The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-26
CORNELL Is PICKED
TO WIN VARSITY
Crews Spend Day Before Big
Race Practfcing -a,
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PoUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, June 25.-
All the crews except the Wisconsin
varsity were out this forenoon for a
short time, but the practice was hard
ly more than a paddle, the coaches be-
ievfng that all that. can be done for
their respective crews is accomplished.
Cornel's four crews rowed down the
two-mile stretch to Blue Point and
then returned. The Columbia crews
roWed about the same distance south
of their boat house, while Syracuse
practiced starts in neighboring wa
tiers.
Georgetown rowed thfee miles, prac-
ticing some starts.
The programme for the races tomor-
row afternoon is as follows:
o'clock, four-oa race, two miles
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
AS o'clock, freshmen eight Dared
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and SYRIA
cuse.
6 o'clock, varsity eight -oared race,
four miies-CorneII, Columbia, Penn
sylvania, Georgetown, Syracuse and
Wisconsin.
Officials, referee, John E. Eustis, Of
Wesleyan. Timekeepers, Evert Jansen
mes Forbes, of Pennsylvania. Judge
at the finish. Frederick R. Fortmeyer,
of the National Association of ANA
teur Oarsmen.
Chances of success in the various
races may be diagnosed as follows
from the expression of opinions as
given by the various coaches
Four-oared race Pennsylvania
should win, having made a time row
Of 1925 for the two miles. Cornell Will
make a good fight, however. Wiscon-
sin has a green crew rowing in boat
borrowed from Columbia. Columbia
does not expect to win.
Freshmen race-CorneH is the ia
vorite, with Syracuse and Columbia
striving for second. O'Dea, coach for
Wisconsin, does not expect much be-
cause his crew is ragged in work
Pennsylvania had a strong crew, but
the removal of Drayton has crippled it.
Varsity, eight-oared, four miles
Cornell is the conceded favorite, and
Columbia and Wisconsin are second,
although working for first Pennsyl-
vania believes her crew will be we'll UP
in the line, while Syracuse thinks she
can beat Georgetown.
So far as posisitons in the three events
are concerned, Wisconsin seemed to have
the best of the drawings. In the four
cared race Wisconsin is No. g. which
means that her crew is very nearly out
of the swift running currents Columbia
has the outside in the race, while Penn
sylvania is on the inside. with Cornell
next. Numbering from the west Shore
therefore, the crews are:
Pennsylvania, Cornell, Wisconsin and
Columbia.
In the freshmen eight -oared race Wis
eonSin has the extreme outside and cur
rent position, while in the varsity race
she has the outside of her more formidable
competitors. Cornell. Pennsylvania and
Columbia. The position in these races is as
follows, numbering from the west shore:
Freshmen-Cornell, Columbia. PennsyI-
yania, Syracuse, Wisconsin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Columbia. Cor
nell wisconsin, Syracuse and George
town.
In order to prevent interference by
boats of any kind during the races the
course has been put under the personal
supervision of Capt. Louis n. Shoulder of
the United States revenue cutter serv-
ice.
For the first time in many years the
crews have not lost any weight during
their two weeks practice The averages
as made out tonight show that Cornell has
the heaviest varsity crew. the seconE