The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-25
DATES FOR THE BIC COT
LEcE REcATTAs.

q Aay s-1eiannpla versus Navy at 3
May l4-Georgetown versus Navy 3
= at Annapolis g
May 2l-Ameriean Henley at phil- 8
adelphia
y May n-syraeuse versus Navy At
3 Annapolis. d
p May so-Harvard versus Cornell at p
y Boston. "
June 4-Washington versus Wiscon-
" sin ai Madison.
8 June intercollegiate regatta &C Is
q roughkeepsie. q
3 June s1-I4arvara versus Yale az q
New London.
100000 3 q sss9y
For the next few months rowing
win share the center Or the college
athletic stage along with baseball ana
track athletics ia the east. In fact
rowing VIII be the last Of all the
branches Of collegiate athletic activity
n 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, Is rowed all Of the
other athletic teams will have been
disbanded for the season The Har-
yard Yale race. By the way comes
late this season, being sheduled for
June 80, but even 50 the windup Of the
college rowing season is a 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 a dual race
and necessitated the formation Of In
dependent varsity boat clubs, in the
east college rowing is enjoying a decid-
ed BOOM There are evidences OF this
Oh 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 threescore years. Then there
is the resumption Of varsity rowing
at Georgetown aud the announcement
that Georgetown will again be seen at
the Poughkeepsie regatta; also there
il the proposed invasion of the Uniyer-
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 the widest pos
sible scope this year is the fact that
neither the Navy nor Princeton Is to
participate III the intercollegiate regat-
Ia. The Navy came into the big inter-
collegiate event and did finely Il few
years ago, but pressure Of work and
training trips on the part OF the mid
dies caused the Naval academy su-
perintendent to refuse TO sanction
journey to Poughkcepsie. n. y. this
year. With Georgetown back in the
field again the presence Of the naval
cadets at PoughkeepSie. in addition to
adding a pictnresqueness to the scene.
would have made the field ID the var-
slty eight cared tace number seven
starters. a record Number.
AS for Princeton. 1t could hardly be
expected that the Tiger oarsmen
would try their hand in such fast com
pany this year They have the right
idea III Princeton on the matter Of
crew Development. although they are
still lacking Professional coach.
luxury that alI the other nniyersl-
ties supporting intercollegiate rowing
enjoy. Princeton men realize that 4
varsity eight is never the creation Of a
day OF even OF year. TO put what
would be at best all inexperienced
crew into the intercollegiate regatta
would be like inviting defeat. and a
defeat just at this time might dampen
a present healthy and growing enthu-
slasm for aQuatics In Tigertown. This
enthusiastic is TO have its only outlet
This gear in race with the Navy On
the waters Of the Severn river. But
Il Is only question Of time when the
Tigers, with their beautiful Carnegie
lake ana their splendid rowing equip
meut will come into the thick of the
fight and secure their share of win
ming honors.
The crew candidates varsity and
freshmen boats alke-at an nine OF
the universities. where rcwing Is 4
part OF the college athletic curriculum,
are now ID various stages az develop
ment, according 20 the individual opm-
Ions Of the different coaches having
the work in charge. Ia no branch of
intercollegiate sport do coaches ideas
differ quite SO widely AS In rowing.
Some stick hard and fast to one SIS
tenn and rely upon it reigiously year
~ and year out 10 victory ana ID de-
feat Others are prone 60 experiment
70 try out new ideas. But ia the main
there is no body OF coaches whose BE-
licfs are more deeply imbedded or less
llkely e. be changed hy outside sup
gession. influence or pressure than the
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