Evening star., 1915-06-25
BY n. c. BYRD.

The varsity eight-oared race today
between Harvard and Y ale oVershaoo"s
the Poughkeepsie regatta this year. in
| that the event will decide the collegiate
championship The Crimson and Dark
Blue have proved superior to the Ia
vorites in the Poughkeepsie race by
reason of victories In preliminary con-
tests, and the eight which crosses the
finish line first today will earn the
highest honors the rowing year offers.
There are not great many advance
predictions as to probable winner,
the majority Of those supposed TO De
familiar with the powers of the two
boats being inclined to believe there
will be a very close race. Partisans
of the two, of course. hold that their
own eight will finish in front. me
coaches profess confidence In tnelr
men, each claiming a victory Guy
Nickalls. the Englishman In charge OF
Yale's squad, has this to say: -
yale will win in the last mile l.
will be a hard race from the gun, ana
each crew will try to kill the other OH.
1 think Yale will have enough lett at
| the finish to win"
| But Jim Wray, the Crimson instruct
or. is just optimistic:
I'VE expect hard fight from Yale
| but we have smoother crew and VIII
row a race that will surprise every
body, and Harvard will be in front all
| the way.
| The two preliminary events yesterday
resulted in victories for Harvard Ihe
| Crimson freshman four won from the
| Yale quartet by three lengths in mile
race, while the graduate Harvard boat
also crossed the line ahead of that OF
/ Yale. The results of these two contests
| raised the Harvard hopes Immediately.
/
forerunner Of what will happen this
| afternoon
| Last year Yale defeated Harvard in
one of the greatest finishes ever seen The
Dark Blue bow was not more than lew
inches in front of that Of Harvard, and
many claimed it was impossible almost to
give a decision. There have been
whisperings that Harvard did not at
tempt to do its best until it was too iate
and that it could have won easily had 1t
put forth it's greatest efforts over the en-
| tire course. This may or may not have
| been true, but Harvard was generally
conceded to have much the stronger eight
prior to the big race. Today's event may
! give an inkling as to what happened last
year, because Yale undoubtedly has a
stronger crew than in 1914. If Yale Is a
winner again today nobody can believe
other than that the Crimson rowed its
well ahead there will be many I-told-
you-sos' from the adherents Of the Grim
| son
Particular interest attaches to the race
today because a Washington boy Is cap
| tain Of the Yale crew. Albert D. Sturte-
want son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles /.
Sturtevant Of 2110 Leroy place. heads
Yale's varsity eight. admitted the strong
est in many years. Sturtevant is a
graduate Of Western High, and has a host
Of friends here who wish him well In what
undoubtedly is tho greatest athletic event
Of his career.
A benefit game is to be played Sunday
afternoon, on the grounds of the Po-
tomac League. for Chick Davis. former
minor league and amateur infelder, who
broke his leg some time ago while TAX
ing part in a contest as a member of
the Bureau nine. The Machinists. lead
ers in the Potomac circuit, and Bureau,
which heads this series In the govern
ment organization. will be the contend
ing clubs. A big crowd Is expected to
turn out, and 1t 10 to be hoped that 1t
will.
"Untz" Brewer. star athlete Of St AL