Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-21
SON OF PRESIDENT
WILL HANDLE OAR
Franklin D., Jr., at No. d for
Crimson JayveeS-EIiS
Favored Today.
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

N VIEW LONDON, conn.,, june Il.
M Watched by President Roose-
" welt for the second time, Har-
a ward and Yale came today to
the climax of the East's rowing season,
making up in glamour of the Oldest
spectacle in American sports for the
lack of title pretentions.
Rarely have the two crews reached
their big day with less pretense to
greatness. Conversely, never has the
scene been laid more brilliantly.
On the wide, ambling river whence
whaling fleets once put out to sea, an
armada of 500 pleasure craft stretched
to the varsity finish line at the rail-
road bridge, just above New London.
The four-mile pull of the heavy
weights from Bartletts Cove down.
stream past the submarine base was
scheduled for pm. The two pre-
liminary races, the freshman and
junior varsity two-mile sprints up
stream, we're set for am. and $50
am, respectively.
Presidents Charm" Failed.
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and most
l. of his family came to see his
third son, Franklin D., jr., pull the
No. 4 sweep in the Harvard junior
varsity shell. Mrs. Roosevelt and two
sons, John and James. drove over last
night from the family home at Hyde
Park, N. Y.
The President, once good luck
charm for the Washington Nationals
in world series, must strive for come
back today.
Last year, when he saw the program
from Referee Albert W. Putnam'S
launch, he wore his good luck fishing
hat, dilapidated old white dicer, but
the Yale freshmen beat the Harvard
freshman boat in which young Frank
lin was rowing AS result the Pres1-
dents son lost his shirt to his Eli rival.
Then, despite the presidential root
ing, the Yale varsity made a clean
sweep for the day, walloping the
Crimson varsity for the first time in
four years and setting a new course
record of 10 minutes SIS seconds.
Racing Since 1852.
THAT is something OF record when
l. you consider that Harvard and
Yale have been shooting at these four
miles since 1852, when Civil War
soldiers were still in grade schools.
Over the years the count stands SO
for Yale, "a for Harvard.
Today the President had chance
to root an umderdog home, for the
much beaten Harvard varsity, with Ed
Simmons of Baltimore, brother of last
years Crimson stroke, setting the
beat, is rated less formidable than
Ed Leaders Yale eight.
Nothing in the Yale shell need
frighten the Cambridge huskies, how
ever, for the Ellis this season defeated
only Columbia and Massachusetts,
Tech, the same two which Harvard
overcame, while losing to the one
other top crew engaged, Pennsylvania.
The freshman and junior varsities
were considered evenly matched.
Both varsity boats are extremely
heavy combinaticns, the Crimson
averaging close to 1873 pounds, and
Yale 181. Yale won the combination
race last evening by four lengths, con-
sidered a good omen for the Ellis.
Cloudy, Warm for Races.
A HEAVY fog rolled in from the sea
last night, and the weather pre-
diction for today was cloudy with
rising temperature.
The observation trains, numbering
SO cars, were reported sold out. Hotels
were filled and streets were crowded
with graduates of the two universities,
fresh from their commencements.
AS an added attraction, the Yale
and Harvard base ball teams came
here for their third and deciding
match this afternoon. The crowd was
considered the greatest in regatta
history here.
Varsity boatings:
Yale least lane)-James c., Castle.
Honolulu, stroke: BENJAMIN I. Taylor. Har-
Ftson No & aI EDWARD p vi Wison
ristown, N j., No. 4; William Kilborne,
New York No. 3: John s.. Pillshury Crys-
tai City Mich. No. q Robert E. Belknap,
Boston, bow: Joseph H. Holmes. jr., Pitts
Harvard TAI; west lane,-Edward B. Sim
Brookline Mass. No, Z: James E: Gard
5 s Mass M g. E R0Ft RenHz ss
f Es Berfe tSn eaf No. No. s. ssmae
inond 8. CLARK. New York. bow: Edward
n Bennett, jr MelroSe, Mass, coXswain.