The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-01
EXPERTS MAKE GUESsEs AS To
OUTCOME OF VARSITY
RACES
WISCONSIN IS FIRST CHOICE
CREW HOLD THEIR BOAT PER-
PERFECTLY TRIM AND ROW
LIKE CLOCKWORK
LOOKS LIKE HARD FIGHT

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 30
The varsity race: Wisconsin first. Cor
nell second, Columbia third, with Penn
sylvania, Syracuse and Georgetown
fighting for fourth place.
The freshmen race: Cornell first Co
lumbia second, Pennsylvania third, and
Syracuse fourth
The fouTFOared race: Pennsylvania
first, Columbia second Cornell third.
These are the results as predicted by
the people who are recognized as or
alleged to be, experts in aquatics. There
are plenty here today many Of them
men who have watched the crews train
and who believe that they know g)me-
thing Of the relative capacity of each,
who will not concur in these selections.
The judgment as to Wisconsin winning
the varsity race, comes from an excel
lent source and after those pronounciyss
such judgment had seen the crew on the
river last night This was the practice
of which O'Dea said he was not proud,
but the Knowing ones winked and called
attention to the fact that last year no
body know Of the splendid ability of the
Wisconsin crew while it's coach was con-
tinually bemoaning the fact that his men
were not In the most perfect shape,
Watched from the Associated Press boat
last evening and with unfavorable water
conditions, Wisconsn's varsity crew
kept the boat perfectly trim and sent
her along at a marvellous speed with
out check between strokes. There are
still those who believe that Columbia,
because of her wonderful time-row the
ether day, will have a splendid chance
for first place. But it is generally be-
lieved. despite pTotestations, that it IS a
settled fact that the crew is not rowing
as well as it did a week ago while both
Cornell and Wisconsin and even Pennsyl-
vanta's new crow have all improved.
BETTING IS LIGHT.
No matter what the critics may say, or
how winners may be picked for the next
forty-eight hours, the fact remains that
the varsity race will be one Of the most
pictuTesquely exciting events ever seen
In college aquatics. There Is no heavy
betting on any of the crews mentioned
for first place, and where there is bet
ting no odds are offered. II Is believed
that for two miles It viii be the hardest
kind Of fight. Then Judging from the
present condition Of the crews and barr
ring accidents and substitutons, It Is
thought that Wisconsin, Cornell and Co.
lumbia Will draw away from the others
and fight 1t out for first, second and
third places. The reason the snarps
pick Wisconsin as a winner Is that 1t IS
believed Georgetown and Syracuse, with
crews used to rowing two miles, Will do
the same as Georgetown did last year
and cut out a terrible pace for the first
two miles, hoping to obtain a lead which
will help them to finish Wen. The result
Of GeorgctOwns efforts last year was to
tire out Cornell so badly that at the
third mile she was unable TO pick up tho
stroke enough to keep in the van. WIS.,
COnsln, however, never seems to bother
about these little things, and hns al
ways had enough reserve force in her
boat to do extra squirting in the last
mile. For Pennsylvania 1t may be said
that Mr.. Ward does not expect that his
crew will do much towards getting first
place. Syracuse and Georgetown are
both rowing very well, keeping their
boats on even keel and not splashing
and not catching very badly but so far
as can be observed they do not appear
to have the steam for long row that Is
apparent in the other boats.
The picking of a winner in the fresh
men race is based mainly ON the clean
and clever work Of the Cornell freshmen
crew. They have boat that goes aEng
all the time, and while Columbia and
Pennsylvania also have splendid crews,
It is said by those who have watched
them closely that no freshmens boat
on the river travels so smoothly and
speedily as the Cornell boat
In the four-oarcd race Pennsylvania
is put down as sure winner although
COlumbia's men do not concede It. Sew
eral Of the coaches on the river declare
that the Pennsylvania boat viii have
little or no trouble In walking away
from the other boats.
Poughkeepsie is expecting the van
guard Of the crowd tomorrow morning,
and the general Idea hero is that there
will be more people here 10 witness
Tuesdays races than ever before, al
though very few are here yet.