New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17


the grandstand were plainly to be heard shouts
Of perfect NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that the
Tigers would win. And win they did by SUI
perb rally before which the entire Yale team
seemed 10 go up in the air and melt away. The
Yale nine did heroic work for full eight innings,
but the strain was too much at the SD Of that
time. and the Tigers snatched victory out of the
jaws Of defeat. It IS a great pity that the third
game between the victorious Tigers and the
Harvard nine cannot be played. Princeton
gave Harvard a pretty thorough drubbing last
Wednesday, but it was largely a question of
pitchers, StiIlman, the Harvard freshman
pitcher, had an of day. and before a change in
the box made the game was lost to Prince
ton The result leaves a most unfortunate
situation. Harvard should have made a violent
effort 10 arrange TO play off the tie for now
the question Of supremacy will be left up in the
air unless Yale should win the Harvard SERIES
or IN fact should win game from Harvard. In
either Of these events Princeton will be classed
at the top. but should Harvard by chance make
two straight victories against Yale, then Har-
ward and Princeton viii necessarily be put on a
par.
YALE VS.. HARVARD THIS WEEK.
The Crimson nine has had an extremely hard
schedule this year. which seems to have worn
down some Of the energy OF the team. Sue
cesslve series have been played against George
town, Brown, Holy Cross, Pennsylvania and
Princeton-sI very strong teams-and II seems
to the casual observer as IT, as the Yale series
approaches, Harvard's team has lost some of its
snap. Yale on the other hand, has had a good
rest since the last Princeton game and will go at
the Harvard series with grim determination
10 pluck a brand from the burning and to re-
deem her recent defeats. 1t is altogether prob
able that the Yale nine VIII win the Com
mencement Day game at New-Haven, which
Will be played on June 26 though Harvard
ought 10 succeed IN taking the Cambridge game,
which viii be played next Thursday. In case Of
e tie, the final game VIII be played here IN New
York on June 30 and Will be enlivened by the
presence OF the winning crew at New-London,
be it Harvard or Yale.
Both the Crimson and Blue oarsmen are en-
scOnced in their quarters the Thames, and
the value OF all the shaving and toll Of the
last eight months will be decided within the
brief space OF twenty minutes one week from
next Thursday. There is no other athletic
sport IN which all the skill and work Of months
are so concentrated and crowded into such
fleeing space Of time. A few bendings and
heavings Of sixteen brown backs-a few sun
light flashes from sixteen dripping oars-a shrill
footing Of whistles and thunderous roar Of
applause az the finish, and it is over.
THE BLUE SHELL MOVING FASTER
Yet in that short time Will be clearly indi-
Gated the comparative prowess and art Of row.
ing at Harvard and Yale this season. The Yale
boat is improving there is getting around
that fact. The Yale News and The Yale
Alumni Weekly" both declare the crew is in an
unsatisfactory state; Yale men arriving from
New-LondOn shake their heads ominously and
talk about the boat being on an uneven keel
and the newspaper reports whisper Of attacks OF
Indigestion and other calamities Yet the Yale
boat is moving through the water great deal
faster. and that is what the Yale men are IN
business for. To the eye OF the rowing expert
the boat may look wabbly and the men out Of
time. YET if the shell gets through the water
fast everything else is forgotten. and the Yale
shell is moving with life and speed.
i IS not possible TO say much at this writing
IN regard 10 Harvard's final development. for
the reason that this begins 10 come only after
lie crew has been q week or so at Newton
con and the eight has only just arrived.
one would think, however, judging from the
cambridge reports, that the Harvard crew liz
"a bad way. II is altogether probable that
harvard has learned to take leaf from Yale's
DOOR, and to speak disparagingly OF the pros
pecls Of her crew. In past years Harvard men
w mis- city have been accustomed to receive
SFety season so-called inside reports. indicating
-.al me Harvard crew wonder. and must
81 H. These reports were lacking last year, and
- tAey DO not appear to be numerous this year
--'.l ara men feel hopeful The Crimson crew
AAal-y chosen. It certainly lacks some Of the
'aracteristcs that made last years boat stand
H. The question with the Harvard men Is
neither the strength OF the boat has been
zen sacrificed 10 form This would be fatal
or but it hardly seems probable that such |
3terlnce has been made, for the whole Har-
u system IN the last two years has been
sned 10 try out good racing men and not
rrualists
lore attention has been paid this year 10 the |
~ freshman crew than for long time past |
the men are showing results. Gordon |
En, their coach, who Fowed for two |
tls on the Yale varsity crew, has worked !
airy and late with the freshmen. and they are |
eoInlng Oh rapidly. The chances now favor |
; ale freshman victory June y. ABOUT the |
-FOUR Dared crews there is littls 10 say. These
are not usually taken strongly in hand until |
a few days before the races, for it is generally