BOAT BURNS UP, CREWS CHEER, COACH IS NEARLY ON HIS EAR

Prayers for those that go down to the sea in ships will be offered tomorrow on the Newell float, and all shells will carry an image of Saint Christopher, it was learned late last night. These heroic measures seem necessary to obviate further fatalities in the dangerous sport of rowing--the last two days have provided a severe warning.

Coach Charlie Whiteside was very nearly hoist by his own petard yesterday when fire broke out on the launch "Frank Thompson" opposite the Watertown Arsenal. Gasoline in the bilge was ignited by a backfire, and in seconds only the crew was scrambling over the stone wall on the Cambridge side loudly cheered by the watching jolly boaters.

Injuries: loss of some of Manager Phil Angier's eyebrows, some of Whiteside's temper, and $4500 worth of launch; asset: driver Arthur Sampson has what Swift & Co. call "smoked hams."