The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-26
TO-DAY's BOAT RACES.
Crews of Six Colleges to Contest ON
the Hudson.


PoUGHKEEPsIE, N Y. June 25.-An
the crews except the Wisconsin varsity
were out this afternoon for short time.
but the practice was hardly more taan a
paddle, the coaches believing that all can
be done for their respective crews Is ac-
complished. Cornelrs four crews rowed
down the two-mile stretch to Blue Point
crews rowed about the same dis
lance south of their boathouse, while
Syracuse practiced starts in neigh neigh
three miles, practicing some starts. The
settled programme for the races tomorrow
afternoon follows:
o'clock-Four-oared race. two miles,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania and Wis
consin.
4:45 oclock-Freshman eight-oared race.
two miles: Cornell. Columbia, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania and Syracuse.
o'clock-'Varsity eight-oared race. four
miles: Cornell. Columbia, Pennsylvania,
Officials-Referee, John K. Eustis. OF
Wesleyan; timekeepers, Everett Jansen, of
Harvard, and William 1nnes Forbes. OF
Pennsylvania; judge at the finish, Frederick
R. Fortmeyer of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen.
Chances of success IN the various races
may be diagnosed as follows from the ex-
pressicns of opinions as given by the
various coaches:
Four-oar Race-Pennsylvania should win,
miles Cornell will make good fight, how
ever. Wisconsin has a green crew rowing
in boat borrowed from Columbia. Column
bia does not expect 10 win.
Freshman Race-Cornell is the favorite
with Syracuse and Columbia striving for
second. O'Dea, coach for Wisconsin, does
ged in work. Pennsylvania had a strong
crew, but the removal OF Brayton has Grip
pied II.
Varsity Eight-oared, four-mile-Cornell
fc he ia ita mr.
Wisconsin are second, although working
for first. Pennsylvania believes her crew
will be well up in the line, while Syracuse
thinks she can beat Georgetown.
So far as positions in the three events are
concerned Wisconsin seems to have the
best of the drawings. In the four-oared
her crew is very nearly out of the swift
running currents; Columbia has the out
side in the race, while Pennsylvania is on
the inside, with Cornell next. Numbering
from the west shore, therefore, the crews
are Pennsylvania, Cornell, Wisconsin and
Columbia.
sin has the extreme outside and current pO-
sition, while in the varsity race she has
the outside of her more formidable compel
itors, Cornell, Pennsylvania and Columbia.
numbering from the west shore: Freshmen
Cornell. Columbia. Pennsylvania. SYRIA
Columbia. Cornell. Wisconsin. Syracuse and
Georgetown.
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 second heav-
lest four-oared crew and the heaviest fresh
man crew. The averages are as follows
Varsity Eights-Cornell, 174h; Wisconsin,
1721s;, Pennsylvania, 1855; Syracuse, 1655s
| Columbia, 1855; Georgetown, 15S.
Varsity Fours-Pennsylvania 1921; Cor
nell, 1914; Wisconsin, 1907; Columbia 1901
Freshman Eights-Cornell, 1641z; Wiscon-
| sin, 164i4 Pennsylvania, 1925; Columbia
| 1914; Syracuse, 159.
| The betting odds tonight favor Cornell
| and still the friends of Columbia, Wiscon-
| sin and Pennsylvania are confident that
they have a good chance, while the sup
| porters of Syracuse and Georgetown are not
/ by any means cast down.