The sun., 1919-06-21
Yale Varsity Oarsn1en Defeat
HARVARD Eight in Keen Contest

lead OF only hait = length anu thst Wv
cious advantage was being cut down
with every dip Of the Blue blades. Ease
and confidence showed IN every move OF
the Yale men, while Hsrvard's oars be-
ran 70 show lack Of concert.
TIE Harvard stroke went smashing
into . az. What only brief spell pre-
vious had bean q Harvard yell OF de-
hance and supreme confidence In the re-
suit suddenly was transformed Into
Crimson. appeal to hold oct o, Harvard,
Il appeared. VS. sassing while Tale was
coming up. coming slowty---tco slowly
for he adhsrents who rowed shs sHce
In he observation trains. but relentless
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Harv.ras Lead Cat Dewa.
As they came abreast OF the. mile and
three quarter mark Haryard's lead had
been cut down 10 only an eighth OF
length. Tho Crimson sweep swingers
seemed TO have slowed down TO q whis-
per. They locked ~ u, they had as
handed thsip reserve In answering the
Yale challenge from the mile. s.,
TO those on the banks II looked es
u Tale surely would mako up that dis.
tancs, overhaul the lagging crimson, and
win. The Harvard number s, Lewrepoe
Terry, broke continually. but the stroke
was lighting valiantly and trying to rally
his dying crew. But then the stroke, too,
began 70 lag and finally slowed dewn-
Surely Yale was going to win. How The
Into The last quarter mile they rowsd.
with Tale lighting like mad. though keep
Ing Its smoothness of form, while Har-
ward was trying TO come back with
enough, >vigor to nShtf OF this. menace
that now threatened to turn Its sweets
Of victory into the bitterness OF defeat
and the aloes OF the thought OF what
might have been.
.Clossr and closer came the Ellis and
hardsr and harder the Crimson. and
Harvard did Just manage to win. It
WAS q great finish and great victory
almost - close race AZ the dead
heat Of some years ago.
Another twenty-five yards and Yale
would have won. but since the race was
at only two miles, Yale could offer no
excuses II did seam az II Cheney out
on his final squirt just minute too late
and that u he had started sooner he
would have swept his crew over the line
q winner. But that at best. even II
backed by expert opinion. 10 only a rec
ond guess that takes not one whit Of sat-
isYaction ont of the Harvard victory.
The Yale boys hniuhsd pretty much
done up. K o. Mccall At bow. B, Mar
Tin At No. . and q. c. Ellie At No. I
caved In just a. they crossed the line
In the Harvard boat. Terry seemed to
show tho effects OF the grind most, but
he kept up.
Back the observation trains rolled to
the navy yard for the second varsity
race, over the Same two miles which had
been the scene Of the great freshman
struggle. II was fast approaching noon
and the Old Thames began to kick up q
bit The osphyr turned Into . strons
wind and then into . real gale. while
menacing clouds began to pile up In the
southwest and the rumble of thundeI
came from afar.
new Second Race n Gale.
Thicker and faster came the black
mass from the southwest and harder and
harder came the gale. % that the river
broke into gay whitecaps. The master
mechanics Of the heavens were setting
the stage for as dramatic . race a. ye,
has been seen In this country. For the
atrical effects It rivailed the race on tn
Hudson at Poushkeepsie some years age
when Annapolis was q competitor ant
the varsity battle was finished by the
light Of searchlights from two monitor,
at the finish.
The crews were sent of to a perfect
start at IL :3S A. N. The rain had be
gun to patter and then stop. a warning
of q big storm to come The thunder
grew louder. Forked lightning shot from
three quarters as the crews started int
their struggle with Harvard rowing 8,
| strokes to the minute and Yale 81.
Both crews came down to . IS. and
stroke for stroke, rowing rs one crew
with nary an inch Of advantage showing
for either. they progressed up the mrs
quarter mile. AZ the quarter they still
were even. and II looked ~ II only on,
eight was on the water.
II was at the nalf mile that Harvard
began to get that little advantage thai
was to grow slowly but steadily into q
margin of victory. At that stage thu
Crimson was Just q foot In front. A
three-eighths OF Q mile Harvard hat
added seven feet to that lead. but Yal,
was coming along with an easy stroitt
| and chockful or confidence.
Harvard Leads at MILE.
Half way through their battls-at the
| mile mark--Harvard's she'll was ar
| eighth Of q length in front OF the Yal,
craft The Crimson was going smoother
| and stronger. but Yale was far from
beaten. II was stu either crews race
and Harvard knew II. Even before Yal.
| challenged the men from cambrids,
raised their best to q thirty -four ant
tried to move away, but Yale would no
| have It and managed to hold IN,
| rival eight to its already sstsblishet
advantage.
The rain had started coming dow
| at Q fast gait. The river was as darl
m Cha rxJfdia For the Elia II UaI