Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-26
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3 HaH-HllI4 SldIlCnS HiuStTdt6S more
clearly the closeness Of the struggle.
The figures follow
Han-Yale 2:12, Harvard 2t1I: r.
Yale sos, Harvard 5:i1: 1B-Yale
1889, Harvard sol: 2--Yale 10. 30, Har-
ward I0:3 81: 21h-Yale I3:06re. Har-
ward 3:181Is; 3-Yale 1859. Harvard
EI5:01; 3h--Rafward IS:S2is. Yale
1873; yale 21:is. Harvard 81 ts
lis. -s-
| NEW LONDON, Conn BY mar.
/ gin of four inches Yale won the var.
sfty four-mile eight-oared race on the
Thames river June 10 after struggle
/ which will stand out In rowing his.
tery.
Through four mile lane OF steam
yachts and motor boats 16 crew men
toiled at the crimson and blue topped
oars as no galley. slave ever labored
under the lash while thousands Of
spectators shrieked Historically.
When the knife-like prows OF the
racing shells had cut past the final
line of flags and the oarsmen dropped
with heaying chests few OF the thou.
sands knew whether victory mad
perehed upon. the bow of the Yale or
the Harvard racing craft.
On board the Judges boat at the
finish line could be seen the arbiters
Of the race frantically gesticulat!ng in
conference.
Slowly the Harvard colprs began to
sink as the Judges shouted across the
water that Yale had won its first var,
/ sity race in seven years by less than
o foot in p minutes and is seconds,
with Harvard crossing the line one.
fifth of second later
The the Yale legions lost an re-
straint, and the blue, so long fu-led at
the end Of the annual dual regattas.
flashed forth in the hands Of thou
sands Ct students, Alumni and Nfollow-
ers of Yale's athletic fortunes. Shore
and water appeared TO be buried under
| the mass Of fluttering color. and the
sharp Yale cheers drowned out the
long Harvard rahs. Yale
had come into its own again after 4
period of rowing reyerses that tried
the hearts eff even the most loyal
Beth Crcws Exhausted.
But the yictnrs and vanuuisHea saw
or heard little OF the celebration, foe
exhausted nature was taking her tclt.
Stroke Appleton OF the TILE efef1t lav
| prone In the shell where he dropned
| just as he drove the stern OF his craft
past the final blue flag post MeLanc.
| in the coxswain's set. splashed hand
FIN after handful of water over his
fallen leader. In the waist Of the boat
Sheldon. No. a. vas doubled over until
his head touched the plankiHg while
Titus and Sturtegant struggled WITH
almost Rowerlesa arms to revive him
with splashes Of water.
A few feet away the Hargarf efo'.t
hung linn. on their slides, as il stunned
by the Yale victory. rather than eS-.
bausted nv the terrific struggle. When
they finally realized that after seven
Years of logged effort Yale had again
won a race, they were quick TO ranog-
nize tho wonderful gamnpess Of their
opporents and cheefeds the victors in
"a feebla hui sporfsmanlIke manner
Never in the history OF intercollegi-
ate rowing has there been q greater
exhibition e. bulldog DISCRIMINATION
and grit on the. part of sixteen oars
men seated in rival shells Once the
starting pistol had sent them away
they rowed side by side. with Yale al.
WAYS setting the mace and Harvard
RESPONDING stroke for stroke while
one prov slipped awav a little in the
,nad only to be partially oyerhaaled by
the other. "a. IT, l4- .sz.
BattIe Everv Inch.
From railroad bridge to Bartlett's
Cove the hattie Of ire oars continued
and never once was there omen wafer
between the shells. The blue held the
advantage by from a ouarter to three
quarters of a she'll length at every
haIf-mfle flag. except those marking
the three and one half mile station
Here the crimson crew made its bid
for victory and for q few hundred
yards led by seVeraI feet ABpletaD
raised the lale STROKE baveyer. aRa
soon the Ellis had regained the lead q
inches which they never relinquish.
ed.
There was no question as to the.
victory Of Yale. It ives only auas-
ton of the distance that separated the
prows OF the shells that caltsed dis
eussicn. The three officials differed as.
TO the inches. bBt after carefully com.
pairing notes. ofEicially decided that.
Yale he'd crossed the lire about four
iHches. IN advanee nf the crimsan
Guy Nsckalse the yale coach and f,r-
nler Oxford University oarsman. said
that he haG never seen or beard Of
such close finish IN q race Of stlch a
sdistarce. 1t was. a great victory for
Yale's latest rowing mentor
AT Red Top, the Harvard training
quarters, there vas nothing but praise
for the winners
Coach Jim Wray said that his
crew had rowed perfect race. hold
ing to form even under the stress Of
contest which surpassed anything in
his experiences
Harvard Freshmen Win.
Harvard won the freshman eizht
twomile rowing race, defeating Yale
.by four lengths. The Yale freshmen
took the lead at the start. but within
four shell lengths were headed By