Evening star., 1909-03-07
BANNER SEASON FOR
COLLEGE ROWING
Extraordinary Number of Dual
Races Between LEADING
VarSitieS.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

ner year Of intercollegiate rowing is evil
dent from the extraordinary number of
| dual races arranged between the leading
colleges. and the interest taken in the
fight for aquatic supremacy at both
Poughkeepse and New London. The real
depth of this interest. however. is re-
f1ected in the unprecedented number Of
dual races. More than that, the alliances
mark the gradual elimination Of that feel
| ing of hostility between the representa-
| tives of the Poughkeepsie and New Lon
| don regattas
| All told there will be six of these dual
races. and possibly more will be arranged.
| Harvard has two races, one with Column
| bia. April "a, and the other with Cornell.
May D. Yale has but one, this being
with the University OF Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia April 10. Columbia, besides
| meeting Harvard, has race with An
napoliS May s, while Syracuse will like
| wise row the middies on a later date.
Another race almost certain to be held
| is that between the University Of Penn
| sylvania and New York University. This
was rowed last year two days prior to the
American regatta. and both parties have
expressed a wish for meeting this
spring under similar conditions The only
| two eastern universities where rowing IS
| fostered which have not yet arranged
dual races are Princeton and Georgetown.
The Tigers this week endeavored to Sc
cure a race with an eight from Cornell.
but failed. Cornell authorities feel too
bitter toward Princeton for the latter's
treatment of them in foot ball to go out
Of their way in arranging a boat race
There Is likewise not a word OF truth In
the recent reports to the effect that
Princeton and Pennsylvania would meet
on the water.
The part Princeton will play in COL
1egiate rowing this year Is not likely to
be very conspicuous. The rowing plans
Of Harvard and Yale have all been settled
for the year and they do not include
races with Princeton. IF the Tigers en-
gage in any dual contests they will be
with some of the minor colleges like New
York University Georgetown. But
rowing is on such an uncertain footing at
the Washington college that even this
last-named race is dubious.
Princeton's First Race.
According to Coach Titus and the row.
ing authorities at Princeton, 1t is desired
| to send two Orange and Black eights to
the American regatta at Philadelphia
This regatta has so many classes Of crews
that the Tigers can easily be accommo-
dated without being compelled to take on
crews too strong for them. If they
| wanted an easy place for the launching
Of their first shell they could not find
better place than this regatta.
On the subject of the American regatta
1t is doubtful if this fiourishing organiza-
tion ever had brighter prospects than
right now. Not only has it ten or more
prospective entries for the national scho-
fastic championship race but practically
every rowing college in the east will be
represented in the race for junior col
lesiate crews. Cornell, whose crew has
| not been entered since 1907, has announced
that her eight will be on hand. Harvard,
pa,, Nalo
versity, whose crews started last year
will also be present once more. Prince
ton will be one of the new entries, and
If Georgetown has a crew it will also be
on hand.
This race and the various dual contests
emphasize the growing friendliness be-
tween all Of the eastern college rowing
associations. The common-sense tactics
Of the stewards of the organization are
chiefly responsible for this friendly feel
| ing. The object OF the stewards is to
promote a healthy interest In rowing, but
not to interfere in any way with either
the Poughkeepsie or New London rivalry.
1t was only on this basis that these men
were able to get together with q common
purpose. 1t was through the councils
OF this organization that the Harvard
Cornell, Harvard-Columbia and Yale
Pennsylvania races were arranged. If
this association can succeed In Obliterat-
ing all traces of unfriendliness between
the representatives of the two aSsocia-
tions 1t will accomplish something which
has been done i'll no other sport.
An Impossible Regatta.
From Annapolis comes the report that
the United States Naval Academy author
tiles are planning to promote an inter
collegiate regatta, to which all OF the
Poughkeepsie and New London crews are
to be invited. The advance reports are to
the effect that the races will be two In
number, one for varsity and one for
freshman eights. This would truly be
a notable achievement If Annapolis could
bring 1t about. 1t would be accomplish
ing something which no other organiza-
ton has been able to do-the amalgama-
ton of the Poughkeepsie and New Lon
don regattas
If this scheme Is seriously contemplated
then the promoters have observed the
success of the American regatta with
out learning anything. This regatta is
the success it is because its sponsors have
refused to disturb present rowing condi-
tions. 1t was seen that If a prelimi-
nary regatta brought together the var
sity crews which must meet later at
Poughkeepsie and New London, it would
kill the interest in the latter races.
Consequently the regatta was arranged
primarily for junior eights, and those first
crews which came were sand wiched in
with the club and other crews. For the
same reason the freshman eightS, which
would meet later at their respective re-
gattas, were SO classified that they will
not meet on the Schuylkill before their
final championship race. There Is some
room for regatta which caters to col
lege crews In this manner but none
whatever for one that endeavors to
decide the Poughkeepsie and New London
races in advance. or that seeks to bring
together the varsity eights of the two
associations.
The Rowing Schedule.
The following table. gives list of the
dual and other collegiate boat races ar
ranged to date:
April 10-Yale agt Pennsylvania war
sity) at Philadelphia
April 2-Harvard agt. Columbia var
sity) at Cambridge.
May 6-Annapolis agt. Columbia at An
napolis.
May 15-Syracuse agt. Annapolis at An
napolis.
May 2O-Pennsylvania agt. New York at
Philadelphia (probable).
May 22-Harvard agt. Cornell at Cam
bridge.
May 22-American regatta at Philadel-
phia.
June 26-Intercollegiate regatta at
Poughkeepsie. n. Y.
July Harvard agt. Yale at New Lon
don, Conn.
I. c. A. A. A. AS Peaceful Meeting.
For the first time since the intercolle-
giate track and field championship meet