The New York herald., 1922-06-24
YALE CREW BEATS
HARVARD OARSMEN
in VARSITY RACE
Blues Senior Eight Flouts
Experts and Wins
With Ease.
FRESHMAN BOAT SUNK
Shell of Babies Upset by
Sudden Squall Goes
to Bottom.
LEAD BY 8 1-2 LENGTHS
Blue Gets Off to Good Start
and Covers Course Of Four
Miles in 21:53.
LEAD BY 8 1-2 LENGTHS
by DANIEL,

BY DANIEL
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 23-While
frenzied. victory mad sons of Old Eli,
hardly daring to believe what was
tlnfolded before their astonished gaze.
went into a dehrium Of ecstasy. an
other startling, courageous, determined
Yale crew worked another miracle on
the Thames River this evening.
With drab trail Of defeat in pre-
liminary contests behind 1t scrambled
until 1t could scarcely be recognized,
shifted, forced to alter it's style radi-
cally with recent change in coach
ing, the most forlorn Of forlorn hopes.
the Blue varsity rose to the occasion
as only the sensational Yale eight of
last year had risen before 1t. This
perform the seemingly impossible. re-
sponded with a great victory over the
Harvard varsity by three and a half
lengths.
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four mile course in 21:53. Harvard's
time was 22:06.,
For Yale the four mile beat up the
fairway into the narrow lane between
strident. shrieking yachts was four
mile march OF unalloyed glory. For
Harvard it meant four miles Of heart
rending futile pursuit Of foe who
would not be overtaken, four grinding
miles which brought not the expected
sweet fruits of victory, but the aloes
CT bitter defeat.
Yale From End to End.
Tho Ellis were first at the start,
first at the finish, and first at every
other mark OF the only four mile row.
ing classic on this side Of the Atlantic.
Harvard men. seeing their standard
bearers straining to their utmost, CIV
ing everything they had. and yet forced
TO take the pace of the Yale eight. we're
nonchalant for a mile. For another
mile they were inclined to be bit
patronizing. In the third mile they be-
gan to hope, and then as the blue
pulled away to surprising lead. they
were cast into the doldrums
II was a Yale victory modelled after
that. which set the rowing world and
all Ellis agog last June. At the time,
It will be recollected. Guy Nickalis, re-
Iieyed of the position Of head coach
only a week before the classic, wrote
something about a gutless crew." Yale.
stung to the quick. with an unbreakable
will to win, went out dnd rowed
supposedly superior Harvard crew into
submission.
This year the task Of the Blue APP
peared even more hopeless than 1t had
last spring on the eve OF the struggle.
But that bull dog grit which has car
ried Yale to many a surprising triumph
over its traditional rival on land and
water. again came to the fore in star
fling fashion Again a Yale under dog
was the winner.
For Yale men, for Mrs. Yale alumnus.
for Blue undergraduate ana Miss Ell
flapper that fine victory was more than
saccnarine for many angles. For one
thing 1t broke the tic with Harvard.
Previous to this evening each hal won
twenty-seven varsity races since they
started their relations on water a; Lake
winnepesaukee. Center Harbor. y. H..
back in August, 1882
The Ellis wanted to win. not only for
themselves. but for their new coach,
George Corderry. who took the place OF
his brother James only a month ago and
changed the Yale stroke from the Enes
Iish to an approximation of the Ameri-
can. At the time Yale's perp'exing
problem appeared beyond all solution
this year. Corderry tackled his task
with vim and determination. and u crew
equally determined heaped success upon
him.
Mishap to Yale Freshmen.
YaIe's remarkable performance IN the
majCr event came after a morning OF
disappointment, which had encouraged
Harvard to become confident Of sweep
ing the river In the freshman race,
which opened the festivities. the Yale
shell buckied In the middle only 400
yards from the finish of the two mile
test and Harvard. which was leading at
the time. went on to finish alone.
Yale had counted on that race. but
instead of watching victory It saw It's
eight youngsters forced to jump from a
sinking shell into the cold waters Of
the Thames. Harvard. obllvious Of the
accident as II rowed on to the goal.
thought that the Ellis and no. their
boat, had cracked.
In the next event. for Junior varsity
crews, also at two miles, Yale never
was in the hunt. Harvard smashed to
the fore at the start and there II stayed
very much after the manner of toe Ella
In the big race to come. Harvard had
looked for that race. and Yale had
looked for nothing but defeat, SO the
result was not 40 poignant. The Harvard
freshmen finished In lin 19s ard the
Junior varsity In lin. 5s.. neithe. time
fast. but both made against the wind.
The windup of the freshman race was
highly dramatic. For a mile the shells
Tapped each other and then Yale went to
the front. At the mile and a half the
Blue was leading, but suddenly 1t began
90 a,tn lot of water II Was gpttipr