The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-05
PENNSU VANIA EARNS CHANGE
TO MEET CRACK LEANDERS
American All of Their Preliminary Heats Henley and
Will To-Day Ped against England's Vaund Champions
Experts Speculate Concerning the Probable Result.

I won two finals to-day and am taking no
chances. I am saving myself for tomorrow.
l hate to have to abandon this race to the
Beigians, but must do SO In order to be In
form to meet the dangerous Americans to-
morrow. They are q better crew than We
ever thought they would be. We don't like
their stroke. hut they do like It. and win"
1t 10 understood that Leander proposes
reaching Fawley Court. believing that the
Americans have not the staying qualities
to stand the punishment OF a hot start.
Pennsylvanias Arc Fit.
Coach Ward to-day the latter said;
1T makes little difference where Leander
n makes +. her r., spIrt Pennsylyana will he
& az s,ar in TIE mds or our at the
sna w are not going to taiF until tho Dag Ia;
Some people" added Ward, wonder why
our fellows do not spend their spare time
running about Henley. We have our work
out out for lis. and until that IL DONE we do
Thames Valley than possible. Old Ten Eyck
told me. when we first began to talk Of COM
ting sop that !. ss
toga. Malaria. he said, is a mighty good
excuse II beaten; but we never say it,
nny a has bot got s ss and ahs
crew stepped out Of their boats as fresh as
rain. Davenport (No. 81. who was an In.
valid few weeks before he left the United
States. is as good az any one IN the boat,
and that Is saying much"
Coxswain Smith said: I'VE have the same
station tomorrow as we had to-day ana,
while did not steer AZ near the piles as
might. like the station and think We have
all got little up our sleeves for to-mor-
Leanders Take Another.
Four of the Lenders Grand Challenge
Cup crew-Goldie ErherinEton-Smith. Bur
nell and Payne-turned out At $3.50 p. m. and
beat the London Rowing Ciuo eaaly ana
length and a quarter. Payne and Burnsll
heat .a for the sver sobea against the
Belgian four. but the two Leander men were
scratched.
Pennsy's Pretty Race.
Theodore Cook. the well-known Oxford
for for the the Associated press said:
when Umpire Pittman gave the WORD
Co.. the bagss ana tore
out half dozen strokes before the Inames
crew had finished four: They got forty-ons
full strokes into the hrst minute. though
much splashing. This. however. made no
difference. for the Thames crew could only
row thrty.ntne and had lost tnres-aaar.eas
passed The Pennsylvanians continued at
full steam. going further and further away
from their weak 1hTee ana sec
onds. time which deserves careful remem-
branee. .,... MI. ., n. rhsm.. men w.r.
com SoTa 'e out OF the hunt. the Pennsyl-
vanlans settled into that lively paddle. at
half steam. at thirty-six. for which they are
a. n crew which has established good lead
again. sa But Il has now been in this race
.When near the Leander lawn. and about
a quarter Of a mile from home. the crew
got far more lively, though they did not
as long az insy sn fo sma
little 70 further distance: they were by no
their completed course was timed at only
seven minutes and twenty-five seconds.
No Importance to Tests.
.I attach very little Importance to time.
shall not emphasize the fact that LoaDder
did twelve seconds better over all Just be.
sns the the se!fE ham.a were much
"Leander improved on their pIevio1s per.
formapce. and their improvement has not
finished I'd. yet today the EnslIsh@en r.achsd
Fawley no less than six seconds faster than
the Pennsylvanians. and when the TWO
meet each Other nere viii not o. ta fnrt qa,
ahead that they can help. The difference in
pace necessitaied for the Pennsylvanians
middle half mile. which has hitherto been
such an easy thing for than.
IA curious contrast to the solemn aloof-
! ness OF the Pennsylvanians, Who have never
even seen anything OF the regatta, Is that
I earder rowed four Of their men, from the
eight, in the stewards race. and that Payne
and Burneil were to have rowed third
Time at s o'clock against the Belgian pair.
but were scratched. No better example
could be suggested of the way In which
Englsh and Amertcan oarsmen gain their
thew can and see all they can. The second
row against the watch. We shall see the
result Tomorrow