New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-24

Ripal Cre,cs Appear Euenly
Matched for Four-Mile Race
Struggle ON Thames
To-day Will Decide
Which Shell liz the Best
By Jack Lawrence

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 3D.
Those elderly and rivalrous gentlemen,
Eli Yale and Old John Harvard, are
oil set tonight for their annual marine
battle, which il to be staged in three
acts on the waters of the Thames to-
morrow. The first act will take place
at II o'clock in the morning and will
bring together in mortal combat the
eight-oared freshmen crews of the two
universities in race OF two miles.
A half hour later the Junior varsity
Fights meet over o similar distance,
and at o'clock in the afternoon the
grand climax occurs, when the varsity
crews come together in their annual
four-mile struggle.
The interest here tonight centers in
the senior event, despite the fact that
both Yale and Harvard have led hte
of shame on the water this year. Both
crews have rowed manfully throughout
the season, but neither seemed to get
anywhere but in the other fellows
all year and the zeal thrill for the
student body and alumni, gathered
here tonight in close but hilarious
formation, lies in the fact that at last
the time has come when one or the
other must win.
Rivalry Still Intense
This of course, Is based on the as
sumption that both varsity Fights are
capable of rowing four miles, which
seems quite certain at this writing. 1t
is an interesting psychological situa-
tion that exists here on the eve Of the
great dual regatta. One might suppose
that the melancholy past Of both
diminish very largely the interest in
their annual four mile seance..
Nothing Of the sort has happened.
In fact, the funeral careers of the
crews seem to have intensified and
irirtated the usual controversial III
vairy between the two universities and
tonight it is rapidly approaching the
point Of bitterness.
Some undiplomatic roocer who was
strolling down State Street this after
noon took occasion to remark that
Yale has the worst varsity crew in
the world. The assertion fell on pair
of New Haven ears and brought a
peevish retort. "How can we have
the worst crew in the world, when
Harvard has already won that distinc-
ton by comfortably margin" was
the line that was flashed back at che
Harvard sympathizer.
Controversy RACES
Up and down this ancient New Eng
l9nd town the controversy is raging
tonight along these lines and the sup
porters of the contending factions are
ready to wager all sorts of interesting
sums that their particular varsity
eight is really not so bad as the other
one. 1t is very doubtful whether ally
where near SO much argumentative
clamor would have been raised if the
collegiate rowing championship were
to be settled on the Thames to-mor-
row.
The clans from Cambridge reeled into
town early to-day under a full head OF
rent-up optimism and confidence. They
really can't figure how they can lose
in any one of the three events to be
freshmen will row the New Haven
yearlings to death in the first mile of
their two-mile grind. In this respect
their optimism is rather we'll founded,
The Harvard freshman crew has come
through the season unbeaten and is
probably the best youngster eight in
the country. Yale's chances in this
event are exceedingly remote.
In the junior varsity and varsity
events, however, there seems to be
little to choose between the two univer-
sites The four squads will be 80
| evenly matched that both races should
be close from start to finish.
Jim Corderry, who has succeeded
Guy Nickalls as coach Of the Blue
navy, has spent most of his time since
arriving on the Thames in trying to
undo some Of the imported kinks that
Mr.. Nickalls left behind him. He has
Americanized the Yale stroke to some
extent and is reported to have found
much latent speed in the frequently
defeated combination.
! According to reports reaching this
place from the river quarters Of Old
ELI, the time trials Of the varsity eight