The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-20
YALE EIGHT
CcOntiuusd Prom Firs. Pag.)

splashed water on their fallen crew
mates
Stroke Appleton. OF the Yale eight.
lay prone IN the shell where he
dropped just as he drove the stern OF
his craft past the final blue fiag-post.
MGI.ane; in this coxswain's seat.
splashed handful after handful of
water over his fallen leader In the
waist OF the boat. Sheldon. No. 4. was
doubled over until his head touched
the planking, while Titus and Sturte-
want struggled with almost powerIess
arms TO revive him with splashes OF
water.
Stunned BY Victory.
few feet away the Harvard eight
hung limp on their slides as II stun
ned by the Yale victory rather than
exhausted by the terrific struggle
When II was finally RELAXED that after
seven years OF logged effort Yale had
asain won race they were quick 10
recognize the wonderful gameness OF
their opponents and cheered the vic.
tors In feeble but sportsmanlike
man Never in the history OF inter.
collegiate rowing has there been a
great exhibition OF bulldog Determine.
lon and grit on the part Of the Is
oarsmen seated In rival shells. Once
the starting pistol had sent them
away they rowed side BY side with
nale always setting the pace. and
harvard responding stroke FOR stroke
Mhlie one prov slipped away a little
ha.lled bv the other.
From railroad bridge TO BartIett's
'ove the battle OF the oars continued
anu never once was there open water
between the shells The Blue held
the advantage by from a quarter 10
three quarters OF a she'll Length ar
every half mile flag except those mark.
Ing the three and one half mile sta
non. Here the Crimson crew made
| Us DID Tor victory and for a few hun.
/ dIed yards led by several feet. Ap-
pleton raised the Yale stroke how
ever. and soon the Ellis had regained
relinquished
Many Harvard adherents left the
SHORES and train confident Harvard
had won. There was no question.
however. as 10 the victory Of Vale
I II was only n question OF the distance
that separated the prows OF shells that
caused discussion Tho three offirfaIe
ulUered as 10 the inches but after
carefully comparing notes. OFFICIALLY
uItclded mat Vale had crossed tho
.ine about four inches IN advance OF
| the crimson
A Great Victory.
! Guy Nickalls, the Talc coach and
former oxford university oarsu1sn
I said that he had never seen or heard
. ~ 80 TT ~ 'IhrF UUIhn m race ~
I such distance n was a great vic.
| iory Tor Wales latest rowing mentor
~ Red Top. the Harvard training
,ers. there was nothing but praise
/ Tor tho winners
Coach Jim" Wrav said that HE
| crew had rOwod n perfect race boid.
/ ing 10 form even under the stress Of
I contest which surpassed anything I'M
| bis experience '"
between the two and a half aud
/ three mile faRs tho shells ran into
/ shoppy water and both hung badly
/ between ffrOkce
IN the final fEhf Tor that four inch
I ndNantaEe The two crows held Their
I ROWING form Boo splendid fashion and
I the Two shells crossed tho line n.
I innuEh driven hy motors CHANDLER
strqklnE thirty Tor Harvard fo Annie.
I tonH fhlriysiN for Yale
4 harvard crows won tho two minor
events ol fhe regatta This rorrir-
IN easy fashion fn OBJ. aerord ,sr
y fify eights. two miles. Harvard limo
was III minutes 90 seconds. NHTaa
limo wac f9 minutes. = seconds
I Freshmen c'yhfe. two mllra. Harvard
minutes. o. seconds. Yale D. min.
/ ufcH. 4 seconds