Evening star., 1909-05-04
Y. n. C. A. Bowlers.
CLASSY ENTRIES FOR
AMERICAN HENLEY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May with
the impetus given to college rowing by
Yale-Pennsylvania. Cornell and
other boat races the stewards of the
American Rowing Association expect to
have a record-breaking entry list for
their sixth annual regatta, to be held on
the Schuylkill river. May %. Just now
the chief interest is in the race for junior
college crews. for which positive assur-
ances have been received from Yale.
Harvard. Cornell and Pennsylvania. Tn
official reports from Princeton are to the
effect that the Tigers will send down at
least two eights. The stewards also have
hopes of inducing Syracuse and Columbia
to enter crews for this race.
1t is at present too early to make any
prediction as to the probable result of
this race. Yale has won II twice. and
the ease with which the Yale youngsters
defeated the Pennsylvania juniors re-
Gently has led the Yale men to expect
q repetition. This belief is further
strengthened because OF the fact that
Yale has won the junior race at this
is known that Cornell has strong hopes
OF taking this event. This will be Corneil's
first appearance here since 1907. Two
years ago the 1thacans we're much cha
srined at losing to Yale after the Ellis
had won a previous race. Courtneys
men will try to get revenge this year.
There will be many college entries be-
sides those In the junior race. Harvard
will bring down q freshman as well as a
second eight. Yale. will do the same.
while Pennsylvania will probably start
at least Ave crews. There is also a
probability that Georgetown will send up
crew SO that every race will have an
intercollegiate flavor.
crews could not be brighter 1t is ex-
pected that there win be at least ten
starters for this race, incleding crews
from Washington: New York. Boston.
Baltimore and Philadelphia. The plan OF
the stewards to have this race bring to-
gether the championship eights of each
of these cities has met with universal
appreciation and the event will surely
be as much of feature as the race for
Junior college eights.
Owing to the fact that the club crews
get started' so much later than the col
feEians.s is impossible to tell just what
their entries will. be- In spite of the
non n-collegeaentries has been increased
each year. and there is no doubt that
the club entries will be affected by the
boom IN college rowing.
Corbett to- Second Jeffries.
NEW YORK. May As the result of a
conference between Jim Jeffrics. Jim Cor
Uctl dIu SdiH tiiC pSiHtS
have been decided:
First-Jim Corbett will be in Jeffries'
corner as an adviser when he fights John
son.
Second-Corbett says that Jeffries today
looks to be in as good condition as when
he fought and defeated him tCorbetO al
Coney island and again at San Francisco.
He predicts certain victory for Jeffries.
Third-The battle between the unde-
feated heavyweight champion and John
son will take place in the United States.
New Boats for Wisconsin Boys.
CHICAGO. H.. May .4-There is joy
among the crew candidates Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. The new shell
and two four-oared barges have arrived
at Madison. WITS. and besides this. the
weather man, has become very geniaE. and
good conditions are prevailing. Coach
Ten Eyck now has four crews working
on the water daily, and he is credited
with the statement that he is well pleased
with the work thus far Ten Eyck is
generally very quiet on such subjects
and when he makes q statement of. this
kind there must be something in IT, =