Varsity Eight Primes For Elis at Red Top

One of the two sets of Varsity athletes still in action, the crew has been churning up and down the Thames River near New London this past week, pointing towards their four-mile race with Yale there next Wednesday and with an eye on the Washington (state) regatta later in the month.

Champions of the East in the 2000 meter sprints, Tom Bolles' Sweepswingers--with the Jayvees, Freshman, and combination eights--have been at Red Top, Crimson crew headquarters on the Thames, since Commencement Day.

The Varsity stands as a heavy favorite due to its three victories and a second place showing this spring, in addition to as much as a 16-second margin over the Elis in comparative trials.