Lights Face Elis, Tigers; Eye Fourth Straight Win

In their final tune-up before the Eastweight oarsmen will attempt to capture ern Sprints, Harvard's undefeated light their 14th consecutive Goldthwait Cup as they take on undefeated Princeton and once-beaten Yale today.

A Crimson victory will earn the varsity its 28th consecutive regular season victory, a string which stretches over the past seven season.

Race Favorite

Although Princeton and Yale have only one loss between them, a comparison of margins of victory against common opponents leaves Harvard a solid favorite. The Crimson drubbed Columbia by eight lengths and Navy by four while the Tigers' margins over these same opponents were four and two lengths respectively.

Erratic Elis

Yale's performance has been somewhat more erratic as they were nearly able to duplicate Harvard's eight-boat margin over Columbia yet lost to the same M.I.T. eight that the Crimson conquered by three lengths.

Harvard's crew appears to be confident that it can make it four straight today. Newcomer to this year's varsity, sophomore Andy Narva remarked, "This boat is much stronger than any I have ever been in, yet we have not come close to our potential. We are definitely up for Princeton and Yale and we'll be hoping for our best race."

Cocky Cox

Neither Yale or Princeton however, are likely to concede victory to the Crimson. Coit Liles, Yale's cox, remarked, "On paper at least, Harvard appears to be ahead of most lightweight crews but it's going to be a tight race, much tighter than last year."

Crimson coach Steve Gladstone probably best indicated Princeton's attitude toward the race by saying, "They're going to be up for us."

In the JV division, Harvard's undefeated lights will be tested by a Princeton boat which has lost only one race. Yale however, should offer little opposition as they have beaten only a weak Rutgers shell.