The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-07
TEN EYCK AGAIN
DODGNG RACES.
Winner Of Diamond SOULS
Would Not Enter Regatta in
Which Frank Greer Rowed.

The failure Of Ten Eyck, the Worcester
oarsman. to enter for tile Fourth of July
rowing regatta. has revived the talk of
his fear to meet Frank p. Greer of East
Boston, the national amateur champion.
Greer has long sought for an opportunity
to go TO the starting line with the winner
of the famos diamond SOULS, but scme-
how or other Ten Eyck has always kept
out of Greer's way.
The opinion of the best known oarsmen
inclines to the view that Ten Eyck Is afraid
to meet the young man from East Boston.
Greer magnanimously says that he thinks
Ten Eyck would like to race. but the OPP
portune time has never found him in proper
condition.
Greer does not voice the opinion OF his
eliminates of the Jeftries Point Rowing Az
ISOLATION. There are those who openly
charge that Ten Eyck shows the white
feather" whenever there Is a chance for
him to race Greer.
Greer is looked upon as a wonderful oars
man. and he is picked by many as VIM
ner in any race against Ten Eyck Not
yet 20 years of age, constant worker Al
hard occupation. Handicapped In half
dozen ways in training, he has fought his
way to the top. and to-day Is rated as
Americas fastest oarsnlan.
He is modest In claiming any remarkable
ability as an oarsn,an. There is none of
the boastful spirit in his makeup. He takes
everything as matter of course. and
whenever the Ten Eyck question comes up
he has good word to say for his Worces-
ter rival. There was no doubt about Ten
Eyck being an extraordinary oarsman. but
unprejudiced veterans at the oars say that
Greer is every bit as much a marvel as the
Worcester boy was when he went to Eng.
| land.
Here are few OF the handicaps he
works under. There Is no fast oarsman
that he can train with or gauge his speed.
He has to row alone and guess as to how
| fast he is going. Instead of training ON the
| placid waters of Il lake or river. he has TO
| use the harbor: taking his chances with
choppy waves, sailing boats row boats and
| other. harbor craft When the tide Is so
| low that it is not safe or possible to get
! his shell into the open water he must fore
| 60 a spin or lose sleep by waiting until. tho
! tide comes In. These and many other draw
! backs constantly confront him
Ten Eyck as q student has the time to
| attend TO training. He has a model sheet
of water to work on, and Is surrounded
with every facility for doing good work,
Ten Eyck gives as a reason for not meet
! Ing Greer on the Charles that he is not in
condition, and that considerable fat must
I! be worked OF. He gives 1t to be understood
| that he will enter for the national cham-
| pionship on July IS at Philadelphia.
There are two other races on the Fourth.
/ not enter for either. II he did Greer would
4 give up the Charles River race and travel
/ to the city where Ten Eyck would be ex-
I pected.
The officials of the regatta are in a
quaniary az 10 what to do with Greer No
one Is entered against him. The winner OF
the association singles has the Opportunity
i of racing with Greer. hut no one can .be
c0npelled 10 Do this. An snort gjn be made
i ~ 80 M3SAs Sttnnecsae cut whereby he vim