The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-20

"win, Harvard. win," is the cry
Of thousands Of Harvard "old
grads" who, with thousands OF
others have been drawn to pic
turesque old New London to wit.
ness this, the fifty-eighth annual
struggle for rowing honors between
the time honored rivals over
Gour-mile course.
Yale but that means little. Thlo
4 4 Harvard-Yale boat race.
The crimson of Harvard flaunts
inst as proudly from gaily dec
GRATED yachts, strung at anchor
along the course as does the blue
81 Yale. The pride in Alma Mater
a as deep in the hearts Of the FOL.
lowers Of one college as the other.
The spirit of Yale and Harvard
never dies.
AT Red Top boat house, where
the Crimson crew Is quartered,
eight big men, brOnzed Of body
aTad sturdy Of build, are resting
and planning. They are. the
Harvard eight, quiet, determined,
manly looking chaps who real
iEe It is ''up to them." Four
hundred old grads came to the
boat house, en- masse' ana told
them so.
II Harvard wins-and this Is
the drama Of It all-it would mean
more to them than an Olymplan
triunph--it would crush Yale; 1t
would restore in one stroke all the
prestige the crimson crews have
-. a. aNN
II won't predict victory, would
be very foolish to do So" Coach
Stevens, OF Harvard said this morn.
ing. But I have hopes.
I'm sure of this: Yale is going
TO meet a strong, spirited crew.
Yale may be able to outsprtnt
Harvard, but Harvard will be a
hard crew to row down over a
distance Of four miles"
Coach Ed Leader, Of Yale, the
miracle man. said he was conf.
dent Yale would win, but not over.
Harvard is Harvard" he said
significantly.
II sheer strength can win n
boat race, Harvard has q very
good chance despite the betting
odds against them. They have
the weight and the bulk. Physi-
Cally they tower over the wiry
youngsters who will thrash down
the course In the Yale boat. They
are big, powerful chaps, but
rather inexperienced and some Of
the experts assert, are soft.
Yale's crew, on the other hand,
- - Ya " -
day or two they never looked bet
rush and the powerful drive were
all there. They are smaller and
lighter than Harvard, yet no one
will deny they are the wonder
crew."
RumorB Of q smashing time
trial on the part Of the Crimson
varsity have spread to all the re-
oesses Of the bunting bedecked New
London and environs. The Harvard
eight II said to have gone down the
four mile course in the startling
time Of 10 minutes and so seconds,
which 10 q dozen seconds faster than
the down stream record Of 20 min
utes ana 3 seconds established by
Harvard in 1915.
New London and surrounding com,
Inunities had taken on the carnival
atmosphere of regatta. The town
was choked with automobiles; the
harbor dotted with craft; the streets
thronged with visitors, all of them
carrying their. favorite college colors;
the banks Of the river were lined
with little knots of sightseers, many
OF them carrying vivid colored para.
soils who early sought places Of van.
tAge and the very atmosphere itself
was surcharged with expectancy.
The classic of the day which was
scheduled to be rowed at 4 p. m. was
TO be preceded by freshman race,
distance two miles, at 9:45 a. M, and
q two-nile second varsity race to be
rowed shortly after.
WESTERN AND ST. JOHNS