The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-20
WAS TWO BRUSHES.
Yale and Harvard
Came Together and
Made Some Sport.
FINE FEELINGS BETWEEN CREWS.
Great Rowing Teams Get
Down to Sportsmanlike
Business.

Yale Quarters, Gales Ferry, Conn,
June 19.-Today witnessed a decided in
novation in the training life on the
Thames. The secrecy which has char
acterized the work seems to have been
done away with in a large measure
and a more hopeful and sportsmanlike
spirit developed between the rival set
Elements at Redtop and Broadview.
This morning the Yale and Har-
ward tours met at point near the start
Of the course, each out for a mornings
practice. The Harvard boat drew
alongside of Yale and one of the oars
men called across Want a scrap,
Yale?"'
"Nes," ives the reply and soon the
two ittle boats were spinning down the
course for a short informal race. The
stretch was against the wind and
Yale's weight told, Harvard finishing a
length in the lead in a 80 stroke pull.
Turning around the boats came back
with the wind. and although Harvard
got a good lead at the start, the Yale
men cut it down considerably before
the brush was completed.
The race was of little significance as
indicating the merits of the crews, but
of considerable Importance in the
friendly spirit of rivalry and sports
manship existing between the two col
leges. Before the crews parted ar
rangements had been made for a SINH
lar trial of speed this evening.
The Yale four was out early this ev-
ening with two new substitutes, Gamer
on, stroke, 1901 crew and this years
college crew, and Patterson, bow oar,
1900 freshman. They soon returned to
their boat house.
When the Harvard crew pulled past
Yale's quarters, they lookedeXpectant,
but Bob Armstrong called out through
the megaphone that he regretted the
plans of the varsity for the afternoon
practice made it necessary for his boys
to get in their work carry.
The rest of the "Broadview' crowd.
however did not seem satisfied and
Capt Greenway, Selling the mega
phone, called out to the Harvard four,
which was pulling up the river, to
come back, and they did. In the
meantime the same four which had
pulled against Harvard in the morning,
with the exception Of Cameron. who
took Brooks place at stroke, had again
donned their rowing clothes and
brought their shell out.
The two tours lined up about 100
yards below Capt Browns dock, and
W
ton style. The Harvard boat shot out
under a quick stroke and Yale was a
length behind when the Harvard shell
crossed the prearranged finish line I'M
der the nose of Col McKee's yacht
Parthenia. The return down stream
meant a semi-brush with a similar re-
suit.
After the finish, Harvard cheered for
Yale and Yale for Harvard. The Har-
ward launch had steamed up to a point
off Broadview in the meantime and
the men on board, including Coach
StorrOw, enjoyed the sport.
The work of the varsity eight today
has been confined to rather severe
work in short stretches. The men
seemed to have been refreshed by their
rest Of yesterday and were feeling in
fine feather today.
The difficulty in determining the
makeup Of the freshman crew, which
has excited so much comment, seems
TO have been settled. Warmoth was at
stroke in both practice pulls today and
Lincoln at No. 8.