10] 0.00[10] University 6[ 6] 3[ 8] 0.50[ 9] 5[ 7] 5[ 5] 1.00[ 5] 1[13] -2[16] -2.00[19] St John's 5[14] 2[10] 0.40[10] 5[ 7] 2[ 9] 0.40[11] St Hilda's 3[26] 1[11] 0.33[11] 3[ 1] 1[ 6] 0.33[ 8] Trinity 3[26] 1[11] 0.33[11] 3[20] 1[11] 0.33[12] Magdalen 3[26] 1[11] 0.33[11] 3[20] 1[11] 0.33[12] Brasenose 4[19] 1[11] 0.25[14] 3[20] 0[15] 0.00[15] 1[13] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Balliol 6[ 6] 1[11] 0.17[15] 5[ 7] 0[15] 0.00[15] 1[13] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Somerville 3[26] 0[16] 0.00[16] 3[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] L.M.H. 5[14] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[26] -1[18] -0.50[22] 3[ 1] 1[ 6] 0.33[ 8] Linacre 4[19] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[26] 1[11] 0.50[10] 2[ 6] -1[14] -0.50[14] Worcester 7[ 3] 0[16] 0.00[16] 6[ 2] -4[24] -0.67[23] 1[13] 4[ 2] 4.00[ 2] Pembroke 7[ 3] 0[16] 0.00[16] 6[ 2] -2[21] -0.33[20] 1[13] 2[ 5] 2.00[ 3] Queen's 6[ 6] -1[21] -0.17[21] 6[ 2] -1[18] -0.17[18] St Anne's 2[30] -1[21] -0.50[25] 2[ 6] -1[14] -0.50[14] Wadham 6[ 6] -2[23] -0.33[22] 4[13] 1[11] 0.25[14] 2[ 6] -3[17] -1.50[17] Lincoln 6[ 6] -2[23] -0.33[22] 6[ 2] -2[21] -0.33[20] Regent's Park 1[33] -2[23] -2.00[30] 1[29] -2[21] -2.00[24] Exeter 7[ 3] -3[26] -0.43[24] 4[13] 0[15] 0.00[15] 3[ 1] -3[17] -1.00[16] St Hugh's 2[30] -3[26] -1.50[28] 2[ 6] -3[17] -1.50[17] Jesus 6[ 6] -5[28] -0.83[26] 4[13] -9[28] -2.25[29] 2[ 6] 4[ 2] 2.00[ 3] Merton 4[19] -8[29] -2.00[30] 4[13] -8[25] -2.00[24] New College 4[19] -8[29] -2.00[30] 4[13] -8[25] -2.00[24] S.E.H. 4[19] -8[29] -2.00[30] 4[13] -8[25] -2.00[24] St Peter's 6[ 6] -10[32] -1.67[29] 5[ 7] -10[29] -2.00[24] 1[13] 0[10] 0.00[10] St Catherine's 8[ 2] -11[33] -1.38[27] 5[ 7] -1[18] -0.20[19] 3[ 1] -10[20] -3.33[20]

Notes

• Wed 28 – Sat 31 May 1980
• A third women's division added
• Division times: 12:00 (W3), 12:40 (M10), 1:15 (M9), 1:50 (M8), 2:25 (W2), 3:05 (M7), 3:40 (M6), 4:15 (M5), 4:45 (M4), 5:15 (M3), 5:45 (W1), 6:15 (M2), 6:45 (M1).

• The Times Wed 28 May

  Oriel eight confident of holding headship

  Despite losing the outstanding Blue, Mahoney, to the British national eight, Oriel must be supremely confident of holding the Head of the River title in the Oxford summer eights, which starts today. The Oriel line-up contains the Blues Barry and Conington, the Isis oarsmen Holland and Todd, and other Boat Race triallists. Only if Oriel collapse, sink, steer themselves into the bank, or suffer equipment failure are they likely to be demoted.

  Interest may well centre on second place, where Keble should topple St Edmund Hall. [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph, Wed 28 May, by Desmond Hill

  Oriel's Blues hold key to Headship

  Even without the new OUBC president Chris Mahoney, who is rowing in the national eight, Oriel still have two Blues and two Isis caps to defend the headship when the Oxford Summer Eights start this afternoon.

  One of the two remaining all-male colleges, Oriel's strength in depth should enable them to stretch their two-year tenure, even if they lack something of their predecessors' polish.

