Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-04

 still the appearance of the Yale boat crews on the Thames course, would tend Ito lead the backwoodsmen Tn town after a DabolPs Almanac for vanced. The crews arrived at quart CTS at Gales Ferry two weeks earlier than usual and expect to get in some valuable practice work before the crews from Harvard take to the waters of the Thames, and this ad- vance practice will be of a. nature that can best be done with opponents far away. But if old-time tactics legians, as they presumably do, the YalensianS will not dip an oar with out being observed by someone in- terested in Harvards boating affairs. It is starts to splashes that more than one Harvard spy arrived on the banks of the Thames as soon as did any of the representatives of Yale, and that the closest tab will be kept upon men from the first dip of the practice oar until the race is rowed and won and lost. What applies to Harvard in this respect is also applicable to Yale. It was ever thus, and ever thus
 While there is of necessity much secrecy in the preliminary work especially in relation to the crews compared to the early days of racing the Thames between Yale and Harvard crews, even as late as when Foxy" Bancroft, of Harvard, who coaches were not allowed. posted up- on the outside of the Harvard boat house. No Loafers, or other report CTS allowed on the premises" Now CTS (they were not newspaper men in those old fogy times) didn't roast MT. Bancroft for what they termed a direct insult But Mr. Bancroft was to an extent right. not that the reporters were to be classed as loaf ers, but they certainly did stretch the truth and as rule to the disad- vantage of Harvard, and even abused them by MT. Bancroft. After this mo- tice was posted, Mir. Bancroft extend- ed invitations to several reporters whom he said were "on the level,' to call at quarters at any time and that the captain of the crew would give them any reasonable information con- corning the crews and practice that would be of general public information OF interest. He declared that the mo- tice was intended for those who understood its full meaning before it was posted
 Aside from those who had decided college preferences and -oolored- their reports accordingly the newspaper. reporters who attended these earlier practices and boat races, were men of experience. The papers in the big cities were represented by some of the most competent men on the ed- itorial and news staffs and the race reports were a combination of i'm teresting descriptive. technical and with full Knowledge of watermanship, and so inStructiVely and entertain ingly written that readers of these re- ports miles away from the race could almost see the boats from start to finish by just little stretch Of i'm agination. Those old-time boat race
 
 simply these and nothing more, so far as went the actual race. The space allotted for the races was not filled with lot of horse race gush not ap- pIicable to boating, general con demnation of the boat race commit tee and ridiculous abuse Of the city of New London and the residents there of
 Ever since the first college boat race on the Thames river course a com mfttee of the board of trade have at tended to the stalking of the course, furnished floats and boat houses and ally towards paying for a share of the expenses Of the races. The people of New London have always dealt liberally with the college crews and paper men" is unjust and unwarrant- ed These chaps have always been treated and in return have demonstrated lack Of appreciation.
 Some years ago the front rank of the double platoon Of police that head ed the Memorial day parade was made | up entirely of members of the Grand ! Army of the Republic. by men who | served well their country as well as the city of New London. and who | wore on the left breast of their dress | coats the badges of the c: A: R. and l They were John White, James Gaf- | ney and Martin Cullen, now deceased, | John O'Brien, retired. and Joseph l Walter and Captain George Haven. ] The latter served the last term as de- | partment commander Of the Grand | Army of the Republic. and was not | with the police fin Mondays parade. | Lieutenant Thomas Jeffers being in |
 Joseph Walter was the only civil | war veteran in the police division, | and it so happened that he wac the | only member Of the Grand Army of | the Republic that marched to and | from the cemetery in procession on | Memorial Day as the other members | of Perkins Post rode in the procession | in carriages. as comparatively few of make the long walk behind the band | and keep up with the procession" l But Joe Walter led the procession | and he had no difficulty fin keeping | the regulation military stride to the | music of the Eleventh United States | band
 The local camp of Sons of Veterans do not confine their work to Memorial | Day or furthering the interests of the | Grand Army of the Republic, but | branches out in general patriotic de- They have arranged for | special flag day services and have ar ranged an interesting order of ex- ! ercises, which will be held in the | Second Congregational church and in- clude an address by Rev. James w. l Bixler on the theme of flags in for eign lands. The Sons have also of fered a single prize of i've dollars in cash for the best essay on thesr1a | written by pupil Of the local schools. | the essay to bs not more than five | hundred words. The, mlnlf1cent amount of the single prfxe vii prob ably result in many cosnpetitors. even if the winner does not win . college | .sF
 The local camp Of Sons Of vetera ne have now a large membership and are therefore fin position 10 aid in the | patriotic instruction of the school |