HEAVY STORM REDUCES ACTIVITY OF H - Y CREWS

With a dwindling of the driving storm which swept all of New England yesterday to a slight drizzle late in the afternoon, the Harvard and Yale crews again took to the water for long slow workout. In the morning only the Yale Freshman ventured forth for a short paddle.

Harvard has not had any time trials since last Saturday when the varsity went over the downstream course in 20.44 with fairly good conditions. The record of 20.02 was set in 1916 by the Crimson boat and Saturday's time is considered satisfactory. It is impossible to compare the times for the Crimson with those of the Yale boat because the crews have not had trials under the same conditions. So far Yale has been a little slower but the Eli men have not had as good conditions.

Yale Looks Better

Yale has made a better showing than Harvard in the short races of the year but Coach Ed Leader has found it necessary to do much experimenting since he has begun the final stretch at Gales Ferry. The Harvard eights have been kept intact and seem to be improving daily under the direction of Coach Charlie Whiteside. The Yale coaches have deemed it wise to give out reports of times and the condition of their squad which the Crimson scouts have called incorrect so that has added to the difficulty of securing a based for comparison. However, the heavy odds which favored the Yale varsity two weeks ago have been steadily declining as a result of the Crimson showing.

Coach Bert Haines has kept his Freshman alert in the same positions and anticipated a close race with the Ed beginners.