The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
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II looked 70 every ore ~ FIRST who had
a good look Al tho colleas oarsuneu that ths
varsity rsce should 20 10 Cor0el, but ~
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gins 20 look ~ II the fthaoana would havs
q harder ,ime than usual. This Cornell
varsity eight ID very aood indeed. but u
u not 80 impressive ~ some of Courtnsy's
crows havs been. For instance, II h by no
means tho equal Of tho crew Of 1908. That
boat Courtney considers the best he ever
had. II Ia no, - good a. the boat that wore
tho Canadian and White last season. OF
cOurss last years Grew won by twenty-five
lengths from Syracuse and that was n tire.
mendous margin. Even the loss Of q dozen
lengths or 30 still would make this years
boat q winner.
There 10 one thing that ~ present last
year that Ia absent this season. Courtney
was cunning for Ten Eyok In the varsity
race and no put all his energies into that
less out for tho varsity elghts, but he has
speoial designs on the four cared race.
Syracuse won that last year In record time.
Az Courtney consciously Is after that race
he really hopes more for his four than for
his eight.
II IL an open secret around Cornel's
quarters that he varsity crow il highly
estesmed. It 10 declared to be q very good
crew, even II II 10 not as good as the 1905
boatload; but 1t Ii not to be forgotten for q
moment that Syracuse Is In the race this
season, too. Ten Eyok has an especially
capable lot Of oarsmen They are older
and tougher than the Ithaoans. Cornell's
varsity this year averages about 81 years
Of age. The Syracuse crew is nearly two
years older to the The Onondaga N
are slim, wiry, tough old 'youn gsters.'
They have been putting in strong ticks
under Ten Eyok's direction and they have
been doing fine work. For one thing, there
IL less talk from the river villa quarters
about how fine O crew Syracuse has and that
is dangerous. The upstate men are begin
ming to realize that when the Grew is really
very good it Is best to keep close mouthed
and let the race show.
The Syracuse men are rowing somewhat
differently again from their style of last
aeason. There Is even greater smoothnees
in their action, and while they get in a fine
long weep to%the stroke they still have
the extreme resch that was 30 marked q
feature In 1904. This veteran eight belong
ing to Syracuse will bear Watching.
As for the others in this race that is a
bad phrase. Except for Wisconsin, on sus-
pioion, the others are not in the race. or
course, one can never tell about George
town. The Neutrality-suspicious. arc extremely
apt to turn loose an exceptional raoe at any
time, as those who saw the race in 1908 arc
willing to testify. Wisconsin, according to
all report, has a fine crew, but that is more
or less familiar talk to those who have o
memory that runs back q year or 30. It
would not be surprising il either George
town or Wisconsin showed great strength.
It would be a little unexpected II Columbia
or Pennsylvania did anything much. The
Pennsylvania eight is by no meanB so good
as. some persons have declared it to be.
The Columbia eight is just every bit as bad
as it has been described.
It Is hardly the place to enter into a dis
custom Of the defects of the Columbia coach.
that the Columbia crew looks to be badly
coached. There is reputed to be only M
rowing system and that the right M.
II that Is SO Columbia has not yet hit 1t.
The New Workers are rowing q stroke that
is declared b2y those who know TO be TOO
The oarsmen are scratching away as madly
as q hen In q garden patch.
They do not get the power on the oars
right and scoop out little dabs OF water
instead Of getting a good. hearty, whole
10 Il. There are some weak points in the
boat, and these are about the same as they
always have been. It is unfortunate for
the sake Of O'Loughlin, the captain, that
the boat Is no better, because, fine oarsman
and good fellow that he is, e would be o
distinct pleasure to many OF the oarsfnen
In the other college crews should his boat
accomplish anything. he Is well liked all
It IL peculiar how opinions vary about
this Columbia crew. Only recently a man
,7ho had been for four year, ooxswain. OF
To Columbia crews said: The crew this
year has no Pierreponts and no Whitwells
In 1t and may have q chance, 1t would be
q good thing to drop Boyle, because he is
no use. He has rot the hght In him to
make an oarsman. The whole crew lacks
ginger while he Is In It," On ths other
hand, another former Columbia stroke said:
'The crew Is full Of ginger and all the men
are just right in their placea'
TIL appearance OF snap about the crew
comes from the jerky motions made by
the oarsrnen while they row.. That is not
ginger; II Is overwrought energy.
It looks as II Cornish and Syracuse viii
do most OF the competing in the varsity
race, with nsin q prominent factor IN
the struggle for honors as runner up.
There Is no reason to expect anything but
q very close race In the fours. Cornell has
q good four, Courtney having made great
efforts to get together a combination good
enough TO beat Syracuse. This plan was
the strokes seat In the -four TO get into the
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