Evening star., 1934-06-22
Franklin D., Jr., StalWart Of
Harvard Shell, Unable
to Avert Defeat.
ELI JAYVEE C0NQUERS
CRIMSON IN I'd EVENT
President Enjoys Program, De-
spite Twin Defeat Admins.
tered Alma Mater.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June "a
The presence of President Roosevelt,
riding on the foredeck of the referee s
launch, failed to inspire his son and
the rest of the oarsmen of his alma
mater, Harvard, as Yale swept to de-
cisive victory in the freshman and
junior varsity races opening the sew
enty-second regatta this morning.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.. stall
wart, l80-pound youngster, 6 feet 4
inches tall, pulled a manful oar at No.
in the Harvard shell, but the Ellis
won the opening 2-mile brush by
slightly better than a length in some
thing of an upset.
Yale's Jayvee Also Wins.
Then Yqle's favored junior varsity,
taking the lead at the half mile mark,
rowed steadily away from Harvard's s
jayvees to win by three full lengths.
The ofncial times were announced
as follows:
Freshman race, Yale 9 minutes 473s
seconds. Harvard, 9:5l.
Junior varsity: Yale. 9:40H; Har-
ward, 9:483s.
1t was a. triumphant day for the
President. regardless of which crews
won for his own graduation from Har-
ward many years ago was topped
earlier this week by an honorary de-
gree from Yale, bringing him into the
Eli fold just in time to share the
hilarity of the double victory. prelimi-
70 he eli alo fllis
evening.
While the President failed to see
his big sons crew win, he did see
the boy row a terrific race under
perfect weather conditions Billow-
ing over his oar at No. 6, Franklin
D.. jr., was the power house of the
Crimson shell, and his father. his
battered white fishing hat atop his
head, waved him on excitedly from
the Dodger III. referees boat, that
followed few short lengths back of
the shells.
President Enjoys Races.
The President seemed to be having
a marvellous time. though he sat far
quieter in a folding chair almost on
the prov of the launch as the Yale
Junior Varsity broke Harvard's streak
Of two straight in this race in 1882
and 1888.
President Roosevelt had no chance
to hail his son or speak with him as
the Harvard Freshman shell jumped
by Yale at the start, pulled up almost
on even terms at the half mile.
slipped length back at the mile, cut
the lead to half length again in the
third half mile and then faltered in
the final drive as the Eli yearlings
staged a magnificent squirt.
Presidents Son Exhausted.
Young Roosevelt slumped over his
oar, rowed completely out, as the
Harvard shell crossed the finish line,
but after resting a few moments he
reached into the blue Thames and
splashed his own face with water,
then doused the fellow ahead of him,
and became again just one of eight
oarsmen in a boat. The freshmen
rowed back up the river to see the
Jayvees come down and, as the shells
passed their drifting craft, young
Roosevelt was waving and cheering
Harvard on harder than any of his
mates.
The President returned to his ship
here today after the morning program
and remarked They we're both aw-
fully good races"
With an enthusiasm that carried
back to his own college days at Har-
ward, Mr.. Roosevelt was up early.
scanning the weather and waiting for
the referees launch, in which he fol-
lowed the races
Anchoring here yesterday off the
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