Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-30
in order to get good position where they

In order to get good position where they
can see the race.
John E. Hesley, of the firm of Healy &
Bigelow, and a party started for New Lon
don yesterday on the Messenger. They
also went early to secure a good location.
Many of the New Haven Yacht clubs
boats and members have gone over. Cap.
tain Anders of the Dare Devil started over
yesterday with party of twelve on board.
Commodore Psrmelee's hagahip the Phan-
tom has gone also.
The Yale Yacht club, which has been off
on q cruise rendezvoused at New London
harbor yesterday, and will be there until
the race Ia over.
Daniel Loring of New York, and mem
Der Of Shelf. 81 left New Haven yester-
day with q party Of his classmates on
board his steam yacht Aztec for the
Thames. The Aztec is enrolled in the
New York Yacht club and is beautiful
craft.
The Southern New England Telephone
company have perfected arrangements for
announcing In this city at their Office build
ing the progress of the crews during the
race to-day at New London. The two min
iature shells, one red and the other blue,
will be drawn across the street from the
telephone building on Court street as the
race progresses, the relative positions of
the crews being kept according to the in
formation received from the company's
men, who will be stationed all along the
course at New London
In addition to the two boats the-com-
psny will display the red and blue flags
from the flag staff on top of it's building.
When the start is made pistol will be
shot from the top of the building,
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the top of the Aagstaff. They will be i'm
until the first mile is covered. Then the
ed to the top of the staff again. The rela-
be given by the distance between the flags
when they are hoisted. If the Harvard
crew is length ahead the red flag will ne
hoisted It's full width above the blue. If
the shells are overlapping the colors of the
crew in the lead will be hoisted just above
those of the other The flags will not fly
but short time from the flagstaff, being
hauled down and not raised until the
standing at the next mile is received over
the wire.
NEXT YEARS CAPTAIN OF THE CREW.
Now that the duties of Captain Ives as
leader of the Yale crew are about finished,
Yale's boating men are discussing who will
be the captain next year. The general
opinion seems to be that F. A. johnson of
Norwich, bow oar of the varsity, will be
Ives successor. R. D. Paine Is one of the
most popular men of the crew and IN
doubted would have been the captain Of
's4 bad he stayed in the boat this year.
Paine says that he will not try for the
varsity again and that he is through row.
ing. He intends to train for the varsity
football team next fall and will probably
mako the eleven.
TO.mOrrow's Game in New York.
YALE AND HARVARD TO CROSS BATS ON THE
POLO GROUNDS.
After the race at New London is over
the Yals-Harvard baseball game at New
York tomorrow will be the all-absorbine
topic Of interest. This will bs the closing
event of the college year and will also de-
eide the Yale Harvard baseball champion.
ship series. Who will win is hard cues
ton to decide, even for those who have
seen both the preceding games. On field
ing and base running both teams appear te
be about equal, SO that the interest of the
game will hinge On batting and team play
In the use of the stick Harvard is unques
tionably the better, and it ia only Carter.
wonderful pitching chat has enabled YALE
to win one of the games already played
The slightest let-up in the box would, how
| ever, be almost fatal to Yale.
Carter Ia a wonder without a doubt
His delivery ia most deceptive and he IL
| aided in that by his extremely eccentric
method of delivery-a regular contortior
act when there are no men on bases
His command of the ball is not excelled
by any pitcher, amateur or professional
Time and again, he will have three BALI
| called and then either strike out his mar
| or make him hit it. Not until the very
| last inning of Tuesdays game did b.
give base to one of his opponents. HI
| gets splendid support from Kedzie behind
the bat. On the other hand Highlandl
is very seriously handicapped by lack Of
a good receiving end for bis speedy curves
and the ball does ira vel from him in
about as lively a manner as can b,
imagined. Mason does not sesm to b.
able to hold him. 1t is said in excuse fol
the latter that he has terribly sore finger
but he being the only man Harvard hat
who can make any show at all. the team ii
obliged to play him or use their Other
pitchers. Mason is splendid batter and
base runner and in that he partially makes
up for weak fielding. Taking it all in al
if Mason can put up good game thu
chances would seem to slightly favor Hsr