I was watching this lot of rowing shirts from 1939 and was shocked how high they went. They appear to be shirts from Cornell and Princenton's 1939 150 Pound Crew teams. (Each rowing school usually had 4 teams: Varsity, JV, Freshman and 150 Pound Crew).

Not sure why they went so high. Any opinions?

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