The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-23
Trio Of Harvard Supporters from
Metropolis Create Record for
the Trip to Boston and Break
New Haven Mark
CRIMSON ENTHUSIASM
IS LITERALLY SHOWN
The Society Men Lunch at the
Bay State House While Ban
ners of Crimson FIaunt from
Auto and Give Worcester a Line
on OCCUPANTS SympathieS

"Glory to the Crimson" sung by a
trio of aristocratic New Workers, from
an automobile Of the nattiest pattern,
inspired Worcester residents early last
night. In an effort to figure in sport
that might be stamped by the elite as
decidedly novel, S. Baruch, C. R. r.
win Martin and BraXton Grigsby left
New York City at 1 o'clock Thursday
afternoon for Boston by automobile.
From New York City to New Haven,
81 IL miles by the route taken, the
party had record breaking rlde.
Chauffeur Heinrich a professional hand
Ter Of autos, had charge Of the lever
and the distance was covered in 3nrs
ION. The best previous record, held by
Jesse Lewenson, New Yorker, was
hrs, 25m.
Early yesterday morning the party
left New Haven, having been granted
| every opportunity to witness displays
of Yale enthusiasm. The auto reached
| Worcester about 6.45 o'clock, members
| of the party being attired in fur coats
and the heaviest of sweaters. None OF
| the party was thoroughly thawed out
until after lunch in the Bay State
| House cafe, when Mr.. Irwin-Martln
talked with The Spy man.
+ While the trio and Chauffeur were at
| lunch, an eager crowd surrounded the
automobile, a So horse power affair
with maximum speed of 90 miles an
| hour. For road work under all condl-
tions, the White Ghost of Vanderbilt
fame or other Of the machines built
| for speed, cannot excel the auto OF the
Panard pattern which the New York
| ers showed in Worcester last night.
| AS though designed for especial use
| in conveying supporters of Harvard,
| the auto has trimmings of crimson, a
wide band of that color around the
body of the passenger apartment, be-
ing most conspicuous. TWO crimson
flags at either side Of the dasher win
the word Harvard in bold white let
tiers Haunted defiantly in air, and
, crouched in furs and blankets, the
youths hurrahed for John Harvard.
Referring to- the trip and Harvard s
prospects, Mr. IrWinMartin said:
''Whew, but mobing in this weather is
novelty. If Harvard doesn't win,
maybe we will sentence ourselves to a
return trip by auto. The roads are In
splendid conditions and as the weather
is too cool for cyclists and there are
few pleasure vehicles on the roads, it
gives us an opportunity to turn on
the lever and not spare speed.
orable one. There was not the slight
est hitch in arrangements and we beat
the best previous record nearly Is min
utes. At times we covered nearly 81
miles an hour on macademized roadF
and it certainly was celebrating.
sOf course we are Harvard men anc
naturally favor the CrimsonS chances
of victory. Yale men were extremely
confident and at the hotel where we
stopped, there was considerable good
natured bantering because we had
Harvard flags on our auto. Harvard
never had a team that showed better
physical condition than the present
one. Not one man is out of condition
or in any way injured. The same can
be said of Yale, but the Cambridge
men have had more football expert
ence.
at is unfortunate for Harvard that
her eleven did not have big game last
week. BY winning over Princeton,
Yale is confident. Harvard cannot
muster the same kind of confidence be-
cause she has nothing for foundation.
But Harvard will surely win because
Yale will sadly miss such men as
Bloomer. Sheldon and the backs who
graduated.
Harvard has few men who are re-
puted to be stars and I consider that
a great point in favor of the Crimson
The team is well balanced and has
undivided support from the student
body"
las o'clock. A record for the New
York to Boston course will be created,
as no chauffeur has ever made con-
tinuous trip.