Final Scull Races Today to Decide Class Champions

Blessed by good weather after a damp opening last Monday, the University's Sculling Regatta enters the final stages this afternoon at 3 o'clock when the winners of preliminary eliminations meet to decide the class champions.

Winners of the Senior, Junior, and novice singles and the 155-pound classes are scheduled to meet in a "winners" race Monday to determine the mythical champion of single scullers for the summer.

Most exciting race of the week's competition was in the 155 elimination. Coach Blake Dennison and Ed Callanan, clerk of the course, had predicted that this class would give a good show; but the race that developed exceeded even their predictions.

Off To Good Break

It started with all three oarsmen off to a good break and no one getting a lead. With all three men pulling stroke for stroke, they disappeared under the first bridge with no one gaining a lead.

For the whole course the three sculls were tightly grouped, but Tom Day of Winthrop poured on all his power in the waning seconds and shaded his fellow Puritan Bill Dowd by less than a quarter of a length, and Frank Tyng followed close behind with less than a full boat length separating him from the winner.

Hard-luck man of the meet is Don Felt of Lowell. Felt rowed in the novice singles group and entered the third heat for that group on Tuesday. His heat started slow, with Bill Homans pulling away to a two-length lead, but Felt settled down to a long powerful stroke and as they approached the first bridge he was rapidly gaining on Homans.

Homans went through the bridge with only a short lead and Felt seemed destined to pass him. Just as Felt had pulled clear of the bridge and was settling down to make his last sprint he caught a "crab." His bad stroke tipped the narrower single and Felt was washed out of the race by the tainted waters of the Charles. Homans went on to win the heat with a time of 3:50.

Washed Out

Officials of the race decided to give Felt a break, since there were two other men who were slated to enter a novice heat, so all three were entered in a race held Wednesday.

Again Felt reached for the crying towl. He had a good lead over Clements and seemed set to win, but just as he entered the River Street Bridge a pleasure boat sped past him, and he had to rest on his oars for several seconds to prevent tipping again.

Lowell, with 16 points, leads the House standings, taking five firsts in the trials. Winthrop is next with seven points and two firsts. Kirkland follows with four points, Dunster and Adams are clinched at three, and Leverett takes bottom honors with two points.