The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-20
STRONG, SMOOTH STROKE WON FOR
 CRIMSON CREW
YaleHarvard Boat Race Settled in First 100 Yards of Sweep = Blue Bow Collapsed

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 New London, Conn, June 20- (UP)-Harvard was perched se-
 curely atop the rowing world to- day and if you'll take the word of one who saw them smash Yale on the Thames yesterday, the crimson
 is likely to stay perched way up
 there for the next couple of years,
 at least.
 What we mean is that it's going to take one whale of a crew to make the sons of old John Harvard ride the backwash in 1892 and 1893. Before you say we still are a trifle overcome by the Johnnies three length victory over the blue and
 are using that triumph as the sole
 basis for our predictions, let it be pointed out that five of the oarsmen who sat in the Harvard shell yes- terday will be pulling away for the
 next two years, provided of course
 they do not become susceptible to
 sea-sickness or funk their reading, writing and arithmetic.
 Ideal Stroke
 Moreover, one of these five is none other than Gerry Cassedy, square-jawed, strong armed stroke.
 
 Dick Glennon of the navy as the finest Harvard stroke I have ever
 seen," is the sort of stroke coaches pray for but seldom receive. A fighter clean through, he also
 knows his business. When Gerry s
 bladesweeps through the water
 something's got to move. Usually, it's the boat. Gerry and his mates gained a world of confidence through that victory yesterday. That's not all they gained, either, for their victory left the Harvard boatload the only
 undefeated outfit in the country. Inasmuch as one of Harvard's victories was scored over Navy,
 Poughkeepsie winner, the Johnnies
 might as we'll claim the national championship and be done with 1t. Just Right
 Harvard surprised the critics by using something more than brute strength in whipping Yale. And that something was syrupy smoothness
 of stroke that matched the machine like precision of the Yale boatload. Just when this smoothness came to the Harvard oarsmen is not known. It must, however, have come to them during their sleep Thursday
 night, for in their final workout, the shell possessed tremendous strength
 and little else.
 Yesterdays race, the 69th of a series that began away back in 1852 was settled in the first 100 yards of the course. With the command, Row" Harvard cut loose with a smashing beat of 3S strokes to the minute and held the fast pace until it had gained a length advantage. Burned Elm Out This advantage was maintained
 until the last half-mile when Yale,
 by a desperate spurt, moved the brow of its shell to the waist of the Harvard boat, but that drive, neces-
 sitated by the length Harvard had
 gained at the beginning, completely
 burned Yale out.
 A few seconds later and the Blues bow oarsman collapsed his oar dangling lifeless over the water until the finish line was reached.
 The remainder of the blue crew
 were barely able to last until the finish.
 Harvard, too. was well-nigh ex- hausted,- but the winners still had enough left to raise the customary cheer to the losers.
 The regatta, like all its predeces- sors, was a gorgeous spectacle, with the beautiful scenery, the beautiful
 girls, hundreds of yachts, and perfect day, and. oh yes, the King and Queen of Siam.