Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
TIGERS PREPARE FOR ROWING
Expected Princeton viii Send n Team
Out This Year.

Expected Princeton Will Send n Team
Out This Year.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28--When Andrew Car
negie gave a lake to Princeton university.
a hope sprang up in the breasts Of all fol-
overs of Tiger athletics that che Orange
and Black once more would be represented
by a crew. Rowing had been a dead sport
at Old Nassau since the carly eighties,
but with the building of the artificial lake.
indications pointed 10 Pylnceton once more
going In for aquatics. Last year It was
hoped that the Tigers would meet some
outside crew, but, using rare judgment,
the Princeton management decided to hold
only interclass races and wait for at least
another season before It scheduled outside
events.
Indications point to the Tigers resuming
outside rowing relationship this year. A
race has been scheduled for April 30 to be
rowed on the Severn against Annapolis.
Whether the Tigers will send a varsity
crew is a question. This depends entirely
upon the action taken by the Orange and
Black faculty. There is a strong posi-
bility that this body will not let a varsity
crew row on the Severn, but it is an as
sured fact that Princeton will send some
sort OF crew to row against the navy.
1t may be a second or a freshman eight,
but no matter what sort Of a boat is sent
to Annapolis, the followers OF Tiger ath-
letics are delighted with the move, as It is
believed that 1t will be only a question Of
a few more years before the Orange and
Black will be seen at either Poughkeepsie,
New London or the American Henley.
Princeton Is not the only college that is
scheduled to row the Middies this year.
Relationships have been resumed with
Harvard by the arranging OF a race with
the Crimson to be rowed on the Severn on
April p. Although rather ar early date,
the navy contingent believes that It will
be an advantage to the Annapolis crew, as
the Middies took to the water last week,
and so should be in better condition than
Harvard for the struggle. There is a feel
ing. however, at Annapolis that it would
have been better for all hands IL the race
were held when both Fights were in better
condition. This IS impossible, on account
of the other fixtures of the two institu-
lions.
The other races which are definitely fixed
are: Columbia, May 4; Georgetown, May
IA, and Syracuse, May 21. This will be quite
a strenuous period for the Midshipmen,
who will row three races in three weeks.
Georgetown. which comes In between, is
not likely to prove as hard as the others.
however. The races with Columbia and
Syracuse are almost certain to prove good
contests. The Mldshipmen Will look for
ward to the Syracuse race as the big con-
test of the season. Syracuse has won out
In both OF the previous races against the
Midshlpmen, and Coach Glendon and every
man under him are desperately anxious
to show them their rudder this season.
Glendon started work with about fifty
candidates for the different crews. While
four of the regular crew were lost by
graduation. Glendon has men who have
rowed under him for a number Of seasons
in every place of the tentative first crew
except at six, where Weems. a new man, is
rowing. Weems is a very strong fellow
with an ideal build for an oarsman and is
expected to develop into a fine oarsman.
Glendon states that the material for a
fourth-class crew is somewhat better than
usual.