The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-29
MEN WHO MAKE TIE OARSMgN.
TRAITS or THE ROWING COACHES
or THE COLLEGE CREWS.


Courtney Not tho Grim Mar mes Wtsa
supposed to Be-Elh WaFas fo'
story-ITen Eyck's Pet Grievances
Dempsey ana Goodwin SILENT me"'
'co,r,ns, co-n.,,,s rovi,o ooa oh. reslpp-
,no agaIn hsc. ne" hs does not like the
dus Ia mn ma oer ~ a o,at ios eiyes the i'm
nression that Tho moster Of rowing ON
cav,oa Iat lie Ia n \ nsrson vho ressnts
anv attemnt IN Interfere with him. He !s
NOT the onlv one ~ tina rowing coaches
| about whom REGULAR Impressions pre-
Will proh.h,v hsoa,,ss ha 4. al wall known
ha ia mora t.,,rad sho,,t than the five
othsrs Oh - In oh.rea NJ the crews on
tbs H,daon. h,,. ,hs asnnoato Of his personal
oualIties could not he any further away
from The tr,,th
The ovor,te ~ric,,,re % Charles E. Court
49, 90 ~ -. St,.sn veors or 40. has
hssn ~ The a. ~ls .vad master OF tho sweeps
40. nnins ,hs 49, vith keen and moving
$50 "a W. .s ha nioLs out a little
~ sora 1rhlina IN a mountainside In back
- = tJea ~ Ava miles away,
STr.t ia lii hs an "a raman when he crows
r T 4. ounon r.ror+ that Mike Murphy
s"n,nHDi. ~ ..,I . noaaib,e char
O,.a n.noas -. ..s;nn h,no vslk across the
p.A =. ~. Ss,,rtnav "a aaor1bed the
san.a novar VI "a ,,nnoaed 70 be able
20 m po -. go F,,r,bsrmore. Il Ia
o.ano ri,n aaid ,h.t Courtney rules his
- 10. - ,rnn hond The oldest vet
er.n ~ - ,ar.itv boat car apnroa Oh him
- S.n.,.sdad nd aav sYes. air." and
oMo ~. - aa,h nueation nut TO him.
r.s,,a., aar. not even think OF speaking
- IN To- h.v 70 talk 70 him through
T,aaai. co,son
o. IN nc launch Courtney IA fondly
-,uao.ad ~ ro.r and rumble 40 that folks
a. .,uo, ohata tbeir hsads and say,
1Pp,a W. vr,nL,e,s nlaving bowls again"
Wa. p ~ 49, .,a,t .; lvnr mr. eaele he
. w. Wv, NJ :. IN The varaitv a mile away
~ J,hnnv you're on eighth of an
,nos 49, on xn,r si,ds.s Or No. q gets
H.. aGnr. vo,,re eating vo,r hands out q
tor.h -, .soond 10 allow.
w ....,sr =, ssot Cos,r+nev 10 bepin
-,nn a.U not,rad aort n man.
~ 49, ,,,.t a hit earr,,lo,,s.
h,,. ~ =. tS,,.,,n. onlv ,vben Il does not
ou.n' La.ous anv,hino that sounds
Unn.. =. nsoh,hiv Isn,t Tor Courtney
- -. t;t,Ia in,or,,at,on H. Ia a
~ ~. hin, 70 all out down
-, .hn sla,hm,S. =, ooras and tell the men
~ 100 h,r, i,,.t about everything
~ =. do,no shifting mean-
u.o . res. 80 Co,,rtnav savs that
un", ~ uS,.tI.. ~. vor,Iad. He never
""on no 49, 80 o.
Wa Sayos.i.i a.o, ro,r+nav
ne se'o '0iy ~ I,e.H.
He leans over his bright eyes eleanlng
even brighter through his gold rmmed
s~peotaclee, and says: "Pennsylvania's got a
20 or.w Tbav,ra rovin9 deviliah we'll
soou oio"' nas.Jt. h,,,.alf
together for courtney Perhn.s h'u
profanity every once In q whiie; then'
coming closer, But they'll have to row
n heat nv hovs.r He saws. II don't care
e" -. ~ o,aws row . and that "a time,
VINO seee my NV, -. ,,th ca,r,nsy
for almosta any one may 30 OUT WIN Soui'hey
in his launch, II he ehave Il am all
through with them when they get here to
Courtney ooes MOI hhe 20 nase AZ p. os
taken. He will occasionally give permis-
sion to a man to take a photograph, but
he wants to be asked. Courtney likes only
straiobtforward men. On one occasion he
took a man out IN .he ,ruhon WIZ NE - .ho
row was being made. The man sat IN tne
rear. Courtney and Colson were In the bow
The man took out his watch, held II behind
"a - 10 nresArvars and took the time.
a pie OF ile pieslv.i no,sst nv -. =.
Courtney came back ana oaugn. nun a. IT,
The man was never afterward IN Court.
news favor. II he had been honest and had
lat Co,rtnev know that he was timing the
:. ~ c,.ah wo,Id not have minded.
crews the co&eh "ouiu W. sHs. Nv. ~,
In the launch Courtney goes noi naxe
much to say TO gag men, He nsaaos,y
rips out q cuss woro Wnen IL IL heGe ss y,
but he is stronger on s and sax a ae ,ans Inc
men with little darts, and tney ge. togesn ea
ighting mad and row wen }useso .show the M
old Man FOR CoHIIhey mas no oe oreh. e hie
than that OF the '0Io man, ana prooaply
never will have. he Is looked Up 10 on aha
liked BY all the men VINO nave worh Is o uha fer
NM. ne rs very quiv' - Sr tha boys 40 VII
miliar terms with any OF the boys; .,,,
Strangely enough, Courtney ihsists tna1
he knows nothing abo4t tne n ;lo sn no Gus ha.
toms OF the hudson Iuver Iiues, a Il i 1ns
been coming up ior years anu y 1dis, aa abo yet
ne insists tna1 ne Knows ho'h'hs @oou'
the way the tides uh. .-
The next exhibit, ]ust ~ tne rixer IRON
the Cornell qpaiters, IL r rGhy h liz. "S a,n
lhe nohest nHlen NJ. a; mnttan ~
because he looks IKE ~, AZ q nlat.er OF
fact he has some OF tne trioklhess Oh me
professional oaIsinan az anu Ia au ~ 81 ne arnahy
- ~~TnA ~ N fnTu0 na IAha mn Iha 1a