The Detroit times., 1913-06-20
HARVARD WINS VARSITY
|4OARED RACE FROM YALE
Crimson Crew Outclasses the
4 Ellis All The Way After
n the Start
YALE TAKES LEAD, BUT
KEEPS 1T FEW SECONDS
Race is Started in Pouring
a Rain-Water Was Somewhat
ChOppy
NEW LONDON, Juno 2o.-Har-
ward wins freshman eight by half
q length. Unofficial time, 1888.

NEW LONDON, Juno 2o.-Har-
\ ward wins freshman eight by half
Z length. Unofficial time, 1888.
\ q NE wLONDON, Conn. June 20
harvard won the varsity four-oared
B race here today by four lengths from
/. Yale. The crimson crew jumped into
n the lead shortly after the start and
4 clearly outclassed the blue crew.
The four-oared race was rowed un-
der miserable weather conditions. II
poured rain and thousands on the
shores and on the small craft which
n did not boast cabins or awnings were
drenched. The dreariness was added
4 % BY . raw wind which cut Through
4 The clothes of the men spectators and
s The diaphanous apparel OF the women
The oSsiclal time for the two miles
vue: Harvard, 1852; Yale, 1871.
Yale got away In the lead, but held
4 e only few seconds. Rowing easily
/ hut with q powerful stroke, Harvard
\ ohot out In front and at the mile post
ysWns two lengths ahead. At the three
4 0uarters the crimson was six lengths
Il ahead, but Yale. with a gruelling
+
lengths at the finish.
The varsity fours took their posi-
I t1ons. at the stake boats In pouring
rain at $3.50. The water was partly
1hoppy, and the wind was increasing
4um the west. The regatta commit
Etoe and referee boats had taken their
kpositions shortly after $3.50.
The Thames river saw strange
E4Iuusformation today when Yale ap-
poarod In the role Of the "Rah, Rah"
10y and Harvard represented the
II4ugh and ready deviLmay-care Amer
Tan style Of athlete. The jokes were
\ VENTED toward the other side OF the
&xovor today.
"Yalo II Z joke, bloomin' blasted
3 DngliSh Joke, don'tcher know" de-
k&1orod one Of the best known Ameri-
TN rowing experts early this morn
4 ~ after = trip to the blue camp at
k0olos Ferry. This sentiment was
E1oAoed BY the oldest riverman and
E3Ao youngest wharf rat. Averill Har-
11naan has spent more than $4,000 Of
1lo late fathers money TO show them
E1ow they do II In England" Gossip
E1n rowing circles was strongly to the
E14oOt that the late fnancier would
ENQvAr have made the buy"
\ The English coaches wore pink
4roGks and lived In HArriman's pala-
E0ol yacht. where tea 10 served In the
etcot approved "Leander club style"
E3sverything about the Yale camp. from
kStobbong boat" to oars was British,
\ S&eopt the big boned young athletes.
6Nho are made of the same sort OF
Mum - the Ell men Of other years.
The old yale grads" privately ad-
kW1f they are disgusted. They think
~ British shell and British rigging
kf50 obsolete.
III WONDER" unused one American.
S6p holds many medals for rowing.
nat old man Courtney, of Cornell,
tald say II he could see this lay
IL / wonder what would happen to
5 80 boys II they were entered at
1Ghkoepsie. Saturday"
EX0ho Of the greatest crowds that ever
SN(W Crimson-Blue boat race was
DFo today. The crowds lined the
DreD and there were hundreds of
1yate yachts and launches anchored
IDog the course. Society circles OF
0ohington. Philadelphia, Boston.
1gport and Providence were repre-
VV0Ay WuSic. AmOuk Tic HlOIo
kEEoteniouS small craft were the ". 8.
\ Dolphin, with Secretary OF the Navy
kUp1iele and his family aboard, and the
0locht Mona, with the owner, Vincent
SAotor, and q party on board. The
\ k1tor yacht was dressed In Harvard
Rcf1mson.
4 The linsups for today's races were:
II Harvard Varsity Eight. 8. Chan.
kloe. Jr.. stroke; T. @. Stratton. No. 7:
IA NJ. Goodale. No. 6: G. M. Mcvicker,
mo. 8; B. Harwood. No 4; f. d. Nor
ran, Jr.. No. 8; T. H. Trumbull, No. 2;
10. Reynolds. bow; c. T. Abeles. cox
koWain and captain.
Yale Varsity Eight--W. w. Croker,
k1troke; w. j. Lippincott, No. 7; M. s.
Qenman. No. 6; E. W. Freeman, No
[E b. H. Philbin, No 4; r. r. Stephen
,bs0n. No. 8; G. N. Snowden; No. q,
Ind captain: c. Denegre. bow: r. Bar
Tam. coxswain.
\ Harvard Varsity Four-T. Gardner.
ltoke; H. A. Murray. No. 8: d. Fuller,
=. :: L saltonstal, bow; c. T. Abeles,
F3oxowAin.
1 Yale varsity Four--P. ". Bryce,
ktfol1e; J. l.. Titus. No. 3; A. v. Bug.
I ~, No. .: c. E. Allen. bow: c. A.
kDhopaF0. coxswain.
Harvard Freshman Eight. s.
x N0ichogtef. stroke: c. K. Schall. No
M: X 3. q. Parson. No. 8; T. II. Pot.
~. No. 3: J. 8 Middendorf, No. 4;
VI w. 0oucy, No. 8: D. p. Morgan. No
IA end captain: A. T. Lyman. bow
III 8. Kro9er, coxswain.
9 Yale Froohman Eight--R. c. GILL.
IN, stroke: Seth Low, End, No. z; J.
Fitzpatrick. No. s: 8. W. Nixon
.. 81 ~ Won Deer Ropp, Jr.. No. 4;
d. &tuttevant. No. 3; J. b. Sheldon,
\. No. 3; W J. Stauffer. bow; A. Nc.
me, IT,. coxswain.