Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-30
Yale Freshmen Win Four -0ared.
Considered Good men by the Yale Fol'owers-Crews Are in Fine Shape for Battles Today-YaIe Selects the West Lane-Many Crimson Admirer. Here.

told that it was the eve of a big re- gatta; nevertheless the might before is not what it used to be before the railroads inaugurated the custom of running special trains from Boston, New York and New Haven.
 By far the larger portion of the not long before the varsity race in the afternoon. Harvard sympathizers all ready there and likely to come out number the Yale men: but the sue cessive victories of the Cambridge varsity crew during the last two years and Harvards clean sweep of the river in 1909 is not altogether responsible for this This year Yale's commence fore the regatta and several thousand alumni who usually plan to finish their visit to New Haven with day in New London as soon as commencement IS interval that elapses this year between these two events.
 Efforts were made by Yale to have the regatta brought forward, but as this change would have interfered with Harvard's commencement this week the attempt failed
 Crimson Followers Sarguine.
 There is no doubt. however, that the men and women who came to New London Wednesday with Crimson flags lot. Their sanguine expectations are based mainly on the assertion that conditions and crews this year are as nearly alike those of last year as two regattas can be. As usual Coach Wray of Harvard will put on the river a heavy crew pulling a stroke as near perfection as months of practice and selection can make it.
 "It will juzt be a case of row." said Captain Waid of Harvard Wednesday. and the crew that rows hardest will win"
 Harvard Mon Heavier.
 >sx. crew has the strength and stamina to row hardest The Crimson oarsmen outweigh their opponents seven and a half pounds to man. and 1t Is this margin of brawn that they depend upon to pull just the few strokes to the minute more than Yale and row to victory.
 Even the Yale critics agreed that for Harvard last year. To meet this defect, John Kennedy the veteran coach of Yale, had devoted the four weeks of practice his crew has put in and stamina Kennedy has not ac- knowledged that there is anything the matter with his stroke. He still be- Heves in comparatively light men, es- pecially a stroke of medium weight possessing a sense of the rhythmical stroke" and he has developed a crew that sends a shell through the water as smoothly as a canoe, with an easy
  the headway.
 Vale Will Work Hard.
 If the Blue crew have gained the strength that Kennedy has striven to put into them their supporters believe that they will put Yale back in it's place as Lord of the Thames which it held for six successive years be- tween 1900 and 1905.
 Few Yale men were in town Wednes- day night, however, ready to back their t1 @E In fHrAl even money. In fact there has been scarcely any betting; although more Yale money may appear today when the crowd arrives, especially if Yale is successful in the preliminary races.
 Men in Fine Condition.
 The coaches of both university squads report that their men are all in the very best of condition and all are eager for the time when the boats shall be ordered out of the sheds for the supreme test.
 This year there will be no pistol shot 1 and the premonitory caution will be Are you ready, Yale?" Are you ready l Harvard?" and if both coxswains re- ply that theysare ready the word will be given.
 The Harvard eights had a short row Wednesday morning and upon the ar rival at Red Top of MT. Meikelham | for racing starts and were also given | instructions in regard to the manner | of starting the races. In the starts | the freshmen won by close margins. l The fours were then given the same | attention. All of the men are in ex- eellent condition and confident. Among | the visitors at the quarters were Julian | Curtiss of Yale, who came down in l launch Elihu Yale, which brought MT. l Meikelham, David Goodrich, Harvard's | 97, and captain of the crew of that | year, Thomas Stevenson. Harvard '9e | and John ShiIlito, who presented the | four last year with the boat | which this years four Is now using.