  Christ Church, starting fifth, and boasting an Isis cap and a swimming Blue, could continue to recover lost ground, but it is hard to envisage Oriel, with Nick Conington at stroke, allowing any of their pursuers to come too close.

  With the feminine floodgates now open, there will be three women's divisions at 12, 2.25 and 5.45, in a record entry of 156 crews. [Starting Order]

• The Times Thu,Fri and Sat contains just bumps charts with no additional reporting

• The Daily Telegraph, Thu 29 May, by Desmond Hill

  Oriel start defence in style

  Oriel were four lengths clear of St Edmund Hall when the latter were caught by Keble at the Pink Post on a damp opening day of the Oxford Summer Eights. The leaders should be in no greater danger today.

  Balliol came up the towpath side of the Green Bank and were passed by Christ Church on a more conventional course. Pembroke's No.5 broke a rigger and Wadham managed an overbump. Magdalen hit New College at the third attempt, but Merton subsided swiftly.

  Corpus Christi caught Queen's without undue exertion, but there was only one other Division II bump — by St Peter's at Long Bridges. Lower down, BNC made their first upward move for some years and Somerville now head the women's event. [List of Bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph, Fri 30 May, by Desmond Hill

  Oriel forge well ahead

  Oriel more than doubled their starting interval ahead of Keble on the second night of the Oxford Summer Eights and, barring shipwrecks, must be certain of their third consecutive bumps supper, writes Desmond Hill.

  Christ Church demolished St Edmund Hall within a minute while New College reversed Wednesday's bump by Magdalen equally quickly. Pembroke also started on the road back, but Wadham only just escaped University. [List of Bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph, Sat 31 May, by Desmond Hill

  Magdalen gain their revenge

  With no bumps among the first seven crews after the third day of Oxford Summer Eights, the die is surely cast. The boats were so well dispersed behind Oriel that the pattern must inevitably be repeated today.

  Magdalen, who had a man off his slide when re-bumped by New College on Thursday, restored [sic] the damage. Pembroke, over-bumped after a breakage on the first night, closed on University, who came within two feet of Wadham.

  Merton fell out of Division I when caught by Worcester at the Pink Post. St Peter's had a third success and could make it four today unless St John's and Christ Church II continue to exchange places.

  BNC failed by inches to catch Oriel II and escape from Division III. But they should manage it today, since St Catherine's continuing descent makes them a vulnerable sandwich-boat. [List of Bumps]

• The Times Mon 2 June

  Oriel remain Head of the River

  Oriel College remained Head of the River when the Oxford University summer eights were completed on Saturday. They went to the Head three years ago, when they displaced Keble College, and have not been dislodged since. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph, Mon 2 June, by Desmond Hill

  Oriel in easy triumph

  Even without their international Chris Mahoney, Oriel had the minimum difficulty in retaining the Headship of the Oxford Summer Eights on Saturday, keeping Keble at a respectful three lengths interval with the rest strung out behind.

  Not for the first time Keble, though a clear second best, paid the penalty for skimping their preparation and with the Blues Diserens and Moran on board should surely have gone closer.

  St Edmund Hall and Christ Church behind them had clearly found their correct level. There were just three Division One bumps to liven a rain-sodden afternoon.

  Magdalen, who had spent three days exchanging places with New College, claimed to have made contact with Exeter in the Gut but were well on the green bank before acknowledgment was made. Wadham caught New College at Donnington Bridge which, added to their rather fortuitous Wednesday overbump, gave them their oars.

  Pembroke, on the receiving end on Wednesday, recovered a second place by catching University at the Stone. [List of Bumps] [Men's Head Crew: as below] [Finishing Order]

  Head crew details taken from the 1980 Eights Programme with men's schools from The Daily Telegraph)

  In other news ... [1980]

  May 28

  A fiery bus crash near the small village of Webb, Saskatchewan, claims 22 lives.

  May 29

  Vernon Jordan is shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by Joseph Paul Franklin (the first major news story for CNN).

  June 1

  The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN) is launched.

Somerville
B:	S. Whitley
2:	F. Freckleton
3:	S. Coverdale
4:	C. Wardle
5:	G. Benson
6:	A. Clarence-Smith
7:	R. Hetherington
S:	M. Goatly
C:	S. Gibson
Coaches:	Miss B. Jones
	J. Clark

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