Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

together as he sees at. This Is not the case
in an eight-osred shell. Here every man
must row In accordance with what the
stroke oar is doing. II the stroke is fast
he must keep up with 1t or destroy the
chances Of hts crew for victory. 1t IL
this knowledge which makes an oarsman
row himself completely out. and which OF
ten results in permanent injury to young
man.
The contention of Courtney is that the
superiority OF one crew over another can
always be tested over a three-mile course
as web over one of four miles fur-
Their r, son advanced by the Cornell coach
Is that a much bette. three-miie course
can be secured at Poughkeepsie than the
pr sent four-mile course, one mile of which
is always menaced by the swells of steam
ers. If Cornell presses the matter OF a re-
duotion of the Poughkeepsie course 1t Is
not unlikely that Harvard will again make
similar demand of Yale. Then TX the
PoIghkeepsie course is shortened to<three
miles Harvard could easily force Yale to
to Poughkeepsie. The Intercollegiate Re-
gatta Association will take the matter up
some time next winter.
A report from Ithaca has 1t that Cornell
University proposes to send an-eight-oared
crew to Henley. England. next year to
make an effort to lift the grand challenge
cup. which the vesper Boat Club of Phila-
accomplish. 1t is hardly likely. however.
that Cornell will actually send a crew.
The Ithacans had virtually decided to send
their eight-oared crew abroad In 1917, the
year following the attempt of the Uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania, but they changed
their plans as soon as the Henley stewards
announced that no crew would be per-
mtted TO compete there which had been
coached by professional within one month
of the time of the regatta The Cornell
men place everything in the hands of their
great coach. Charles Courtney. and natu-
rally they could not agree to compete
where he was barred. The same rule still
prevails at Henley and is probably suf-
ficient reason to induce Cornell to remain
at home. There is getting to be very
strong sentiment in this country against
thu competition of American crews at Hen
ley. 1t is pointed out that all the recent
legislation of the Henley stewards has been
directed toward the elimination of Ameri-
can crews. They evidently are not wanted
the Thames. for every possible obstacle
Is placed In their path. Furthermore, the
climatic conditions Of England are prejudi-
cial to an American crew doing itself JUS
tice there. In consideration of all these
reasons it is extremely unlikely that any
more American college crews, which have
to place so much dependence on their pro-
fessional coaches, will waste their time
in vain efforts to lift the grand challenge
cup.
The refusal of many of the players In the
Vermont State Base Ball League to play
in games with the negro Matthews, the
former Harvard shortstop. has done more
than to cause a mess in the league itself.
1t has brought to light the fact that there
are several college men up there masauer
aiding under assumed names. but who have
made themselves known by their vigorous
objections to playing against Matthews.
Whether not dnV of the colleges to which
these players belong and with which they
expect to play next year will take any &C
ton, remains to be seen; but it Is more
than likely that some action will be taken.