The Washington times., 1929-06-21
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CONCEDED
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8 NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June
121.Yale oarsmen, coached by
ed Leader and inclined to
stake the name literally, pre-
pared to sweep Harvard right
off the Thames in their an.
nual regatta when it won
both the freshman and junior
varsity races impressively this
morning,
IS since the Blue already il con-,
ceded q victory in the varsity event
20 he rowed in the shadows Of tWi-
light late today, the dual triumph
ss5f the early. hours seemed to fore
cast q blue day for Harvard ana
ged night for Yale.
Yale drew first blood today IN inc
sannual and historic regatta on the
Z Thames when her freshman crew
defeated the Harvard freshmen by
& q quarter of q length IN = break
Y neck race.
Yale pulled into. lead at the
start of the race and at the halE'
d mile mark had increased Its 90.
q vantage to almost full length. AZ
8 the mile mark the Harvard athletes
pulled abreast Of the Blue ana
n threatened to take the lead. but
IYale held fast and succeeded In
& holding a slight advantage until the
4 shells reached the mile and three
Y onlarter mark. AT this point the
3 crews pulled neck and neck. Yale
s again took the lead few yards
f from the finish line ana held onto
q 1T by an almost superhnman EFFORT.
The bIue-jerseyed sons OF Ell Yale
n continued to show their stern %
4 the scions of John Harvard here
s TO-DAY when the Blue won the junior
q varsity race in the annual regatta
Y after scoring thrilling victory IN
e the freshman race.
s The Yale jayvee crew finlsheo
q three full lengths ahead Of It's Cam
bridge rival, negotiating the Two
8 mile upstream course in the unoI-
< ficiaI time of IL minutes ana ~
Be seconds. 50
Harvard and Yale, principals In 2
y vendetta as ancient as so many
Moses from an old narse," will row
q their annual classic upstream from
the railroad bridge to Bartlett's Cove
3 late this afternoon in the midst OF
8 pomp and ceremony that survive 81
& wears Of competition, though the race
g itself has known better days.
b Poughkeepsie, with its nine crew
y field, has stolen the show from New
q London during recent years, but
8 Harvard and Yale, self-sufficient
= as always. go right on holding their
regattas with the tranquil calm of
3 those who would forget the world
9 without a regret, any time the
= world shows a disposition to forget
3 them.
s So at Z o'clock, Eastern daylight
h time the old Thames viii reSOund
9 to the shrek Of siren on the pleas
= Ilre craft and the hasso-treble duet
3 of the observation trains in quite
y the immemorial manner as the tive
varsity Fights race each other dizzy
8 for four miles OF the course. Yale
Z has been a prohibitive favorite for
4 weeks. 1t remains so today.
s They still do, for that matter,
. but what with motor cars, steam
= yachts and excursion trains, it is
3 all over In twenty-four hours. To-
4 day. the town is vivid with the
color and dash Of its annual event;
= tomorrow, 1t viii return to its
& customary repose.
y IT is the event ana not the Y
= race itself that continues to
muster an overnight pOHula-
ffOn Of $4,000 each year, for
2 this time apparently the e0ntest
: is to be mostly no contest. :.
Y Yale has had the drop on Har-.
g ward since 1923, when Ed Leader
- La - 40ly
a over rowing at New Haven, and
I today his crew Is. favored more.
I. strongly than ever be1Dre.
Harvard will have a weight ad-
q vantage Of about eight pounds per
Z man but they don't pay off on
8 what the scales read. Besides,
Harvard has had the disgusting
habit Of finishing last in it's races
4 this season and they say o last.
place crew, no matter how much
q improved it may be, has no hope
Y of beating this boat-load from Yale
& The latter, in fact, are believed
q to be almost q typical Leader entry
q meaning that 1t Is presumed to
. have the speed and power to row
Z with the best OF them. Leader has
lost only one race to Harvard since
4 taking charge at Yale, the defeat
3 being measured by q margin OK a.
half-length and the crab" that was
3 caught by Yale oarsrnan a half
4 mile from the line.
3 This happened in 1927. Ed
Il Browns first year at Harvard.
" Leaders rejoinder was to turn out,
. crew that won by ten lengths
& last year and to produce another
= today that. according to expert
opinion. can be beaten only by a.
8 miracle.
9 The winning crews unofficial
%tine was IL minutes and 80 seconds.
The race started promptly at 1904
"a. M. as thousands Of cheering
spectators crowded observation
ktrains ana motor cars along the
Ecourse.
& The weather was IDEAL as the
Freshmen racers staged their event
Hundreds OF yachts, rOwboats. and
Smotorboats lined the entire length Of
Sthe course. Between 5000 and 49,
1000 spectators were estimated on
Inland for the first race.
8 HENRY TO COACH
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