Summary of Chapter Nine Opening On January 14, 1935, Al Ulbrickson was interviewed by the reporters about his plans for the upcoming race season. His new objective was to have Washington crew participate and win at the Olympic Games. He commented that the boys was the best crew he has ever seen. The next morning, his remarks had appeared in the newspapers. Due to Ulbrickson’s comments, rivalries between the boys intensified. In order to remember their objective, the sophomore boat changed their boating chant to L-G-B which meant “Let’s Go to Berlin”. Ulbrickson ensured that the business community was happy by publicly talking about Beck Junior, whose father was the manager of Bon Marche, a popular store in Seattle. Ulbrickson’s plan came
