Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
TEN CREWS MAY ROW
At POUGHKEEPS|
Prospect of Several Newcomers
in the College Race on the
Hudson Next Year.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

by Ell" II. ooSAhCSA-
It need occasion no surprise If there
should be nine and possibly ten eight
cared crews at the intercollegiate regatta
at Poughkeepsie next year. The competi-
ton of the navy brought the number up
to seven this year. and there is every rea-
son to believe that the middies intend to
make their competition a permanent thing.
The other three institutions which are
considered likely to send crews for the
first time are West Point. Princeton and
Leland Stanford. The competition of the
middies at the very back door of West
Point has set the military academy au-
thorities to thinking. Capt. Palmer Pierce.
who has been the guiding spirit of ath-
letics at West Point for years. paid visit
to the crews training at Poughkeepsie and
absorbed all the information he could
concerning the time and cost of MAIN
tanning a crew. Capt. Pierce was very
favorably impressed with what he learned,
ana since West Point is ideally situated
for the development of rowing 1t is not
unlikely that the West Pointers will make
some effort to turn out crew next year.
Ambitious Californians.
OF more than the usual interest is the
proposition of Leland Stanford to send
a crew from the Pacific coast. The Cali
fornians considered the matter very thor
oughy this spring, but were obliged to
abandon the project on account of the ex
pense and the lateness of the season when
Il was first preached Leland Stanford
had a very good crew this year. and won
the annual regatta from Washington and
California the latter part of April. Boat
ing has always been popular at Leland
Stanford. and the westerners feel that
or at least to make a good showing at
PoughkeepSie.
No one is yet permitted to speak with
authority with regard to what Princeton
proposes to do. That the Tigers will soon
be on the water with their crews is GER
tainty. They wanted both at Pough-
keepsie and at New London. College men
are deeply interested in the choice which
Princeton makes. though the decision
means more to Princeton than it does to
the colleges which row at Poughkeepsie.
Will Eclipse New London.
II ten. or even nine. crews finally make
up the number which row annually at
Poughkeepsie, the Hudson River regatta
will put the dual race between Harvard and
Yale AT New London totally in eclipse.
Yale men have announced lately that I'M
der no circumstances would they row at
Poughkeepsie though the Ellis give no rea-
drawn by the Poughkeepsie oarsmen that
the New Englanders have no great desire
To compare their rowing methods with
those ~ PGughkecpSe. 1t is evident that
this view Of the matter is not liked so much
by Harvard. whose policy during the last
three years has been TO enter into closer
relations with the PcushkCepsie crews. as
Is shown 10y the arranging OF dual races
with Cornell and G, llmbia. Ii is not I'M
likely that the time viii come when Har-
ward Will prefer the PouShkcepsie regatta
20 IN. Yaie race. If this time ever comes.
s. Will put Yale in very embarrassing po-
sitiou
The Yalc-Harvard race this year was not
needed 10 award the intercollegiate rowing
championship TO Cornell. The lthacans, By
their victory over Harvard on Lake Cayuga
and their triumph at Poughkeepsie. have
the Championship cinched beyond dispute.
Furthermore Columbia deserves 10 BE-
ranked IN second place. Critics who are
well acquainted with the rowing strength
OF Harvard and Yale declare that neither
OF the New England crews could have fin
ished better than ifth place had they rowed
at Poughkecpsic. II this be true then both
Annapolis and Pennsylvania should be
ranked above Harvard and Yale.
Work of Columbia.
The real feature of the regatta at Pough-
keepsIc was the magnificent work of the
Columbia eight. The Cornell champions
were not strong as a year ago. but this
bnOulu NOT uelEdCt from the splendid Work
of the Columbans The New York collie
gians have lost no time In bestowing most
OF the praise for their fine rowing on their
coach. James Rice. This man. whom one OF
the Harvard boat clubs could no longer
use. has done what other coach has
been able 10 do at Columbia In recent years
he has given Columbia a crew Of which
she could be proud. one OF the best in the
college world. For years Columbia has
been experimenting with coach after coach
and system after system. all OF which had
TO be discarded after year or two
The success Of Rice was no accident for
he started the season with only two vet
Grams. and built up his eight from green
men. This crew averaged only 166 pounds
seven pounds to the man less than the Cor
nell NictOrs. AS further proof that RiCe's
success was fully deserved 1t should be
noted that the freshman eight would have,
gotten second place but for the fact that
us shell was injured and was partially
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