Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
COLLEGE ROWERS
WORKING HARD
Bad Weather Conditions Can
not Dampen the Ardor Of
the Varsity Oarsmen.
Special Dispatch to The. star.


and rainy weather has prevailed here ever
since the Georgetown and wisconsin crews
arrived at their Hudson river lighthouses,
keeping the men In sweaters and other
warm clothing, but not dampening their
ardor and enthusiasm in the least degree
The weather has not been ideal for train
Ing purposes. but all the oarsmen have SUI
fered alike. Some fast work was done
yesterday between showers. when all six
OF the varsity Fights went over the full
four-mile course. Georgetown finished It's
hard trial In splendid shape, the men wait
ing at the finish line to see how some OF
the other crews came out of their ordeal.
They then padded slowly upstream to their
boathouse on the Poughkeepsie side of the
river and housed their shell, content with
the days showing.
Some of the wise men Of the water about
here, now that all the crews have arrived
and have been seen in action, are gradually
coming to the conclusion that Cornell may
not have the walkover that was predicted
earlier in the season. The strength dis
played by some Of the other oarsmen cou-
pied with the report that Pennsyivania has
shown the fastest time trial over the
course. Indicates that the race win not be
a repetition Of last years hollow victory
for the ithaca eight. which jumped into the
lead at the firing OF the starters pistol and
without apparent effort or the quickening
of the stroke at any stage of the four-niIe
Journey dashed away from the other crews
to win by eighteen or twenty lengths
However. Cornelfs victory over Harvard
earlier this season. and the reports which
are coming from New London to the effect
that Harvard's crew overtops the Yale
eight to such degree that almost any old
oods are being offered a Crimson VIC
tory in the exclusive dual contest. are fac
tors to be reckoned with In picking the
winner OF the Poughkeepsie race.
The Pennsylvania crews have won MANY
friends and supporters here by the excel
lent showing they have made on the water,
ana the varsity eight from Philadelphia Is
now selected by the experts the crew
most likely to overthrow Corneli's prestige
The Syracuse eight which was second last
year is having its troubles just now, and
several or the men are reported on the sick
but any sort of indisposition at this stage of
the training demoralizes a crew and the
chances of the Orange boat have depreci-
ated materially.
Wisconsin Has Friends.
The sturdiness Of the westerners who
compose the Wisconsin crew has been
everywhere remarked, and while the aver
age weight of the eight is not as high as
some of the others, the men give an i'm
preston Of strength in their work which
Is most convincing Like Georgetown, how
ever. the Wisconsin men were hampered
by a doubt as to whether they would be
able to come to the regatta this year until
almost the very last minute, and this feel
Ing of uncertainty Is admitted to have al
ADVERSE moral effect on the oarsmen. CO.
lumbia's crews, which have made a most
Indifferent showing during the past few
years, are decidedly stronger this season
and have been conceded a chance for some
of the regatta honors
The smooth Workmanship Of tha Gaarpa-
town crew has won admiration from all
the oarsmen here. but there Is a general
Impression that the crew may lack the
staying quality which Is necessary to win
IouT- mile race. distance calculated to
try the courage of the most carefully
trained athlete The lack of a training
table at Georgetown this year and the re-
strictfon as to the hours of practice on the
river. between and 5 in the afternoon
the hottest part of the day. undoubtedly
will serve a handicap to the men in the
blue and gray boat.
The Georgetown crew is the lightest and
youngest on the river. 1t is nearly ten
pounds lighter and averages two wears
younger than even Cornells freshman crew
1t is just as well to have these figures in
mind to understand what sort of task
VIII be cut out for Georgetown in the big
varsity race next Saturday afternoon.
Taking Cornelrs varsity crew, the favor
lite In the race for purposes of comparison
Georgetown's disparity in weight is rather
startling. The average weight of the Wash
ington crew is 1884, pounds as against an
average of ia pounds In the Ithaca boat.
the average age Of the Georgetown crew
Is nineteen. Cornell twenty-one. The aver
age height of the Georgetown crew Is
feet IL inches; Cornell 5 feet liz inches
Cornell's freshman crew shows an ayerag e
weight of 1879 pounds; age 81 years:
height, 6 feet and three-elghths of an inch
The Georgetown and Cornell varsity crews
statistics in detail are as follows