The New York herald., 1922-06-24

6Wulupcu- ~ dle tlSIl NtHl dOW III lidl
way in a triangular race with Harvard
Rhd Columbia here.
The varsity struggle was a race with
out close finish-a race which to
critics lef no doubt after the three mile
riost-an event in which there was no
: Titanic battle in the final strokes-but /;
was tense, pulse luickening contest
nevertheless.
-ui Harvard Hope ThrOttled.
yale, remembering the accident to the
freshmen in the morning, was fearful
of similar mishap to the big boat.
Harvard. watching its crew forced to
row in second place from the start,
never gave up hoping. 1t had seen APP
pareptly beaten crews come out of the
ruck to fight like vikings inspired-and
fslfoped for the blessed sight once more.
But II was not to be seen this day
Harvard hope was throttled by another
demonstration that the age OF miracles
really has not passed. Tne CLASSIC was
scheduled for $50 p. NJ: to be rowed
just at the turn OF the tide, upstream
from the railroad bridge, close to town,
to a point just below Gales Ferry
four long miles. When the observation
traSns rolled out to fhe start the on
lockers saw conditions the like of which
had not favored the regatta in years
and years. There lay the picturesque
Thames as calm as a millpond flooded
with sunlight. expectant.
No sooner had the officials, headed
by William Meikleham OF Columbia. the
referee, seen these ideal conditions than
they determined to seize the grand op-
portunitt Immediately The big crews
were rushed to the starting line, jockey
ing was reduced to a minimum-and
soon the word came to start on the
grind.
Down there in the Harvard boat there
was only one veteran of the race with
Yale in 1921-George Appleton, the
No. and captain. Down in the Yale
boat there was only one "Y'' man--R.
b. Russell. the bow oar Langhorne
Gibson, the Yale captain, who had been
forced TO quit the crew because of an
injury to his back had to swallow the
extreme chagrin of looking on while his
crew mates strained at their sweeps
and strained not in vain.
They were sent away at 6 :33 p. NJ.
and Yale had all the better of the start
The Ellis were on the elert, ready, rish.
on edge They dug deep into the
Thames, going at a 44-and away went
: their frail shell in the fore. The cry
went UP yale is in front and that
cry never was to be changed for the
21 minutes and SO seconds which the
race lasted.
Yale beat a way to triumph At the
half mile the Ellis showed an advantage
Ola quarter of length. Onlookers on
the observation trains began to ask
one another (Which crew is Yales?"
They did not seem to be able TO believe
what their eyes told them. They
doubted-and small wonder.
1t was at the mile that the issue really
was decided. Harvard did not know it.
but it was beaten then and there teyond
all recovery. Yale at this point used
the well known military shock attack
shock of force, shock 'of surprse-a
tremendous psychological weapon. As
the Blue reached the mile II had no
more than a quarter of a length on its
rival. II had been content not to in
crease its advantage i'm the second half.
HHBut no sooner had the Blue gone by
the mile mark than It made It's master
move 1t hit the stroke up to IS.
crashed to the front with every ounce
of Its energy, everything 1t knew OF
rowing technique II was a big gam
bic. but the Crimson left itself in no
position to Illustrate that move.
In ten strokes Yale. which had taken
HAYWARD by surprise. gained lead OF
n full length Wild shouts-the fren-
zied preliminary to a pman of victory
flushed from Yale throats. Looks OF
despair flashed from Harvard eyes.
Harvard came back with squirt of it's
cwn-but Yale responded with courage
and rare determination. Harvard
worked with might and main-Harvard
1abored franticaily TO make up the
sixty feet. but old Eli would not give
up yard of that precious advantage.
It was Yale's to have and to hold-and
to- add to as Harvard sapped itself with
fptile squirting.
For half mile il was squirt after
epurt. Harvard trying to move forward.
Fut Yale kept that lead of. a length
rs. Il passed the mile and half flags.
Coming 10 the two mile post near the
fubmarine base. Ewing. the Yale
stroke. brought up the beat TO "a and
Harvard found itself powerless to stop
the onrushing Blue. II was Yale by a
length and a half as they went into
the second half of their journey, with
each rowing % strokes to the minute
About a quarter OF "A mile farther
on Yale started another squirt, This no
doubt to test out its rival. But the
Kills found that they could go ahead.
ana ahead they went. so that they led
by n length and three quarters at the
two and a half mile flags
Harvard rallied now, but Yale met
raliN with counter rally. Yale had a
lot left and II gave II bit by bit so
that II was two lengths to the good at
three miles. II was Yale by three lengths
at three and n half miles. moving away
from a frantic Harvard eight.
!, Into the last half Vile, into that color
ful lane of yachts. went the Blue varsity
tonenjoy the footing. the shrleking. the
whistling. the shouting and the yelling.
Yale men were beside themselves with
10Y Harvard men were deep I'm grief.
a passing frief which would so with
xne shadows of the eight.
The trains were bedlam, the air was
thick With myriad yells. myriad at
tenpts ITO sing The Old Undertaken
and the ancient Bulldog" Of Yale being
met by the defiant cheers OF the Crimson.
There was admirable dispatch In get
ting the Junior varslties away on their
two mile journey Harvard. again on
the east course. was represented by an
eight which until short time ago was
hs varsity. with Waiter Amory at stroke
n had carried the Crimson In the early