The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-24

said: 'DraytOn was the strongest man
in the boat and before his displacement
I thought the crew had excellent
chance to win. don't see now how they
can do 1t"
The Quaker freshmen and varsity four
| rowed four miles in the evening, the
youngsters being sent two miles at top
speed to enable the coach to Judge
| whether Barrett or Smith was the best
man to put In the boat. Having remained
indoors all day the Cornell eight came out
for evening practice, looking as fresh as
the depressing weather conditions would
permit. They padded up stream, the
| freshmen waiting at the two-nile mark
for the varsity to come down from the
| starting line. When Courtney sent his
senior crew away he yelled:
Il want you fellows to row as if the
| devil was after you," and the eight obeyed
| to the letter Of the law. Courtney held
| the only stop watch on the boat as the
! crew tore down the, course. At the two
mile point the freshmen picked them up
and held a lead Of a length to the bridge,
where Coffin, the varsity stroke: hit up
the stroke to 49, Half a mile from the
finish the boats were on even terms and
| when Courtney shouted:
Let her rum" the varsity were half
| a length to the good lacking a yard.
The Cornell rooters on the launch said
they never saw their crew SO fast
Apropos of the coyness Of Wisconsin
and the reticence of their coach to reveal
| the work OF his crews, Courtney made
| some interesting remarks yesterday. on the
subject Of publicity in training: He said:
I When we are at home do not care
I to have any one on the launch as I pre-
fer to work with the men in privacy, but
after the crews get to Poughkeepsie T
realize they are In the public eye and
that thousands of Cornell's alumni all
trIy 10
what they are doing. I therefore consider
1t my duty to let the boys be seen and
the representatives Of the press are well
come to my launch at any time
Similar sentiments have been expressed
by nearly all the other coaches. Edward
Hanlon Of Columbia, being especially COM
municative in telling Of his crew $
achievements.
The Columbia freshmen rowed two
) hard sessions, but the varsity men, who
3 are trained to a nicely in their coach's
} opinion, were in their boat but once. III
the forenoon they followed the freshmen
!, on the launch with Hanlon and in the
: evening the two Fights had a brush The
, youngsters got away in the lead and main
!, tanned it until the last half, when the
2 varsity hit up the stroke for the frs,
time The freshmen followed suit an6
, responded so snappily to their coxswair
that. Hanlon exclaimed:
|
under the boat -. -
The varsity made up only half length
of the freshmen's lead in the two miles
The Georgetown crew probably feel the
unreasonable weather more than any Of
the others, because they have had warm
dry weather in Washington. The change
has affected them slightly, but Coacf
Dempsey does not think they have dete-
riorated to the slightest degree,
Coach ODea of Wisconsin had the
launch Queen City out once yesterday
That was in the mornig, when he sent out
the freshmen and four for a two-mile
: scrap, in which the former won by a big
from the launch.
In the afternoon all the crews were out
without the coach, the varsity padding
three miles and then working out a hare
two miles by "tents." From now on they
t will do no more than is necessary to pre-.
serve their present FORM,
light, cold rain during the morning a
+ Gales Ferry, Conn, yesterday prevented
r the Yale oarsmen from taking anything
but light practice. The freshmen eight
who are in fine condition, did not go GU
r on the river at all, while the varsity eigh
, went out for a short time only, practicinf
racing starts. The varsity four took I:
half -nile spin down the river, rowing a
80 or 33 stroke and showed up in splen
did style.
> The Harvard varsity oarsmen were tn,
guests of the Yale university crew a
Broadview yesterday. The Harvard mel
remained half an hour, after which the,
returned to Red Top.
AT 5 o'clock the Yale eight went dow
the river as far as the Harvard boathouse
They practiced racing starts on the wa,
down, bat came back in one stretch a
an easy stroke.
The work of the Harvard crews wa
very light In the afternoon The univer
sity took mile stretch against the win.
and tide and made good time under tn
conditions, but the coachers do not wan
to work them hard with the race day 8
close at hand. The varsity four went on
alone and rowed several long stretches
increasing the stroke to So.
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