The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-28
harvard Wins The
Choice OF POSITION
TAKES TOSS IN THE VARSITY
AND EOUh-OARED
EVENTS.

Yale Calls the Turn in Freshman Con-
test-NOt in Many Years Has There
Been Such Difference of Opinion as
to the Outcome of the varsity Race
Harvard Graduates Defeat Yale Grad
uates - Yale's Substitute Freshman
FOur-Oar Crew Takes Race with
Crimson.
Nef London, June Pinot in many
years has such a difference of opinion
been held by college men and others as
to the probable outcome of the varsity
eight's event of the Yale-Harvard re-
gatta on the Thames as prevails here
tonight. 1t is so we'll known that
both crews have been record breakers
in their time trials; that they are in
magnificent physical condition and
that they are trained as never were
previous crews trained, that college
men feel that the test rests more than
ever before in this annual event in the
art of rowing, The most important
factor appears to be whether Coach
Kennedy has better stroke in his
Yale crew than Coach Wray has in his
adaptation in the Harvard eight of the
less graceful English style. So uncer-
tain are men in their belief as to the
outcome that money which is usually
placed on the crews is going begging
for takers tonight. At the quarters of
both crews the reports come that the
varsity men are fit for the struggle to-
morrow.
The feature of the closing day Of the
training was the rowing Of two minor
races, which are now looked upon as
of considerable interest to men in quar-
ters. These were the four cared mile
race for freshmen substitutes, which
Yale won by quarter of length of
clear water and the half mile race for
graduate crews for the Graves cup,
which went to the Harvard boat by one
and a quarter lengths. Last year
Harvard won both of these events.
AS the result of the toss tonight for
positions in the three races, Harvard
was fortunate enough to call the turn
on two of these, having the choice in
the varsity and four cared races Yale
won the toss in the freshman event.
When it came to choosing the lane for
each event Harvard took the west one
for the varsity and the east lane for
the four-oared, while Yale took the
east course for the freshmen. This
means that Harvard has a slight ad-
vantage of the tide, if there is any, in
the varsity race which will be rowed
at four o'clock in the afternoon on
dull tide, and perhaps will be similarly
favored for the four-oared race. which
will be rowed about 1920 in the morn-
ing, Immediately following the fresh
man race. The freshman race will be
called promptly at ten o'clock and OBJ
servers of the tides on the Thames re-
cognize the fact that water conditions
change so rapidly with tidal variations
that Yale can also claim to have
slight advantage by taking the east
course for the freshman race.
The makeup of the crews in the
"gentleman's race was as follows:
Harvard Blake, stroke; Wood, No.
Z; Perkins No. (capt.) Lawrence,
No 5; Aver No. 4 Bancroft, No. 8;
Covell, No, 2; Marvin, bow; Blagden,
coxswair.
Yale-Bogus, stroke; Griswold, No. Z;
Hartwell, No. 6; Graves, No. 5; Fdlson,
No. 4; Judson, No. 3; Cameron, No. Q:
bow; Barkalow coxswain
The rowing order of the freshmen
fours was asfollows:
Harvard-stroke, Kent; No. 8,
Al; No, 2. Butler; bow,
Wood; coxswain, Wise.
Yale-Stroke, Livingston; No. 8, Pom
eroy; No. 2 Blenny; bow, Bateson;
Benntt.