The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
THE HUDSON COLLEGE CREWS
MEN WHO WILL ROW IN FIVE
VARSITY EIGHTS.
Makeups for Resatta In June as Indicated
by Present Boatings-The Many Races
OF the Average College sweepsman
Veterans and Others In Boats.

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fact, ell save Wisoensin's men get plenty
Of compositions ni,tside Of the big regattas
Of the year. For instance, the Columbus
seniors rowing in the varsity boat, Capt
Cerussi and Jordan, have seen much SER
vice. In 1908 they rowed not only against
Yale freshmen but also In the Harlem
regatta and the race at Poughkeepsie.
The next year they were in the crews
which met Harvard and the Navy, be-
sides taking part in contests on the Har-
lem. Jordan wasn't in the varsity eight
at Poughkeepsie.
Last year they sat in the shells against
Harvard and the Navy, as we'll as in the
Harlem regatta and at Poughkeepsle.
Besides interclass and scraps they
rowed this year against Harvard and
the Navy, 30 that altogether thirteen
races preoede the contest Of the Inter
collegiate Rowing Association this year.
This goes to show that a varsity oarsman
gets a great deal Of racing in the course
| Of his training. by the time he ts u OF
college he has done a lot Of 1t.
These conditions apply particularly
Ito Columbia and Pennsylvania. because
of the Harlem and American Henley
regattas. Harvard rows races with two
other institutions annually. Yale and
either Cornell or the Navy. The Grim
son generally sends boats to the American
Henley. Syracuse has crews which race
against the Navy and the Argonaut r. C.
There was q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. race a
couple Of seasons ago.
The college crews are pretty well Sc
ieoted by now. All save Cornell OF the
P~oughkeepeie division have made the
selections. The Ithacans are waiting
until after the race at the American Hen
ley on May 20 to put together the eight
which will go against Harvard at Ithaca
on May 81 and the other colleges at Pough-
keepsie on June 20.
C%olumbia's varsity eight has been
shaken up again. most recently to give
Capt. Cerussi a chance to get his mind
| of the cares OF stroking. He has gone to
I, a seat he had in his freshman year.
Catch. who succeeds Cerussi at stroke,
was a strong tip earlier for stroke next
year, but his advance has been more
rapid han frat was expected. Catch,
who stroked last years freshman boat,
ia a very near copy in style OF Capt.
Pete-
Keator. Columbia's bow man. was cap
tain and I Of the freshman boat two yeare
ago. He rowed 3 in the P~oughkeepsie
regatta last year In the varsity boat,
At 2 Carl Jordan had a like seat in the
freshman eight which finished fourth at
Poughkeepsie in 1905. He rowed against
Harvard and the Navy in the varsity shell
in 1907, but wa prevented from making
the boat for the Poughk eepsie by
parental objections. Jordan was ? in
the varsity boat which finished second at
Pougbkeepsie last year. Renshaw. who
two years & and was s in the varsity
Vast year. Clapp, who recently was
moved from bow to .. was a substitute
for the varsity eight last year.
Phillips. at present s in the varsity, was
J in his freshman crew last year. He was
at 2 in the vareity combination for a long
time this season. but was moved up to
make room for Cerussi, who rowed z In
1905 in his freshman boat and stroked
the varsity Fights in 1907 and 1904. Jack
Ryan, q in the varsity, was a substitute
for the boat two years ago and made a
place at Il last year.
Cornell has two Fights at work now.
In the first varsity are Williams, bow;
Backus, 2; Sanger, 3; Beyea. 4; Stevens, s;
HOLSTER. Q; Clark, 7. and Horton. stroke.
Williams was bow oar Of the freshman
crew in 1907. which finished last. He was
7 in the varsity crew last year. Baokus
was 2 in the freshman crew Of the class Of
1910 and 4 in the varsity last season.
Sanger. Beyea and Hollister. although
they nave been rowing right along. have
not been in first varsity combinations
before this. Stevens, although a tenior,
made his first appearance last year at s
in the varsity. Clark made his class boat
at 8 in 1905 and last year was a varsity
man, holding seat 3. Horton. who
stroked the second varsity against Penn
~sylvania last year, was put in the varsity
shell at Q when Coach Courtney had
trouble with Bromley. Holt. Gavett and
Weed.
The Junior eight is made up OF Sea-
graves. bow; Simsoa. ?; Kelly. s; Aitchison.
4; Sutton. 8; Day, Q; Names. Z. and Weed.
stroke. Barring Kelley and Weed, this
Is last freshman boat, as 1t won the
race at Poughkeepsie. Curiously enough,
1t 10 rowing in exactly the same order
as the freshmen did last year. Hadley
being at 8 and .Wiechers stroke. The Last
day, 1t IL a safe bet, but for illness.
Kelley and Weed have had tempestuous
times as Cornell oersmen. Kelley rowed
8 In his freshman boat In 1907, the crew
which finished last. he was bow oar Of the
four Dared crew which ran into the float
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