The sun., 1909-02-14

III lnis WOeful MCk OF Interest In continued
lew years longer remarks the Penn
Apparently Yale has seen leht from
the announcement that there will be q
two mile race between Yale and Penn
sylvania on the Schuylkill on April TO-
some time ago report was started that
the Columbia and Yale varsity crews
might meet in a race on the Hudson II
y were possible to get the senior eight
down here to row at the same time az the
Yale-Columbia freshman crews, At that
time the remark was made In New Haven
that Yale would not take the varsity
crew anywhere In the season at all
except possibly the junior varsity would
go to the American Henley.
After the race last year at New London
q good many persons said Yale would
few more races. Harvard had raced Cor
nell and the Navy, beating both. and
that gave the Crimson excellent prepa-
ration for the big race at New London.
There is no experience like that gained In
actual racing for an oarsman, or for any
other kind Of athlete for that matter
In response 10 the comment that Yale
might have done better with a race or
two before that II was said merely that
Yale would adhere to her fxed lines Of
developing a crew and that there would
be no dual races before the big race with
Harvard.
The decision to meet Pennsy lvania ID
excellent II will undoubtedly do the
Yale crew a great deal Of good TO have
race. These dual races which precede
the intercollegiate regattas give the only
lines that can be formed as to the COM
parative merits OF the New London and
Poughkeepsie crews,
There Is a great deal OF difference Of
opinion on subject like this, "a may cas-
lily be seen. For instance, no man In
Syracuse or Columbia would be willing
10 concede that Harvard could ever win
the race at Poughkeepsie with ease. II at
ell but q prominent Yale rowing au-
thority sold some time ago that he thought
Harvard would have won at Poughkeepsie
by ten lengths. A man who saw both
races and who knows something of rowing
Is inclined TO doubt this. This is ques-
tion which never will be settled and always
will le1d to a great deal Of argument until
such thne "a Harvard and Yale Join the
Hudson contingent or else somebody
widens the Thames at New London 30
thEt they cnp put on ten crews all the way
across the river
PEACE AT CORNELL.
Apparently peace has been declared ct
Cornell. bcc2rse Sy Weed, who was one
OF the rnea who had the falling out with
Mr.. Courtney Last year. has reported for
work, end he is likely TO be stroke Of the
rext Cornell crew. Weed is a Harlem
River oGrsalan and wes In his freshman
crew when he first went to Cornell. He
wes in, that contingent which last year
hGd p run in with Courtney. with the re-
suit that the Cornell crew was AFFLICTED
with periodical shakeups until the inlet
rosembleG a section In Messina.
Courtney brought crews 10 Pough-
keepsie which were not at all settled In
h.at 81 Ia. =.
cerely expected that the Cornell varsity
crew would be fer behind all the others
when the race was over, That they An
ished where they did is a tribute % the
good spirit Of the men who eventually
were chosen for the boat. as we'll as TO
Courtpey's effective coaching.
Cornell is particularly we'll on this year,
because only couple Of mon are needed
for the varsity eight The only bad fea-
ture Of the whole thing is that one Of the
men who is missing is Chris Cox. who
stroked the crew for three years. He is a
verv good oarsman indeed, as the races
Of the last two years have shown conclu-
siveY, His place will not be easy to All,
but Weed will make a capable substitute
1t Is pretty safe to say that there is not
lik ely 20 be 80 much trouble at Cornell this
year because most OF the recalcitrants
are out.
II IL up TO the East to take little more
interest i'm the Pacific coast crews, be-
cause the understanding is that one Of
hem Ia likely to be sent here TO a Pough-
ieepsie regatta-that is. unless previous
announcements have been all wrong.
There Is an interest in the development
'ornia crew, where Dean Witter, who
was elected captain Of the boat. resigned
N order TO become coach and did 90 on
l no salary basis. The sum OF $3.50 was
appropriated for the coach. but Witter
'eflsed that. This sum happened to be
lust exactly what was needed for the
purchase Of a coaching launch. thing
md 80 the boat was bought with what
would have been paid for a coach.
Witter was IN the East last June and
,aw tho races at Poughkeepsie and New
london. and got a pretty good idea Of
What the Eastern crews could do. While
here a short time ago he acted as the
asent, gent, not S,H,y, only for for his own
'hells. Witter also saw Frederick d.
colson. who formerly was assistant coach
It Cornell. In regard TO having him come
,ut to coach the men at Berkeley; but
Ioison's figure was so far In advance
u anything that the California men could
wen think Of paying that they had to
Freak OF these negotiations early. |
port, that witter's crew is able to do
effective against Washing
on, which appears to be the leader In |
,oast rowing. However, Coach Conf |
,ear, at Warrington. has the edge on |
he situation. and IL is feared that Witter
will not at least for one year. develop |
winning crew
SYRACUSE WILL OFF.
Syracuse ought to be mentioned here.
,ecause It Is courtesy to mention the
nd Duvall OF the winning varsity crew |
ast wear are out Of college, but there |
ne six old men back. and that In q pretty |
,ood start. II appears from the college |
,aper at Syracuse that Champlin has re-
urned 10 college and also that young |
i'm Ten Eyck In likely to row again.
Champlin has had a sort OF easy time
n his college work apparently, because
le bobs I'M and out just as he pleases.
Iowever, afiidavits always have to
,e made to the stewards OF the rowing
association that men are In good stand
ne and perfectly eligible, and of course
Jyracuse would not do anything wrong
n a matter Of sport. Last years Syracuse
rev was O very finely matched lot OF
men. powerful and well trained.
Old man Ten Eyck every 10 often gets
ogether a lot OF men who are simply
Unbeatable, and certainly he has done
,reat things for Syracuse in the rowing
inc. The men from the Salt City have
made their presence felt in this regatta
rom their first entrance In II, and Ten
Iyck has been responsible for the strong
He has some good men
eft over from his freshman crew OF last
90 In h..I