New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
PENNSYLVANIA Looms Up Tor the
Poughkeepsie Race.
CORNELL STRIKES A SNAG
Veil. the New Coach, Depended
Upon to Bring Badger Crews
to Hudson.

KeoCNfa TeGdrYH OF jlNS W tdNNi" ~ N'''
starting rne ~ krums Elbow Fer the iNl
championship II - not unlikely that All
fvc Of the varsity Fights that were on
hand last year will answer 'he -eteree 9
cali Of Ready all Midwinter gossip. the
loss of supposedly invaluable men. which
have from time 20 time made IL seem that
ono or another of the crews would drop out
Of tho race this year. will probably al be
disproved Within the next fortnight.
Already Cornell Pennsylvania and Syra-
cuse have been ont for their first spins
Columbia Will follow this week. and II the
weather : al all favorable Wisconsin VIII
be on Lake MENDOZA Before another week
has uassed Syracuse has just recovered
its c-sr from pawn so 10 speak. for
deficit of 5000 which heset the athletic
board early in the fall made that body de-
.err,inc that unless the money was col
lected bv the opening of the spring season
there would 10 no Orange ere" on the
Hudson The Onondsgans. however naN'
raised the necessary money 10 pay or the
debt. Columbia has lost practically ia en-
tire varsity eight. as only one dependable
man is left IN college Of the ere" thaI
roved last June.
Pennsylvania on the other hand. seems
70 have gained second wind. ana Ells
Ward is bent on turning out a ere" th's
year that will be second 20 none An7
snlendid work OF the Quaker varsity eie"'
last spring undoubtedly has something 10
do with the enormous squad that reported
to Ward and which is rowing regularly On
tho Scl,uvlkili When practice began more
than one hundred men reported for the
varsity SQUAD, and II has been possiole
for Ward 10 boat eight crews. Ihi9 .
all the more remarkable when II is noted
that in years gone by squad OF ilo'e
than fifty varsity men has been consiue'eu
better than the average. Inc "uanei'
think at this time that they have tne val
sity race In the hollow Of their hands.
Their convictions have been all the more
-.rengthened by recent happenings az Nor-
nell whore one detection after ano'her
has r,d5Ied a varsity eight, intact for TWO
Years. and left only two men who ro"eo
in the boat that won so Impressive w
tory eight months ago. Courtney se"Heu
10 have reached a stage where one crew
would go on forever. for that vas pracu'
cally what was happening. The freshman
eight. which won the race at Pougnheep-
.ie IN ia0s. with two exceptions was maue
the varsity eight Of the following year ana
won a stirring race from Columbia. me
rax+ year 1910 with Elk OF the eight or'gi-
nal freshmen still in the boat, Cornell won
again The same crew was scheduled 70
row gain this year, but Courtney best
laid plans have u1iscarried.
Courtney has indeed had hard luck since
the close OF tie football season, FOR II WIS
then that Slmson. captain ot the eleven
decided that he would be unable 20 TO"
this year. His fathers death made II
necessary fer him 70 assume the Work OF
carving on the family estate ana ne
found that ne would have no time Tor row.
ing. Just after the term examinations sea
graves and Names, who were also nle"-
hers of the crew. were put on PROBATION
and .hen Aitchson. Day and sutton an
nou-ced that they would be unable 10 stay
ont for the crew, with the result that
Roun stroke. and vakev. No. 9. are the
orlv men left from last years eight. This
made II necessary for Courtney 10 se'ect
an entirely new combination. AZ ii IS row.
ing now. the eight are Eliot. BOW Bates
No .. Lum. No. 8; Dole, No. 4; Wakely'
No .: DistIer, No. $; Ferguson, No. - ana
Bcwu, stroke.
Wisconsin. which has never been very
certain until the last minute as 10 whether
Il would be at Pou=hkeepsie, has MADE TO
definite announcement one way or the
other Il IS safe 10 say. however. that tne
Badgers will be back al their old quarters
There has been a change OF coacnes AT
Wisconsin. Ned Ten Eyck, who coached
the Radcers for several years. resigned ss
athletic director last July. He was sue
reeded b. T. r. Swaziland, who preceded
the older Ton Tvck at syracuse; but Sweat
land was i'm poor health during the fall. and
finally had 70 give up the place. THIS left
an oneniug for Harry " Vail, who has
coached GEORGETOWN. and Vail has been in
charge since then. He is an old friend OF
lin Rice end n 5 certain that no Wouia
do all In his power 20 bring the crew back
"a Poughkeepsie II there was the slightest
inclination on the part OF the athletic gov
arninc board 70 consider sending the crew
Oh East
Ellis Ward has Just one place 70 fll In
lis VARSITY eight and t1at II the one left
vacant by Jesse Walton. Who ro"ed No.
Nvsltou's Joss, however, is sone that will
be hard TO compensate, for he followed
Reath exceptionally well and vas. next 10
The stroke. the most valuable man IN the
boat Feath. who is a son Of Thomas Reath.
The Pennsylvania member OF the board or
stewards. improved remarkably IN his two
,geeks al Poughkeepsie and roVed very
fine race.
,-,Iunbia's eieht. which finished third.
with q boat half full Of water has been
r+erallv shot 20 pieces. Steinschneider,
how Hanlman. No. >; Murphy NO. T.
Miller. No. :. and Clspp stroke. are on. of
,oiloro and Of the three remaining Rem
Law No 5 will be unable 20 row. This
leaves only s. PITT. No. 3. and possinly
George Downing. No I. To De sure there
is ALI Of las, years freshman eight stiil IN
college. and f {. J. Phillips. who rowed
Xo two years ago The varsity four has
been pretty well rddled, TOO, Moore ana
Sinclair remaining Of tho quartet
Next 10 Columbia and Cornell, Wisconsin
has lost more men than any other college,
axactIv one.half ot the Badgers having been
graduated. leaving Voyer. Mackmillar' Hare
and Kraa,z. with this nucleus and the l'lo
freshman eight Sveetland shorld ne ao's
% COT OUT a fair crew. His first conhscuon
with a PoughkeepsIe crew was when ne
coached syracuse, before Jim Ten EycA
took hold. I'm 1905. His crews were not very
successful then, but he did not have very
good material and had 20 build up row.
ing tradition, as he started the sport among
tho salt City collesiaLs. Sweetland VIII not
have much 20 look for H. the Badgers 1913
freshman eight, for IL was one OF the poor
est combinations on the river.
The courses will not be selected for some
time vet. but the stewards have announced
that after 1911. when tho race will be held
on June 81. they will he scheduled as fol-
laws. saturday June 20 1917: SATURDAY.