So the Story Goes . . .

There was an almost defiant smile on Coach Charley Whiteside's face yesterday as he watched the first two Varsity crews race down the half mile straight-away and finish in the choppy water neck and neck for a tie. Princeton and Navy showed themselves to be among the fastest crews on the mile and three quarter course in the country; but Charley is sure that his crew will be able to come in ahead of the Tigers on Lake Carnegie, May 5, if it registers the expected improvement in the next two weeks.

Time trials and racing starts were the diet of all the crews under his guidance yesterday and the results as far as the Varsity was concerned were quite satisfactory. The only weakness in the first shell may be at the number six position which is being filled by Bob Drysdale, a good oarsman but one who shows signs of tiring rather quickly.

Roger Drury will be able to row again tomorrow as stroke of the third crew but he is going to have a strong battle to displace Bill Burton who has been filling that position while Rog has been recovering from an infected hand. Burton is certainly of Varsity calibre, and it will call for all of the younger Drury's skill to show better performance.

The third varsity and Lowell House raced to a tie yesterday afternoon also. The Bellboys were a little ragged but showed that they were learning much under the tutelage of Malcolm Bancroft, number five man on last year's first boat.

It is interesting to watch the number of proud sweethearts who parole the drives adjacent to the river while the various crews are on the water. The oarsmen seem to have excellent taste. Occasionally one may see a fond parent or loving friend pointing out to a companion the special object of their interest.

Every effort is being made to get the new shell which is being built at Newell into the water by June 2. The fastest shell builders can complete one in five weeks if under pressure, and it is hoped that this one can be finished in six.

If Parrish had raised the stroke a little sooner to equal that of the Lowell House oarsmen, it is probable that the third varsity would have crossed the finish line yesterday afternoon a little ahead of the Bellboys.