The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-11

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For the next few months rowing
will share the center Of the college
athletic stage along with baseball and
track athletics In the east. In fact,
rowing will BE- the last OF all the
branches Of collegiate athletic activity
to pass from popular attention this
year. for the reason that when the
Harvard-Yale race at New London
the concluding event upon the varsity
aquatic program, IL rowed all OF tho
other athletic teams will have been
disbanded for the season. The Har-
vard-Yalc race. by the way. comes
late this season, being scheduled for
June 80, but even 30 the windup OF the
college rowing season Is day or two
earlier than in 1909.
Whatever may be the unfortunate
condition Of college rowing In the two
rival universities of California, where
college faculties for some reason turn
ed down the request for dual race
ana necessitnted the formation of in
dependent varsity boat clubs. in the
east college rowing Is enjoying decid-
ed boom. There are evidences of this
on almost every hand. In this con-
nection one might cite the return OF
Princeton university into the inter:
varsity aquatic field after an absence
OF nearly thrcescore years. Then there
Is the resumption Of varsity rowing
ut Georgetown and the announcement
that Georgetown will again be seen at
tile Poughkecpsie regatta; also there
Is the proposed invasion of the Univer-
sity Of Washington's crack varsity
eight, which Is going to Madison. Wis.,,
early in June to meet the Badgers
crew prior to the latter's departure
for the Hudson.
The only thing lacking to give col
Iege rowing In the east tho widest pos
sible scope this year II tho fact tha
neither the Navy nor Princeton IL K
participate In the intercollegiate regat
tn. The Navy came into the big inter
collegiate event and did finely rev
years ago, but pressure Of work ant
training trips on the part Of the mid
dies caused the Naval academy 81
perintendent to refuse to sanction
Journey to Poughkeepsie. N. T.. thi
year. With Georgetown back in tn
deld again the presence Of the nava
cadets at Poughkeepsie. in addition t
adding a picturesqueness to the scene
would have made the held In the val
city eight cared race number seve
starters, q record number.
AZ for Princeton. 1t could hardly b
expected that the Tiger oarsme
would try their hand In such fast con
pany this year. They have the rigt
idea In Princeton ON the matter {
crew development. although they al
still lacking q professional coacl
. luxury that all the other univers
ties supporting intercollegiate rowin
enjoy. Princeton men realize that
varsity eight Is never the creation Of
day or even Of q year. To put VIII,
would be at best an inexperience
crew into the intercollegiate regatt
would be like inviting defeat, and
defeat just at this time might dampe
. present healthy and growing enth
siasm for aquatics in Tigertown. TIL
enthusiasm Is to have its only outl
this year In a race with the Navy {
the waters Of the Severn river. B,
it II only q question Of time when Il
Tigers. with their beautiful Carneg
lake and their splendid rowing equi
ment, will come into the thick Of Il
light and secure their share Of wi
nlng honors.
The crew candidates varsity al
freshmen boats alike-at oil nine
tho universities. where rowing Is
part Of the college athletic curriculu
are now In various stages Of develo
ment, according to the individual OPP
ions OF the different coaches havi
the work In charge. In no branch
intercollegiate sport do coaches ide
differ quite so widely as In rowir
Homc stick hard and fast to one s.
TEN ana rely upon It rellgiously ye
IN and year out. In victory and In ,
feat Others are prone to experimc
10 try out new ideas. But In the ms
there u no body Of coaches whose
llefs are more deeply Embedded or L
likely to be changed by outside 9,
esstion. influence or pressure than
Courtney Wray Ten Eyck-Kenne,
Ward combination.
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