Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Twelfth Page.

man who is usually deaf to all queries on
the merits of his pupils. In 1906 the
IQuakers finished a close second in the
great struggle. and this year through the
return of Shoemaker and Drayton. who
were unable to row last year, the boat is
a veteran combination.
With half of the boat filled with men of
three years experience and the other
four only year less. Ward is the only
coach who can congratulate himself on
wholly veteran eight. The heaviest
crew on the river. averaging LA pounds,
and perhaps the best seasoned the Quak-
ers have much in their favor. Although
their form Is not of the best the results
or past contests. particularly that won
by Syracuse. when Packard stroked them
to victory in 1904, has tended to weaken
the faith placed in style.
Columbia and Wisconsin Liked.
Not even these favorable circumstances.
however. have sent the stock of the Blue
and Red soaring above that of the Co.
lumbias and Syracuse. Although these
three crews are at present considered to
be stronger than Wisconsin, or Cornell
no one of them is backed against the
field without heavy odds The betting is
more likely to be between Individual
boats or any one crew for place. In
spite of the prevailing opinion that the
1thacans Will not be in the thick of the
fight, the prestige of Courtney causes even
the most persistent advocates of his
theory TO pause in the expectation of
further developments. Last year the
Comedians lost favor a short while be-
fore the race, but on regatta day the
odds were favorable 10 them and they
stood the test. In that case, however, the
prophets were not far from right and the
Ithacans got away with their victory by
the smallest margin. The critics have
learned by this time. however. to place
little confidence in Courtneys or any
other Coach's opinion of his particular
crew. So when the subject of the dis
satisfaction of the veteran coach with
his men is preached the sharps only
shake their heads and venture that the
old man has something up his sleeve.
While Wisconsin, when judged upon its
merits as exhibited in practice, seems to
be almost on par with Cornell. it is
safe to predict on the evidence of past
performances that Journeys pupils have
the better chance. Now that the training
over the Poughkeepse-Highla course
has reached an advanced stage. the old
timers are beginning to get a line on the
tours and the first year men.
OF the quarters, Syracuse still holds its
own, partly perhaps on the prestige
gained last year, there being two of the
four left in the boat, and partly on the
form they have been showing in practice
since they have been training here Shelf
fer at bow and Rice at three are the vet
Grams. While the loss of the stroke is
unquestionably a setback. confidence is
placed in Shea. one of last years subs,
who fell heir to the vacant seat The
other three crews for the minor event are
more or less of an uncertain quantity, as
no one of them has displayed any form
Othe than average. and because of the
lack of interest taken in the tours.
A New Quartet.
Until to date the Columbia four is an
entirely new combination and has only
been together four days. The average
weight is 172 and rather unevenly dis
tributed. Stroke and bow are both under
100 pounds, while the other two each tin
the scales at something in the neighbor-
hood Of $50. In short, the blue and white
four is an uncertain quantity. Next to
Syracuse, it seems to be a toss up be-
tween Pennsylvania and Cornell, if any
reliance can be placed upon a general i'm
preston without any particular founda-
ton for it.
OF the freshmen. Wisconsin and Colum-
bia each have IL following among the
critics. and both considered to be
good rOugfl-water crews-Columbia be-
cause Sof its performances in practice,
and the Badgers because of their expert
ence on Mendoza I. lake. where rough
water is the rule rather than the eXcep-
ton While the Blue and White are con-
sidered to have Il little better Of the form,
the westerners are "a tall, rangy lot with
more weight.
The Syracuse freshmen are perhaps next
in favor. They are husky and seem to
send their boat through the water at a
good clip. Cornell and Pennsylvania are
not at this stage of the game considered
to be dangerous.
In spite of all talk to the effect that the
absence from the boat of Jim Teneyck last
Saturday afternoon at the Syracuse prac-
tice was caused by order of the faculty
on account of academic deficiency he was
back in the boat again this morning.
He had been laid off for one practice
merely because of the condition of his
hands.