New-York tribune., 1907-06-27
BLOW WTOHARVARDCREW
GLASS OUT OF VARSITY.
Yale a Slight Favorite for Big Race
at Nc1o London T0-dQy.

New London. Conn. June 26.-On the eve Of
| the annual regatta between the varsity. fresh
man and four cared crews of Yale and Harvard,
on the Thames River here tomorrow the Har-
ward followers got a stunning blow Gordon
Glass who Towed No. G in the varsity eight, was
taken suddenly i'll and sent to the temporary
hospital 70 be isolated until after the race. He
took a chill yesterday afternoon while sitting on
the ground and during the night developed a
high temperature lie was so much better this
morning that he went out with the crew, but
collapsed completely when he attempted to row
and the shell came back to the float
Or. Manahau examined Glass and said that he
was too i'll 20 race. The loss is a serious one
for Glass was the heaviest and strongest man in
The eight Captain Bacon moved down from
No + TO No e. while Lunt was taken out OF the
varsity Ipur-oared boat and put in at No. in
I the eight. Captain Bacon rowed at No for
{ Two years and Lunt rowed with the varsity
crew for five weeks in the spring and was in the
| cornell race. lie rowed at No in last years
freshman crew. Luut recently recovered from
IN attack OF boils, but is thought to be strong
ana able 10 do his share of the work
Swain has gone into the varsity four-oared
CTe" lie roWed in this boat last year and Is
fully as efficient Lunt Most Of the varsity
men are considered rather phegmatic and the
Harvard men in camp are pinnnE their hope on
the nerve Of the oarsmen. The removal OF Glass
calls TO mind the situation of the 1900 crew
when Peter HiEginson, the captain broke his
ankle on the sunday before the race
The late change in the Harvard crew made
Yale slight favorite for the varsity race among
those who We're disposed TO bet here tonight
The crews still appear well matched however
odds
Tho advance guard of graduates and under
graduates We're coming in every train this
evening ana the city is taking its annual
regatta day appearance. Indications point 10
one "i the biggest crowds in the history OF the
race.
The drawings for the races were made this
afternoon, and Yale took the west bank for tha
varsity eight rowing downstream and the gamo
bank for the freshmen eight. rowing upstream
ana the east course for the varsity four In the
opinion Of river men the west bank is thought
10 nave a slight advantage on some tides and
In some slauts Of the wind.
Up river, in the quarters OF Yale at Gales
FERRY and of Harvard at Red Top, the we'll
trained, sturdy oarsmen early settled down for
q quiet night the work OF preparation all ended
and all in readiness for the measurement Of skill
and endurance Tomorrow. In the Yale camp
everything Indicated and every one felt supreme
confidence In the outcome Of all The events All
thu crews had light work to-day The men took
much interest IN the two races in the late after
noon, and the results. which were against the
Blue, We're taken good-naturedly
In the Harvard quarters there was not the
loss OF Gordon Glass has not caused depression.
The men simply realize that the proposition of
dctedtlNE HaIc appears in little different light.
The varsity and freshman cights went out to-
Sether twice and We're worked hard, and both
boats ran along smoothly the varsity eight
going fully well as with Glass in IT, Tho
men IN this boat are determined to fight hard 20
win
Many Harvard men were visitors at the camp
during the day, and all seemed a little crest
fallen Al the news about Glass until thcy saw
how well the crew pulled with Lunt In class
place
The varsity race at four miles will be rowed
downstream at 30 o'clock, with the finish at
the big railroad bridge. II the conditions are
uNlaEoraDIc, the race Will have to be postponed
until the evening, when it will be rowed up
stream The freshman eight-oarcd race is first
IN the programme 1t IS at two miles ana will
be roWed upstream at 10 o'clock in the morn
inS with the finish " the navy yard. Tho var
aity f9ur-oared race will follow from the navy
yard 10 the starting point of the varsity race.
Harvard IS the favorite for the freshman race.
while the critics think Yale viii win the four
cared contest
The race between the two varsity crews prom
lsts TO be a pretty one and although ii is al
ways hard to pick a winner in a college boat
race, this year Tie result seems to be more than
usually uncertah. WHICH will add to the Inter
est and excitement of the event.
Occasionally, in years past it has seemed that
both the Harvard and the Yale coaches have
been striving for the same results, and il was
purely question Of which crew had made the
most progress toward attaining tho desired
ends This year, however there is marked
difference between the two crews, not only in
their physical set-up, but in the style OF rowing
which the men have adopted.
II looks as though Coach Wrays English trip
has been responsible for this, at least In part
for the Harvard oarsIncn swing much further
back than any Yale Harvard crew has done
in recent years. This is distinctly an English
characteristic and has been tried by Harvard
before, not with good results.
Aside from this radical difference, the two
crews different in other respects. The Har-
ward men average several pounds heavier to tho |
than their rivals. and the weight of the |
Harvard men is not dead weight by any means. |
They strong. hardy and robust athletes and |
their weight is bound TO tell. OF course. If the |
conditions are not favorable; If there is head |
wind a rough sea, the beef in the Harvard |
shell wiz count for more than under favorable |
conditions.
With fair tide and wind, the smoothness of
the Yale crew Will unquestlonably be of greater |
advantage than the weight in the Crimson boat !
The Yale crew though light. is remarkably |
smooth, and in fact, is called OF the most |
finished eghts that has been seen the Thames !
in a good many years. The stroke which Coach |
Kennedy has taught successive Yale crews for |
several years. and which has generally brought |
victory, has been thoroughly mastered by this |
years varsity eight. and the workmanship is |
distinctly above the average.