Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-29
YALECREWS Win
TWO RACES FROM
PENNSYLVAN|ANS
Recent Meeting on the SChuyI-
kill All In Favor of the Ellis;
College Rowing Talk

Pennsylvania boat race is from re
cent issue of the Yale Daily News
Last Saturday afternoon. on the
Schuylkill river, Philadelphia. both
the university and junior crews de
feated the Pennsylvania Fights over
the. one-mile 55O-yard course The
university race was won by two
lengths and the junior race by a lit
tile less than two lengths. The race
was rOwed in a binding snOwstorm
under as poor conditions as a college
crew has ever rowed. A foot of snow
lay on the river banks.
The university race was started a
little before 6. Yale held the east
bank. Both crews made clean starts
and for the first quarter mile rowed
bow and bow. Then Yale gained
slightly and at the half-mile mark had
a lead Of two-thirds of a length. They
held this lead until a quarter of a
mile from the finish. At this point
they sprinted, and gained a lead of
one length. Pennsylvania attempted
to overcome this lead, but Yale main
tanned it and gradually added to it,
and crossed the line two lengths
ahead. Both crews finished in good
form, although owing to the weather
conditions many of the men were ex.
hausted. The time was I minutes, Sc
seconds. Yale rowed at 33 and "a
strokes to the minute and Pennsylva-
mia at Sc. Both crews used the Eng
1ish style of oars. Yale's stroke was
a powerful easy pull which did not
seem to distress the men at all. The
whole boat showed beautiful form and
stayed together all the way. Coach
es Vivian NickalIs of Pennsylvania
and Guy Nickalls of Yale followed the
crews in their respective launches.
The Junior race began at ). This
race was much like the university
race. Yale lead at the start and hit
up the pace for the. first half-mile. At
this point they were leading by, two
lengths Pennsylvania increased
their stroke and brought this lead
down to length. In the last quar-
ter-mile Yale again put up the stroke
and Finished almost two lengths
ahead. Yale finished strong and in
excellent form. The time was I min
utes 50 seconds. The storm prevent,
ed large number of spectators from
seeing the race, but a crowd of sew
eral hundred came out in spite of it.
The University Crew squad left
New Haven on Tuesday, March 80. on
the Federal Express. arriving in West
Philadelphia the next morning. Dur
ing the stay in Philadelphia the first
crew men stayed az the Phi Kappa
Sigma House, the junior university at
st. AnthOny's and the substitutes and
managers at the Phi Gamma Delta
House. Saturday night an informal
dinner and smoker was given to which
everyone was invited and at which
Yale alumni were present
Yale Outweighed her opponents by
half pound in the university boat
and by 31a pounds in the junior boat.
While at Philadelphia the crews
practised twice daily, in the morn
ing at 1880 and in the afternoon at
$3.50, particular attention being given
to the starts.
The crews were seated as follows
University crews: Pennsylvania -
Coxswain, Foster; stroke, Marcy; No.
I, Littleton; No s. Captain Merrick;
No. ), Harley; No. 4, Hopper; No. 3,
Woll; No. 2, Gotham; bow, Chicken
ing
Yale-Coxswain, McLane; stroke,
Morse; No. 7. Wiman; No. 6. Mayer;
No. 5, Captain Sturtevant; No. 4, Shell.
ion; No. 3, Low; No. 2, Bennitt; bow,
Coe
Juniors: Pennsylvania-Co
Welrick; stroke, Shoemaker; No {,
No. 6, kaycl; No. ,.
Scott; No. 4, Chellens; No. 8, Perot;
No. g. c. Gels; bow, Borie.
Yale-Coxswain, Pratt; stroke, AID.
ans; No. I, Atkins; No. 6. kositzky;
No. 5. Fox; No. 4, Whittlesey; No. 3,
No. 2, GilfiIlan; bow. Crock.
er.
Besides the two crews, the following
men made the trip: Hume and San
3erson, substitutes; r. X Lackey
manager; d. c. Elkin, assistant man.
ager; c. EstiIl, competing manager;
Iuy Nickalls and E. J. Giann!ni
coaches.