New-York tribune., 1922-06-24
RIue Outclasses Crimson
in Technique, Power
and Workmanship With
Ease in Varsity Classic
1 $4,000 See Old Ellis
Unexpected Victory
Her Eight Gets Off to Fly.
inc Start and Increase
Lead When Challenged
By lack Lawrence


~, Yale varsity crew rose from the
80 Of the damned this afternoon
..irrieved undying glory from a sea-
80 q defeat by winning tremendous
AZ generally unexpected victory over
V,,srd. The Blue eight, whose
,,svsrd style and losing ways have un-
,,sa two imported coaches, came
.n.,h this afternoon and gave host
l 9. ysiisni and loyal supporters their
tni chance to cheer.
Tor the first time in year the fol-
lw,, Of old Els fortunes on the
,,.,r had no occasion for lamentation
.,g thew took the lid off their long
sri,d enthusiasm here tonight and
strs,sd IN huge celebration.
Victory Won With Ease
n, crew that has been badgered and
srsrslly regarded as the slowest in
=, eountry repeated the amazing vic
/ vr, Of that equally condemned eight Of
tssr ago. The only difference be-
i ...er the contests Of 1921 and 1922
1s in the fact that Yale's victory to-
hy was accomplished with eompara-
| i've ease.
The triumph probably saves George
crderry's job for him and il certainly
res a long way toward rehabilitating
t,es maritime prestige. For Harvard
. seems 70 mean that the methods of
Dr. r. Heber Howe have failed.
Harvard was not only badly beaten,
y. she was generally outclassed in
. as natter Of technique, form, power
i a.! watermanship.
Won by Three and One. Half Lengths
Two and a half lengths Of open
vs,sr spread between Yale's rudder
nt the brass tipped nose Of the Har-
nId shell as Sherman Ewing, stroke
y The New Haven boat, dug in his
rsep for the drive that carried his
e.s: VIGOROUSLY across the finish line.
Ias means a winning margin OF three
tt half lengths.
Yss got away 10 a splendid start
ti Immediately jammed her way into
4 lssc that was never lost. The duel at
he start Of the four-mile tussle was
rifp and brilliant and IL seemed 10
rstth the Crimson fighting spirit.
ycsran followers of the sport had de-
cared that the crew 10 get away first
.sdsy would be the crew to win. They
were rrht.
The word 70 20 had hardly been
b,vlsi through Billy Meikleham's meg
iThons when the eight blue-tipped oars
drove deeply into the placid waters OF
the Thames and the Yale shell was
seen 20 move out 10 a lead Of some ten
feet
Stroke Thirty-eight TO the Minute
The thrash Of the oars at this stage
Of the game was high and furious as
Harvard 5attled savagely TO stem that
early Yale rush There was a good deal
o. splsshine on both sides as the
stroke rose 20 a tempo Of something
beyond thirty-eight 20 the minute.
Yale conquered Harvard in this get
sway and the Crimson made only one
more bid for victory. The Harvard
challenge came at the mile flag, and
|pAs as game as % was futile At the
ne Yale was leading by almost
rgth and rowing a beat Of thirty-two
4 70 the minute. The tremendous mo-
rent In the classic duel came right
there and u found Yale ready with the
tnswer
The hirh-pitched cry Of the Harvard
eoSswain came across the water in
nrll notes as he demanded the effort
Vat was 20 tell the story. Stanley
Dfo"n. the Crimson stroke, responded
WIN magnificent effort. and the seven
E'h behind him bent 10 their oars. The
Ssmnndge boat started 10 creep up and
IN the Observation trains they were
saying This is where Yale dies"
Evings Generalship Wins
Yals did not die. Ewing timed Har-
Nios challenge in perfect fashion. He
,aIso until his lead was threatened
p,'ois he raised the beat above the
sHsoy ihirty-two.
we could almost hear Ewing saying:
u We are going to beat Harvard to-
y We must do 70 right here and now y
uAes answering sprint came when
HSsNard's drive was about spent and It
Ss.Nefea 20 some 10000 spectators the
Hsnard sowed the sprint and reaped
ne ohastrous results. For quarter
va nile the Yale beat went up TO a
Mooth and powerful thirty-six, and IN
Na' distance the purple sheen Of open
Nf appeared between the two shells
~ ne first time. From then until
we hnish line was reached the Blue
ueS Increased its margin of safety
sa, IN the vernaculsr of the track,
S'a going away"
Eli, Challenged, Gains
ID The getaway brush Yale got a lead
" hree-quarters Of length before
aAiag down 20 the thrash Of thirty
Mo mat was used for virtually the en-
We eisiancee. This was increased 10
shy length when the Crimson
ssas her one heroic challenge. The
=" and half flag was being passed
he
as tho boats fed past the submarine
:" two miles from the finish II was
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