Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
ST. VINCENT BASE BALL TEAM.
Syracuse Wins.
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were welcomed with cheers and college
yells. as were those Of Pennsylvania.
Columbia and Syracuse, which came up
| the river almost abreast from their:
| training quarters. There was q breath
less walt. with the crews in position. as
the referee. In his boat back OF the line.
instructed the crews. flash. puff OF
white smoke floating away on the still
air, and the big race as on.
Columbia Leads at Start.
The report OF the pistol was followed
quickly by shouts of many on the observa-
ton train and on the shores and high
lands. Out in front shot Columbia with
lead of a few feet. 1t was not much Of
an advantage, but It gave the Columbia
admirers something to cheer about.
| The start was good, all the crews
catching the water well and sending their
shells forward with a rush. In the first
eighth of q mile all Ave boats were we'll
punched. Nearing the first quarter mile
Wisconsin took the lead from Columbia.
with Cornell second, Pennsylvania third,
Columbia fourth and Syracuse fifth. and
yet the fifth shell was scant half length
| from the first.
! Pennsylvania then made its bid for the
| lead, and with shouts Of encouragement
from Coxswain Westcott and a spiriting
stroke its crew sent the bow Of its shell
half a length forward to the good. Penn
syivania's stroke was 40, and finding that
| the lead was being held Stroke Emig
ing by the Pennsylvanians, but neverthe-
less the she'll went at speed through the
water.
Syracuse Gaining.
The mile found Syracuse squirting des-
perately, and gaining inch by inch inch.
until at last it had a slight lead over the
Quakers. Syracuse was first, with Penn
sylvania second. Columbia third. Wiscon-
sin fourth and Cornell fifth, and the ira
ditional biscuit could have been tossed
from the first to the last she'll with snap
of the wrist, SO close were the crews.
Syracuse slipped back and Pennsylvania
again forged to the front. Cornell rowed
prettily with the famous Cornell stroke.
So they raced along without appreciable
change OF relative position to the two
and a half mile mark, while the people
lining the river bank and the wooded
| bluffs Justify cheered.
Nearing the Poughkeeps.e bridge. which
marks the third mile OF this course.
Pennsylvania. wearying Of tho continued
squirt. dropped back to fourth place.
while Syracuse. using it's reserve strength
for the last mile, shot into the lead. Co
lumbia was now second, Cornell third,
Pennsylvania fourth. Wisconsin fifth.
Then came the dramatic moment In the
contest. Being only two lengths behind
| 0yIdCuSc Tic VISCOuSIn crew IudOS q
final squirt. 1t was q game effort to
carry a stroke of thirty-six at this stage
| Of the race, and 1t was fateful attempt.
J. w. Wilce. No. 2. toppled over from
his seat. his oar DRAGGING in the water.
| and the shell came almost to a dead stop.
A splash Of water into the face from the
bow man brought him to, and Wisconsin
pluckily continued the losing struggle.
Two hundred yards moro and again the
exhausted Wilce fell over. only to recover
once more and row with his crew across
the finish line.
Syracuse Wins.
Meanwhile Syracuse. Columbia and Cor
nell were fighting out each boats length
Of water in the last mile. The crews were
rowing thirty-three strokes. and the dis
lance between the bows seemed scarcely
| to vary an inch. And now the cheers from
train and shores were almost drowned by
| the pandemonium Of whistles. sirens and
cannon on the yachts and signal bombs
from the bridge.
When the race reached a question Of
boat lengths Syracuse had about q third
! of a length lead over Columbia, whose
| shell was half a length ahead Of Cornell.
with Pennsylvania fourth, three lengths
| in the rear.
Cornell tried to squirt. but the power
was not there, and the boat fell behind.
while Columbia chung tenaciously to SYRIA
| cuse, wrich grimly keeping up its steady
stroke, slipped over the finish line to a
we'll earned victory.
Syracuse Wins in Fours.
| Syracuse won also and for the third
successive time the race for university
| four -oared shells for the Kennedy chal-
| lenge trophy-the first race Of the day
leading the Pennsylvania crew over the
line by nearly two lengths and covering
the distance Of two miles in 10 minutes
and So As seconds. Columbia crossed the
line third. three lengths behind Pennsyl-
vania. which had fouled the Columbia
boat in the last half mile Of the contest.
/ The judges disqualified Pennsylvania and
awarded Columbia place honors. SYRIA
cuse was the actual winner. but many
have won this race. There are no coxs-
watns in this race and the shells are
steered by the bow oar. Cornell went
| wide Of its course and ran its boats
sharp Prov plump into. the marking buoy
at the one and quarter mile mark. and
the craft stuck there until help arrived
When the collision occurred Cornell had
| a lead Of four lengths and was drawing
| rapidly away from its competitors. The
record for the four-oared race Is held by
| the Syracuse crew Of 1905. which made
| the distance In 10 minutes Is 2-5 seconds.
Cornell Freshmen Win.
Cornell carried OFF the two-mile race for
AICSutu<A CA6uS>OoAC0 oHCIIC 4OI llpC SSCW"
ards cup in handy fashion. going over the
course In 8 minutes % 3-5 seconds. three
lengths of open water ahead OF SYRIA
cuse. Columbia was third, Wisconsin
fourth and Pennsylvania fifth. Wiscon-
sin won this race last year. Syracuse in
1906 and Cornell In 1905. The best time
over the course is minutes and 10 Sec
onds. made by Cornell in 1908.
Poughkeepsie Celebrates.
Poughkeepsie celebrated the victors and
vanquished alike tonight with fireworks.
Swarms Of cheering students filed the
streets tonight and shouted for their
crews and alma matters.
| James Ten Eyck, coach of Syracuse, to-
night said:
II am satisfied with the outcome and
especially pleased because I know the
crew has worked hard and faithfully
thinh the result shows that Syracuse
was tho best crew.
Late tonight Coach Ten Eyck Of Wis
| consin said that Wilces collapse was due
| to a severe blow from the handle of his
oar. which struck him in the stomach
when he caught crab" His condition
necessitated the attention of a physician.
who was unable to determine by a SUPER
ficial examination the nature and extent
of his injuries. !.
The fleet of steam yachts here was led
by Edward H. Harriman's Sultana. which
was used as the judges boat at the finish
line.