▁between ▁Clark ▁and ▁Scottish ▁former ▁Blue ▁Donald ▁Mac don ald ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁American ▁triumph ed ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁Sc ots man ' s ▁removal ; ▁it ▁was ▁accompanied ▁with ▁a ▁threat ▁that ▁the ▁Americans ▁would ▁refuse ▁to ▁row ▁should ▁Mac don ald ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁crew . ▁ ▁As ▁boat ▁club ▁president , ▁Mac don ald ▁" had ▁absolute ▁power ▁over ▁selection " ▁and ▁after ▁announ cing ▁that ▁Clark ▁would ▁row ▁on ▁stroke ▁side , ▁his ▁we aker ▁side , ▁Mac don ald ▁would ▁row ▁on ▁the ▁bow ▁side ▁and ▁Brit on ▁Tony ▁Ward ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁crew ▁entirely , ▁the ▁American ▁cont ing ent ▁mut in ied . ▁ ▁After ▁considerable ▁neg ot iation ▁and ▁debate , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁eye , ▁Clark , ▁Pen ny , ▁Hun ting ton , ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁Fish ▁were ▁dropped ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁Oxford ' s ▁reserve ▁crew , ▁Is is . ▁ ▁C rew s ▁Oxford ' s ▁crew ▁we ighed ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁nearly ▁ ▁a ▁ro wer ▁more ▁than ▁their ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁featured ▁the ▁tall est ▁and ▁heav iest ▁( O x ford ' s ▁stroke ▁G av in ▁Stewart ), ▁young est ▁( C amb ridge ' s ▁Matthew ▁Brit t in ) ▁and ▁oldest ▁( O x ford ' s ▁president ▁Donald ▁Mac don ald ) ▁crew ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁event ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁Cambridge ▁boat ▁saw ▁four