The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
CAPTAINS FOR CREWS.
All Of the Colleges Have Selected
Them Except Cornell.

All the college crews except that of
Cornell have chosen captains for next
season. The Ithacans have not had a
crew captain since 1904, Coffin being
the last man to be SO honored. Column
bia, 1t is reported, has chosen George
M. Mackenzie, '08, who rowed stroke
: In this years race and was also pace
maker of the freshman eight two years
ago. Mackenzie tied with John N.
Boyle, '06, on the first ballot. Boyle
has been in the varsity boat two years.
Mackenzie is one of three brothers
who have distinguished themselves at
Columbia for their rowing. A. Mac
kenzie, 'O5, rowed in the varsity boat
in his junior year. Georges record
Is given above, and j. Mackenzie, '09
stroked the Columbia freshmen last
Saturday.
The new Syracuse captain is D'ri
Davis, who rowed in the varsity eight
in seat 6. Davis is a junior. He
rowed in his class crew two years ago
and was member of the Syracuse
four which holds the Hudson record,
and which won last June.
The Wisconsin leader also is named
Davis. He is Big Ben Davis, whop-
ping big fellow who has been in the
boat ever since he entered college
three years ago. Davis will be able
to row next year, the three year rule
of eligibility just passed not applying
to men whose last year in their chosen
sport would be cut off by it. Davis
was No. in the varsity eigth, seat
that his weight made necessary. He
tips the beam at 1856 pounds.
Pennsylvania is content to stick to
Sam Herman, OF, who led the crew
this year, when it was second. Her.
man rowed No. this year. He was in
the senior eight last year at Pough-
keepsie, too. OF the men who rowed
for the Red and Blue this year only
one will be out of the crew next sea-
son. He is the huge Drayton.
The reason that Cornell has no
captain is contained in the sententious
remark of Courtney: ut is pity to
spoil good oarsman to make poor
captain" Courtney believes that none
is needed at Cornell, and those who
know the Cornell system of rowing
can understand that. There is also
little bit of superstition about it too.
The last two captains elected, Pete
Frenzel, '03, and A. r. Coffin, '04 were
unable to row in the crew. AS mat
ter of fact, Cornell elects a commo-
dore nowadays, who Is to all intents
honored as captain. although his sole
function is to sit in the athletic coun-
ell. Ed Foote was commodore of the
winning eigth this time.
The outlook for next year on the
basis of veterans. gives Pennsylvania
the best chance. Seven veterans will
sit in the boat. Cornell loses Foote,
her great stroke; Barton and Lee.
Columbia will be without Gerald
O'Laughlin, one Of the best men in
every way that ever sat in Columbia
boat. All the Others are eligible to
row again. Syracuse is hard hit.
Squires, Salisbury, Anderson, F. Rice
and Eddie Packard all being seniors
and due to leave. The veterans are
what have held up the Syracuse boat.
Packard stroked 1t three years.
Every man In the Georgetown boat
will be back and Dempsey may be able
to do the unique stunt of putting In
the identical crew that rowed this
year. Unles sthe faculty at George
; town loosens up, the three-year-old
shell is, likely to use up it's last year
of eligibility to hold the veterans too.
Wisconsin, which this year had five
veterans, loses only Burling the cap
tain and bow oar. II Wisconsin comes
to the Hudson again, this crew that
finished fourth may be worth looking
4 at. It is understood that next year
the observation cars will be built on
the double deck plan and thus will
hold twice as many persons. II they
had had roof, as they do at New
Lindon, considerable damage to cloth
ing through the terrific rain last SAT-
urday would have been avoided. II
they are double decked there should
be roof on them besides. An OBJ
vious Improvement, too. would be to
keep tickets 30 distributed that the
spectators do not get SO many choice
seats. With the legitimate sources OF
/ supply all out of tickets, the specu-
lators made q cleanup this year, hand
i ling pasteboards to the biggest crowd
ever at the races.
II there 10 only one boy In q family
OF SIX or seven girls. be makes %
much trouble an q girI. B, N.