Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-26

and turning the boat so that the cox
swain could not keep it in the course
and Ide called to Cass to pull Girls
wold's oar inboard Cass was unable
to do this and Capt. Ide ordered his
men to cease rowing just as the Yale
launch came alongside of the shell.
Griswolds oar was taken out and
Griswold was lifted into the Yale
launch.
Yale's plucky captain once more call
ed to his crew to row out the race.
Harvard was now half mile ahead,
but Capt. lde and the other six men in
the boat rowed on over the rest of the
course The Cambridge boat reached
the three mile flag in just 10 minutes,
passed the 31A mile flag in 21:1O and
finished the race in 24:1O. No time
was taken for Yale after the two and
half. mile flag. When Yale finished
the race the Harvard crew We're get
ting out Of their boat at the float be-
low Redtop.
The news of Griswold's collapse was
eagerly sought and spread like wild
fire. At the Yale quarters it was found
that he had simply suffered a complete
nervous collapse. He was quickly re-
vived but his grief was pathetic to
behold. Capt. Ide stood Loyalty by him,
as did every man at the Yale quarters
but their words only cut him to the
quick.
Inside the dressing room the first
thing that happened was the election
of captain for 1909. The Ellis elected
Fl. A. Howe, 1909, of Orange, N. J.
Howe is 20 years Of age; 6 feet, l inch
in height and weighs 1856 pounds. This
was the second year that he has rowed
in the Varsity eight. Three years ago
he rowed in his Freshman class crew.
He is one of the most powerful oars
men that Yale has had in recent years.
He rows at No. 6.
At the Yale quarters there was but
one sentiment expressed and this was
that Yale had no excuse whatsoever to
offer. Capt. Ide said:
Harvard defeated us and they are
entitled to the victory. My boys did all
they could; they did nobly. have no
more to say
John Kennedy, Yale's professional
coach. said:
Il have no excuses to offer Girls
wold's collapse was due to his high
nervous tension. He was not in poor
physical condition. The boys refused to
quit and got into the Yale launch. They
insisted on finishing out the race. Such
crew needs no excuses"
At the Harvard quarters, enthusiasm
was rampant. Conservative Harvard
oarsmen had declared that they must
win this race or never again expect to
win. Captain Richardson said:
II am too happy to talk much. While,
of course, we were sorry that Yale-was
unable to let us beat her in rowing
finish, we are confident the result
would have been the same under other
circumstances. We had the best crew
and Won"
Coach Wrey said:-"I felt all the time
that my crew was the better one and
the boys showed it by the very salts.
factory way in which they rowed and
won the race. They simply rowed Yale
out of the race. Something was said
in the newspapers a day or two ago
about Yale going to beat us out at the
very start by hard fast pace. This is
about what happened. but we sinoth-
cred them at their own game"
Harvard elected as her captain for
1909, w. r. Severance, 1909, Of New
Bedford, Mass. Severance is Il years of
age. s. feet. II inches in height, and
weighs 17!1a pounds. This is the second
year that Severance has rowed in the
Harvard Varsity