The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
PENN CREWS TWICE
DEFEATED BY YALE
Both Junior and Varsity Boats
finish Two Lengths Away
in binding storm.
CHILLS OARSMEN TO BONE
Second Section

PHILADELPHIA. April 2 Battling
,sroush a high wind which bit into their
very bones. against snow blizzard
which fairly blinded their eyes and
through angry waters that splashed into
their shells and numped their bodies
their blue blades to triumph over the
PENNSYLVANIA shells on the Schuylkill
River this afternoon
II was after 5 O'Clock when the junior
lights padded up to the starting line
The gun sent the men away to a fast
Start considering the unfavorable cir
eums,ances, and the two shells were
tractcally side by side up to the troll
az bridge which marks the half way
pont in the race. There the Yale cox
swain called for a rise in the strN Ike
adams responded with the result that
me Blue shot ahead and finished more
han two lengths ahead of the Penn
,unior eight.
Il was near s o'clock when the var
s,y shells swung into position for the
sun At the getaway Yale nosed to
The front and began TO pull steadily
ahead of the red and blue garbed
ffVAls. ~ the tnrec-lutrItr nllle point
Yale was almost length and a half to
The front. stroke Marcy Of the Penn
boa, raised the stroke and Penn crawled
Up 10 some extent. but when Coxswain
McIAin called for "A squirt the Blue oars
men again shot ahead and went over
the finishing line almost two lengths
ahead Of Penn. The time In the var
sty race was minutes sc seconds and
in the Junior contest : minutes IS sec
onds
When the oarsmen reached their re-
spective boat houses they were weak, not
only from the strain OF the conflict but
also from exposure t. the piercing cold
and the Icy waters. The men were so
weak and numb that they could scarcely
pull off their soaking garments. From
every corner Of the college boat club.
the headquarters of the Penn crew, came
complaints OF frcst bitten hands and
feet singing eyes and Of defeat. No
PERSON or thing was blamed for the de-
feat. not even the weather, and every
one united IN saying that Yale had the
better crews, in rough water at least
When the varsity boats slowed up at
The starting line both banks of the river
were piled high with huge Snow drifts
Net - pedestrian braved the blizzard to
Ven the race from the Columbia avenue
bridge, but number OF automobiles
med the park drive on the east bank
Il was without the accompanied cheers
~ thousands which usually line the
course that the crews wendell their way
70 the willows. \ few faithful followers
- Old Penn filled some Of the automo-
h'es on the east hank and they united
J. giving a rouSug "Rah-rah-rah 80 for
he lads w. the Red and Blue she'll. and
ter followed with ono for Yale. but
cr efforts We're caught and carried
aady los the wind and scarcely reached
me ears 'f the oarsmen.
Coaches Vivian and Guy Nickalls fol-
owed the crews in their respective
launches The crews boated as follows
Pgnn.l iysnia Junior-Bow. Borie; :.
"es - Perrott' Z. Scheilens: :. scott
.oAsH am Neirick Average height. s
ia.e jUnior--Bow. Crocker: = Giiflllan;
hun~on. I, Walker. :. Fox. s, Whit
,eg. :. Atkins. stroke. Adams coxswain
p,si' Average height. 5:llL: weight.
Pernsy wanna Varsity-Bow, Chickering;
GOTHAM; ,. VOL, I. Pepper, 8. Harley
Aerrick; :, Littleton. stroke Marcy:
..Nss ain Foster Average height. s:Ots
ia,e Ndrsity--Bow. Coe; 9 Bennet: D.
.owe sheldon, 8, Sturteyant. i. Never.
= Nlman. stroke. Morse. coNswain. Me
AAne. Average height. 5:llL weight, us