Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-11
QuAKERs Finish 2 LENGTHS AHEAD
New Haven Men For First Time Use
English Shell and English Oars
Crews Get Away on Even Terms
Yale Juniors WIN in Second
Fights.
:Dy Associated PressD

PHILADELPHIA. PA. April It'll
the first boat race between the two
universities in 20 Years the UNIVERSE
" of Pennsylvania eight cared ere"
&, feated Yale this afternoon by Two
lengths over the ! l." mile course
on the Schuylkill river. The crews
rowed against a three quarters head
wind tn" entire distance. ana under
thCs" Circumstance the time OF \
minutes ; seconds was very good.
Yale reversed matters in the pre-
urinary race for second elshts, tne
Els winning from the Pennsylvania
juniors by l.: lengths in s:H 20.
Record Breaking Crowd.
Yale for the first time used an
English shell and English oars. \ev-
er in the history OF rowing on the
Schuvlkill has a crowd OF such maeni-
tuae or collegiate affiliations witness
ed a hoat race here. Not only was
there an unusually large contingent
from Yale and PENNSYLVANIA but grad
yates from New York and other cities
came to see the contest
The race left no doubt about the
superiority of the Pennsylvania eight.
Both Julian r. Curtis. the chairman
of Yale's advisory rowing committee.
and Coach John Kennedy declared
emphatica!ly thet the better crew mad
won. Captain Howe, of Yale said his
crew had rowed it's best and had been
beaten fairly
Both Got Good start.
Both crews got an exceptionally
scod start. the Yale men getting
their oars into the water fraction
of second ahead OF Pennsylvania
The Els started with stroke OF "a
to the minute while Pennsylvania
rowed 80. Before the crews had
gone a hundred yards Yale had an
advantage The Yale men were rowing
shorter strokes than the Quakers anu
seemed to be using up more energy.
The Pennsylvania shell was cutting
through the water more steadily than
the Yale boat, which was momentarlly
checked at the end Of each stroke.
At the end of the first half mile.
Pennsylvania was half length ahead
of the Yale crew. and the latter hit
their stroke up to Sc. Pennsylvania
raising hers to "a. The red and blue
continued to gain and at the end OF
the mile open water began to show
between the two shells. In an effcr'
TO overtake PENNSYLVANIA Captain
Howe hit up the Yale stroke TO "S'
PENNSYLVANIA st:H being content with
81.
Yale Makes Squirt.
Yale spurfed Oh the next quarter oil
mile, and for a few strokes man
aged to hold Pennsylvania. Then
the Ouakers hitting up their stroke
kept drawing away. A quarter mile
from the finish Yale made final 81
fort and ran her stroke up 20 40
PENNSYLVANIA responded with q stroke
of IS which her crew held to the
finish while Yale ran hers up to AZ
Pennsylvania made very strong fin
ish and when their eight crossed the
finish line there was a length CT open
water between the two shells.
Yale Wins Second Fight.
Yale was strong favorite before
tLe contest started. Yale won the
race for second Fights almost rs
handilv as Pennsylvania lid the var
sit struggle. The Yale juniors as
sumd command Of the situation al
nusi at the start. and foot BY loot. in
creased Their lead over she Quaker
unCsters Val" crossed III" line
with garter O! length Of open water
between tn" sh. rs.
There was practically n" ADVANTAGE
between tn" ;wo courses.
IN the VARSITY race Yale had tnc
west hawk. which YVES supposed 10 h'
tho better lane. on account of tho di
rnction Of tho wind. Bu, in the race
tor :, crrd rights. Pennsylvania had
~ WIS; hank In each case tho crew
with the supposedly poorer cnurst
Won. 80 that the result proved ir
each instance that tn" better crew
had wor.