The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-11
PRAISE FOR HARVARD CREW.
English Critics. However, Say the Day OF
the Professional Coach In Past.

Special Cable Degpdteh 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. I0.-The papers all contain
generous tributes to the pluck Of the Harvard
crew, and while naturally rejoicing at Cam
BRIDGES victory they offer sympathy and
praise to the vanquished. Dealing with the
actual race the Telegraph says the Americans
deliberately chose to row in the style. with
unimportant notifications. which other Amer
lean crews tried before. but Harvard IL now
added to the list containing the names Of
Yale, Cornell and Pennsylvania. 1t will not
be long before the intelligent American real
ICES that, whether or not he is coached by q
professional ~sculler. who never rowed in a
university eight. the -~sculling style" will
always be useless against a first rate English
crew.
The Times says 1t is time to say that Can.
bridge owed their victory to their superb
start as much as to anything else. The race
was a great vindication OF the English Style
OF rowing. From its inception to its end the
match was characterized by the truest
sporting spirit. 1t was a fine thlng for tho
winners Of the Harvard Yale race to come all
the way from America in order to race
the winners Of the Oxford Cambridge race,
Every one will regret the series OF misfor-
tunes which befelI during their training.
Several Of them became i'll. One was pre-
vented from rowing. by an accident TO his
knee, so that a substitute was put In his place
only a fortnight before the race, All this
must have affected them considerably.
Their CHIEF fAluf, winch was ITeRulHTly IN
time at the beginning of their stroke. must
have been due 10 insufficient practice In the
order In which they had To row. Their other
faults were their hurried swing forward and
their distinct pause when forward before
taking tho water and again when they I'D
take the water. making the first part OF ths
stroke too gentle.
r. B. Ethcrington Smith, who has q great
name in English rowing circles, says In the
Daily NPHs that the losers were without eN-
ception the biggest and strongest lot OF men
he ever saw together in an eight. Their style
was good. not far short Of the English stand
ard, At the same time, Mr.. Smith adds, he IA
convinced that they had far more latent pare
than Cambridge, and he believes that II they
were TO be taught by him or a few good English
amateur coaches 10 would be hard to find a
crew to beat them.
The Tribune says: In their way the feats
Of both crews won our admiration. The
glorious work Of Cambridge from start to fn-
ish was fascinating, but our heart. too, had .
big corner for gallant Harvard. II was a NOV
ing sight to see Harvnrd's superhuman perse-
verance in the race that was lost 10. them,
assuming that Cambridge made no blunder,
in the first few moments.'
Guy Nickalls says in the Morning Post;
THE lessons Of the race are many. Expert
encP and racing qualities beat inexperience
and lack Of racing power. 1t is no good being
able to stay unless you can. when wanted.
command the pace. One may also learn that
the days OF the professional coach are over.
for II is s~elf-evldent that the mar who never
rowed in a really good eight himself cannot
possibly teach eight mon how TO get their boat
along in the way most advantageous to thell'
selves"