New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
OFF TO ROW THE NAVY
COLUMBIA MEN HOPEFUL.
First and Second VARSITY Crezos
Haze Been Shozcing Speed.

COlurnbia's first and second varsity eights VIII
leave this morning for Annapolis for the annual
race with the Naval Academy crews on the Severn
River tomorrow afternoon The squad consists Of
the regular il the boats and two substitutes,
in addition to the coach. James Rice, and II. y.
Moore. the manager. The shells were shipped last
night that they will be az Annapolis in time for
the men 10 have tr1al spin over the course this
afternoon
Rice is also planning 10 give the crews light work
or Saturday morning in order 70 make them IA
nlLa- with the course, which IS one OF the most
difficult to negotiate in the country. The men are
all II first class condition and have been doing fast
work in practice during the last week. Columbia
men hopeful. but Rice is not confident Of de-
feating the midshipn1en who roved such good
race against Harvard.
Rice had both crews out on the water yesterday
morning for about hour, but most OF the time
was spent in practising starts, the Harlem
was too rough for q steady pull Of than half
nile at time The second eight seemed to have
more speed in getting away than the varsity. but
at the end OF thirty strokes the older men always
got even terms and had no trouble in opening
Up lead Rice explains this fast getaway by the
fact that the second are average four
pounds lighter than the men in the first crew. who
average 17o1a pounds, This is Of the heaviest
eights that Columbia has had in some time but the
weight IS evenly distributed. The heaviest men
Dellenbs ugh. at No. /. and Won Saltzay at No 5
have seats in the waist Of the shell. while the
weight tapers Of toward the bow and stroke.
Ryan is the heaviest man il the second beat ard
is rowing st stroke. Heinrich who rowed No. Z
until last week. transferred the third boat
and his place taken by Hauser who shifted
from No , CIapp. new man, was pat in Hausers
place and has been rowing well This boat about
fifteen seconds slower than the first combination In
two-n2ie race. The crews will be boated as fol-
lows:
First 'Varsity-Snevily C57 pounds. bow; Jordan
C56) No. ,. spaIdng C71), No. ;: DeLenbaugh G8S}.
No. \ Won saltza $50 No. .; starbuck G7l), No. 6;
Keator G64). No. i Cerussi Qs5D. stroke and Wins
low CI4). coxswain-
Second Vsrsity-Steinschneid C6ly bow. Ham
man Cs0. No. :; C1app G5G, No 3, Murphy u59)
No. =: Renshaw u65l No. .: Saunders U76). No. 6.
HaUser d59). No :: Ryan CS7). stroke and Durant
CI4 coxEE-ain
Columbia has definitely decided not 70 enter a
crew in the American Henley at PhLade elphia on
May % The directors Of the rowing c-ub sefr-e
- a--oG--s tIl- s~eec-s for this change IN the
schedule. but il is thought that financial difficulties
stand n the way. When Columbia first decided 10
enter the rare the contest with Annapolis had NOT
been arranged and It only intended 70 send
one crew against the Naval Academy. This change
n the plans Is also said 10 have had some weight
in keeping Rice from wanting 70 take practically
the same men 10 Philadelphia.
On May is the Yale and Columbia freshmen will
row 4 o-rlile race on Lake Whitney. This is the
first tine in years that the freshman crews Of
the universities have met, the varsity race
with Harvard last year came OF the day originally
given the freshmen.