Evening star., 1933-06-16
CRIMSON HEAVIER,
MORE EXPERIENCED
Fully 10000 Are Expected
to See Varsity Race in
CoIorfuI Setting.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.


n JEW LONDON, Conn, June
n 16.-The Harvard Yale
l boat races today over the
picturesque Thames River,
and opposite shores marked with
the history of Revolutionary War
days, furnished the climax for an
other year of eventful competi-
ton between Americas oldest COL
lege athletic rivals.
Yales followers had the first chance
to cheer, as a result of three-Iength
victory for the Blue combination crew"
of substitutes over a similar Harvard
eight last evening, rowed over two-mile
course, but Crimson adherents refused
to accept this as any criterion of
the outcome of today's main struggles
for freshman, "jayvee" and varsity
supremacy.
Overnight the broad downstream ex-
panse Of the river, between the old
whaling port and the grass grown
heights of Fort Griswold, hustled with
the naval pageantry that makes this
regatta riot OF marine color, no mat
ter how the times or conditions other
wise may change the picture. Its rich
ness of tradition knows no defiation.
THERE were hundreds Of small craft
l. and dozens OF the biggest sea-going
yachts afioat. bringing back for a
day old grads whose names fill pages of
Americas who's who of business and
social aristocTacy.
Crimson and blue banners few against
the soft green background Of the hills
as boats anchored along both sides Of
the winding four-mile course from
Bartletts Cove to the railroad bridge.
In contrasting dull gray, destroyers
moved slowly into strategic positions,
while Coast Guard launches chugged
busily about, directing water traffic.
The preliminary races this morning
served mainly as appetizers for the big
race, the four mile varsity pull down
the river. bringing the regatta to its
grand climax this evening, starting at
GAS o'clock for upward of 10000 spec
tators.
HARVARD ruled a slight favorite to
i capture the main event for the
third successive year with
heavier and more experienced eight.
stroked by young giant, Gerry"
Cassidy, who has paced three success
sive crews to triumph over the Ellis on
the Thames. first as a freshman oars
man and twice as a varsity stroke. Cas-
sedy and his veteran crew-mates think
they have the Indian sign on their
rivals and the betting favored them,
at to 4.
Not since the Crimson's last big win
ming streak, from 1908 to 1918. inclu-
sive, has Harvard won as many as
three varsity races in a row. Until
Cassidy came along with a batch of
broad-shouldered boys, coached by
Charley Whiteside. and took control of
the naval situation here. Harvard Of
fered relatively little resistance to the
smooth-working eights produced at
ington star.
DESPITE the two straight setbacks
u they have experienced, the Ellis do
not regard Cassedy's crew as in
vincible. Yale comedies nine pounds
a man to Harvard's heavyweights, who
average 1877, but the Blue has speed
as well as resource for the long pull.
Indicated as sprint" combina-
ton, this year, Yale has shown enough
stuff in practice over the full route to
warrant the expectation of a close
race and a chance for victory.
A GREAT squirt in the last 10 yards
IA gave Harvard's junior varsity q
smashing victory over the Ysle
Jayvee5 by rflree-quarters Of a length
and the Crimson an even break in the
two morning races.
Previously Yale's undefeated fresh
man eight defeated Harvard's yearlings
by four lengths in the opening event.