The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
YALE OUTROWS
i. HARVARD CREWS
Her Sons Prove Their Su-
periOrity in Skill, Seaman
ship. and in Endurance

-. NEW LONDON, Conn, July 1.-Yale
won the annual varsity eight-oared
:: race. from Harvard to-day and crowned
: a yesr that has been replete with bril-
liant athletic achievements. She
pro-ed. as she has done many times
before, her superiority in everything
that. goes TO make a perfect crew. skill
+: with the. oars, seamanship and endur-
-ance.-
=. Her victory in the varsity race. con-
: sidered with her grand battle in the
.four-oared race. which she lost through
-Jan. accident when il looked like a walk
: over. and the winning Of her freshmen
eight yesterday in a magnificent
struggle. makes it fair TO say that Yale
gutclassed Harvard.
The water was so choppy to-day that
both varsity crews dropped their stroke
o. -tlow again and again on account OF the
heavy swells, which made a high stroke
. impossible. For this reason the race
= was unique. II has never before hap
pened that two varsity eights have
raised and lowered their stroke TO such
an extent as these two crews did in
.tQ-day's race. Both ranged from % to
SO TO the minute. Yale's normal stroke
was %, while Harvard's was from 80
70 "a
In. the opinion Of the experts Yale's
victory is due TO her longer stroke and
- the fact that she used the powerful
-: body swing and the leg drive stimuli
=: taneously, while Harvard used up her
leg drive power too quickly. So far
-. as workmanship was concerned and
: the harmony OF the oars. there was no
choice between them.
=: Upon the return Of the Yale eight
IL their quarters, where they were ac-
corded an enthusiastic reception, the
oarsmen elected as captain for next
year Richard Whittier Of Staten Is
land. n. y, who rowed at No. in to
days race. Later O. D FiIley Of Paris,
France, stroke of this years crew, was
elected captain Of the Harvard var
sity eight.
Throughout the race the Ellis were
never headed and from the crack Of
the pistol the result was never in
doubt II was a case Of superiority in
rowing strength and rowing funda-
mentals. Within a quarter Of a mile
from the start Yale had established
herself in a comfortable position
length ahead This had been accom-
plished in spite Of the fact that Har-
ward rowed fully two more strokes TO
the minute than Yale.
The New Haven oarsmen increased
their lead steadily until two and one
half miles had been Travelled. Then
their shell suffered from the eel grass
section u the course. Harvard pulled
up one length. but when the Yale shell
reached clear water again the superior
ity Of the blue became more than eyi-
dent Gradually the contest became a
procession and Yale's victory was as
decisive as the most ardent Of her sup
pOrters could wish.
Just before the big race Harvard had
snatched an eleventh-hour victory in
the fOur-oared race. In this event;
which was rowed upstream from the
navy yard TO Gales Ferry Yale had led
throughout and within a quarter Of a
mile OF the finish was rowing well and
two lengths ahead. At this point the
Yale men seemed TO go to pieces. 1t
was not collapse Of oarsmen, how
ever. There was an unfortunate weak
ness in Yale's rigging and the outrig-
ger Fish was pulling broke. This pre-
cluded all possibility Of a Yale victory
Harvard, astern, saw her chance
spurted, and won a victory which was
confessedly hollow.
The official times Of the finish of the
three events which now constitute the
annnal competition, including the