The sun., 1900-06-28
AGAIN CRIMSON OR BLUE.
PICKED OARsxEN or HAYWARD AND
VALE MEET on THANES TO-DAY.

C.mbridse Men Have Hopes Despite Hard
Lsck-Ths Substitute stroke. Harding.
s.tisnes the Critics-Ysie's Coach Says the
Eli Crews Are Well. but Not Quite Perfect.
Sxw LONDON, June N.-To-morrow on the
historic Thames River course Harvard and
vale viii meet once moro In their annual
hattie Of shells and oars. Though all other
rival Varsity crews ore shut out OF this
exclusive event. there has always been
unusual interest In It. and crowd Of
,housapds who poured into this little
old HALFWAY town until It was overiowing.
But this year II would seem there Is
not the interest In the meetins Of Harvard and
Yale that has been manifest In years gone by.
The Oldest inhabitant who was interviewed
this afternoon said that he had never seen
fewer college people In town on the day preced-
Ing big Varsity boat race. and that he could
not account for the non-appearance OF the
regulars. Stnl II must be remembered that
city folks do not like to stay over night
IN town like New London. and that a. New
Haven and Cambridge are both within easy rid
ing distance Of the scene Of to- morrow aquatic
contests. the influx Of Harvard and Yale CO.
borts will not begin In earnest before tho morn
ing. Then with the arrival Of special trains
ance In the harbor Of big Sound steamers there
the old town howl and also al the hearts Of the
local shopkeepers with bubbling giee
The recent accident to the Harvard captain
and stroke. Hissinson. however. has thrown q
sort Of vet blanket over the whole affair.
Harvard men who are here say that Higsinson
should have taken more care OF himself. In
- - Ian ha
hurt while playing q baseball game here. on
sunday, too, Is considered an objectionable
offence, and poor Higsinson Is the object OF
much comment that would not be fair TO
reproduce Students are liable TO 60 OF half
cooked anyway. 80 older heads are not
paying much attention TO the remarks made
BY them concerning the Harvard captains
misfortune. There IA aSconsensus Of opinion.
however, and that Ia II Yale wins not much
credit will be attached TO the victory. while II
Harvard triumphs after all. tho downfall OF the
Blue will be particularly humilIating Nobody.
not even the most enthusiastic Harvard men.
expect the Crimson crews to repeat last years
remarkable triumph. when all three Cambridge
shells swept down the river so well in hand that
Yalo's men seemed TO be rowing backward. A
nan who would dare to predict three Harvard
victories tonight would at once be pronounced
ether fool or n knave As a matter Of fact
Yale Is a favorte in the betting. but that is
only al slight odds, and even then there X not
much money In sight either way. ANYBODY
who would offer better than s to on Yale )
chances could expect TO be regarded as any
thing but a professional bookmaker. who was
simply taking gamblers chance with the idea
of attracting the money. The Harvard ard
Yale undergraduates and alumni, however. are
willing to do business on TO basis. but
even at that price they seem to waver. prob
ably believing that even money Is preferable.
Harvard 1t IL conceded. has fine lot OF
substitute material. and in Harding. the
Crimson has discovered a stroke oar who bids
fair to equal, IL not exec, | II egnson In point OF
stamina and leadership. Harding Is ono OF
the most powerful men In college. and can be
counted on to be In the swim at the finish. lie
has shown remarkable progress az stroke since
Coach Storrow put him there, and to-day The
Harvard men at Red Top felt FOR he FIRST time
since Higrnson was injured. that their Var
sIty crew was not entirely hopeless factor IN
the NEST important OF the three roc's to-nOr-
row Harvard men are also bank king on an
important pCint They say that the methods
EMPLOYED by Coach Storrow last year turned
ont three crack crews and that Storrow has not
bsnded the men any dnerenuy since thri
90 much success year ago, ana that alone
means much, As far rs physique goes. liar-
wards oarsmen, compare iayorably with those
who downed Old lale last June, and for that
reason the followers of the Crimson think that
there may be surprise for the Blue after all,
.Coach GaIlaudet. who has PREPARED the three
Yale crews, has made some important changes
in the preparation of his men this year, and
those who have watched their work on the
Thames say that they are much more formida-
thought to be one Of the fastest turned out In
recent years and Yale men are quite sure that
Harvard will be beaten in this particular event;
They do not figure so much on the fourS and
freshmen, but on the Varsity particularly hard
work has been lavished with the idea Of turning
out winner.
The change that has come over Yale rowing
men In the last two years cannot be over
looked When Harvard was wort To- come
here. year in and year out. TO he beaten
Eli, the Yal" men used TO float, into town
with colors screaming and bank rolls
ready with which TO back their braNny
not only in rowing. but in football, comes
change In Yale men. at which an old-timer
would throw IN, his hands There s not the
the same, old feeling Of compassion for Harvard
that used TO prevail In the old days. Instead
there is feeling Of apprehension that Is par-
tcuarly gratifying 10 Harvard men.
Harvard used to be the one that was afraid. ;.
said Bert Holden. once captain OF the Harvard
eleven, to-day, but now the tables have been
turneu. 1dle mas Dppn OutpOlnIpu 20 Hucn Dy
US recently that the blue men are ready for any
kind OF an upset Harvard has the right spirit
now, and that Is bound to tell IN the long run.
Harvard's victory nj baseball over Yale NJ
New Haven Yesterday has served az q stimu-
liant TO the crew men. II came when Yale was
expected TO wipe the earth wi tn the Cambridge
nine, and has therefore convinced the oarsmen
at Red Top that even in the face OF adversely
itis possible to beat Yale.
An you've got to do, boys. said Coach Stor-
row. this afternoon, "is to get into your boats
and row the best you know how. Do not fear
anything or anybody. but keep working until
you reach the finish line. Hard work and game
pess Will tell the story. and believe Harvard
mas game lot OF men to pull the oars again
this year"
II the races could have been rowed at clock
this afternoon. there would have been no dsap-
pointment The river was smooth. even though
northwest. slight shower cooled the
atmosphere and when u cleared on the
weather sharps predicted ideal conditions FOR
tho norrow According TO the programme, Of
Surtss Of New York il chairman. the races VIII
be rowed as closely together a. possible, The
iour-oarcd crews will meet first and the referee,
" a, Meikeham Of Colnmbia viii try 20 send
Of the ' course w and u" viii III iYRsh iYnRsh 'iH in
front Of tho Naval station, a distance
Of two miles. II possible, the freshmen crews
being at the naval station and the finish at the
railroad bridge Then at 1880 II there Ia good
fortune. the Varsity crews will get under way
Tor the race of four miles The finish will be a {
secured the enst, " inside" course IN both the
varsity and four-oared events. while Yale got
this advantaRo in the freshman event,
The Regatta Committee has mnde elaborate
afIaneemsntS TO pr.ven! interference rom
launches will patrol the lower end OF the course