The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-30

harvard seems TO have n slight ad-
vantage over the Blue. But the speed
OF the crimson hangs largely contin-
gent on whether or not the bow oar
VIII be pulled by the regular, Gordon
Balch. who has been laid up with a
bad knee. Even at this late hour,
Jimmy Wray has not decided whether
his crack lead oarsman will be able
TO stand the gaff. If he does not row
tomorrow. George Won L. Meyer, Jr.,
son OF the Secretary of the Navy, will
take his seat in the boat, being moved
up from No in the four and causing
substitution in that boat The other
seats In the varsity will be filled as
follows: Stratton, q Metcalf. 8 Good
ale. 4; Wilmington, 5; Strong. 6; Cut
Ter. Z; Newton. stroke. and Abeles,
coNswain.
The Harvard varsity will weigh
about seven pounds heavier to the man
than Yale. tipping the beam at about
IFS pounds, while the New Havenltes
Will weigh in around the neighborhood
of III.
Yale experienced disastrous early
season, losing to the crews of Penn
sylvania, Princeton and Cornell in
sweeping revolution took place in Yale
rowing matters. marked by the return
OF fundamental principles, change OF
stroke instruction in pair oars to
learn the new model and long grind
each day, to develop the mems wind.
Veteran Scullcr Assisted.
In addition to doing these things.
Coach John Kennedy engaged Fred
Plaisted. the veteran sculler to take
charge of the rigging of the shells, and
act as his lieutenant generally. Plaisted
proved a most invaluable assistant, and
there is talk of re-engaging him next
year: AS a result of the thorough
overhauling given the squad, Yale
Will take the water tomorrow with a
aggregation that went down to defeat
in the earlier races.
Yales varsity eight will face Starter
Meikleham tomorrow, made up as fol-
lows: Front. bow: Field. 2; Scully, 3:
Tucker 4; Romeyn, s. Philbn, 6; Van
Blarcom. 4; Lowe, stroke, and Bar
nuns. coxswain.
In spite OF the fact that the varsity
race has gone TO Harvard for the past
three years Yale is still two races
ahead of her rival. Since 1852 these
two great institutions have had forty
four varsity races OF these Yale has
captured twentythree and Harvard
twenty one. They have had various
systems of rowing and rigging and
many different coaches, yet they are
only two races apart on the sum totals
An interesting point to note is that
only occasionally have they alternated
as victors. Much more often has one
| struck winning gait and kept 1T for
two. three or more years. This is the
case at present with Harvard, and
rowing men are wondering when 1t
viii end
At one period. when old Bob Cook
had developed a system at Yale
whereby he kept the freshmen sup
| plying magnificent material each sea :
son for the following years varsity
| just as Courtney does now at Cornell
! Harvard's annual pilgrimage to the
| Thames seemed useless and hopeless
! But the spell was finally broken. and
so IL will be in the present case, if
not tomorrow. then some later time
Harvard Freshmen Strong.
The Harvard freshmen look some
what stronger than the Yale GLASS
crew. They have given the varsity
I several hard brushes during the train
F. ing workouts and would make worthy
| foe for thd regulars The Crimson
freshmen VIII he hoated thus: Carver
bow; Trumbtn, .; Reynolds 8 Taylor,
ia; l. curtiss, s; Gardner, s; Mills. Il;
| curtisf stroke and Roosevelt. coys-
/ vain, RI
While thcrA is not so much interest
| in the varsity four contest as In the