Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
EXPERT BUSHNELL PICKS
CORNELL TO WIN AGAIN
Decision Is Reached After
Watching Workouts of
Crews on Hudson.
By Edward R. Bushnell.

By Edward r. Bushnell.
POCGHKEEPSIE, y. Y, June Is
Fourteen college crews have finished the
first week of fortnisht's rigorous train
Ing for the premier intercollegiate regatta
OF the year. which is 10 be rowed on this
historic course next Saturday. 1t is not
Understanding the strength of Columbia
or any other crew to say that Cornell is
once more the favorite for first honors
in the varsity event Columbia men in
particular are possessed OF deep-Seated
conviction that this is their year to
trounce Cornell However, they have
thought this before. but on each such
occasion had to follow the Ithacans over
the course. Ii should also be noted that
Wisconsin men think they have a pretty
good chance to lead the procession. while
Pennsylvania and Syracuse are optimistic
as we'll.
After watching the different crews work
out. and considering their records for
the year. il is the belief of the writer
that Cornell is rightfully the favor1te and
that there is no particular reason for the
belief of the Columbia men that they
have better crew than Cornell.
In considering the Cornell eight IL
should never be forgotten that the lth-
able crew of last year. and that OH the
whole The IthacauS are stronger than In
1909. 1t should also be remembered that
Cornell's 1909 crew was made up entirely
of new men, it being, in fact, Cornell S
junior eight in the American regatta. The
men performed so well in that race that
Coach Courtney selected them to row
against Harvard instead of the crew
which was supposed to be the varsity
eight. These youngsters defeated the
Crimson and then went to PoughkeepSle
and won again. Since there are six OF
them on hand this year ii is reasonable
10 expect the eight to be even better than
year ago.
Those instances within the last decade
when Cornell has lost have been married
by either unusually poor material at
Ithaca or friction within the crew The
material certainly is up to the standard
this year and there has been no hint OF
trouble among the oarsmen- Courtney $
reputation for careful coaching is SUI
hcient guarantee that the Cornell eight
will be in its usual good shape the day or
The regatta
IL the night is 10 be one between Cornell
and Columbia, as most OF the CRITICS are
agreed. there are additional reasons TOT
faVoring Cornell. One of these is con-
tributed by the results of the dual races
Of the year. Cornell defeated Harvard
decisiVely on the CrimSonS own course
columbia. ON the other hand, was de1eat-
Iriumphed rather easily over the Navy
This would indicate superiority on the
part of Cornell over Columbla.s
Columbia men are inclined to minimize
the Importance of COrnells victory over
Harvard, with assertions that the Grim
son crew is greatly Ovcrestimated and
that the Ithacans victory was not note
worthy achievement This sort OF argu-
ment, though, is not very convincing IN
the light of Cornells actual performance
for on comparative performances Har-
ward should be ranked above Columbia.
Another reason why Cornell should
have the advantage over Columbia is the
greater weight and maturity In the Cor
nell boat The average weight of Cor
nelTs eight Is 1I3J pounds, that OF Co.
lumbia only 1861. The average age or
the Cornell crew is twenty-three years,
that of Columbia only twenty-one- OF
course, these are advantages which are
often overcome. but since the lthacans
are as we'll provided with everything else
that goes 10 make up winning crew,
these things merely increase their ad-
vantage.
The basis of Columbia hope seems
to be the fact that nearly every year
the Gothamites have been able to give
Cornell a hard fight for first honors. and
twice came very near winning the cham
pionship. Columbia is undoubtedly row.
ing splendidly at present. and her crew
is feared by all the other coaches on
trained his men with an eye single to
this race and it may be taken for a fact
that the eight will be in its best condi-
ton of the year for this event.
OF the others crews, Wisconsin seems
10 be the most feared. In fact, young
Edward Ten Eyck has brought east a
crew which is generally admitted to be
stronger than the Syracuse crew, which
his father coaches Wisconsin has mad
one race to date. that with the Uni
versity of Washington at Madison Wis
Consin Won that race easily by some
four lengths. but there Is no medium
OF comparison TO tell whether Wisconsin
performance was good or bad
The Wisconsin oarsmen have been act
ting in d most my Mysterious manner since
their arrival Apparently they do not
want any of their rivals TO see them at
work. IL the other crews go up the river
Wisconsin goes down TO train If the
Badgers come upon rival crew or coach,
even when rowing trial, the men stop
and paddle until the enemy vanishe's. To
the other coaches this looks very childish.
for what Wisconsin does in practice will
not make the other crews row a yard
faster or slower. AS one OF the coaches
eaid:
Il never care how mysterious the other
crews act or how much their coaches try
TO conceal their real strength. They all
have 70 show what they can do on the
day of the race and it wouldn't help or
hinder US TO know in advance.
Wisconsin has one OF the lightest crews
o. the river. their average weight being
only ia pounds Furthermore, the crew
j. made up almost entirely of new men.
i Wisconsin should win it would be the
FIRST POushkeepsie victory on record for
the Badgers. VI the same time good
many persons who are getting tired of
the monotony caused by Cornelis annual
Jriurnphs would welcome the sight OF
Wisconsin taking the blue ribbon event
Of the rowing season. But the form
shown by the Badgers TO date does not
Indicate any such astonishing result.
Syracuse is somewhat CT an enigma.
Some of the rival coaches seem 10 think
that the elder Ten Eyck is to spring
something of surprise this year, while
others are inclined 10 the belief that this
Is an of year for the Salt City collegians.
Syracuse has the same average weight
"a Columbia 16s.- pounds. But they have
only two Of the 1879 veterans in this
years beat and are therefore III more
handicapped than either Cor or Co
lurnba-
BY common consent of the visiting
critics Pennsy lvania is put last In the
matter of favOrites. 1T has been SO long
since the Quakers have won this regatta
and 80 seldom that they have been fight
ing for first place that the experts are.
perhaps. inclined TO underestimate them.
The Quakers this year have a crew of
fair weight. 169 pounds. but the men
average only twenty years in age. and
most of them are inexperienced. Coach
out all his varsity material. and there
are now three men in the university
who are better oarsmen than any of the
mon ureSeut varsity eight huf