The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-27
Coaches Who Really Count Most
N College Boat Races Rarely
Get a Thought From Enthus.
lastic Spectators.

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IN the rush Of other events the in.
i tsrcollegiate boat races on the
Hudson have attracted less atten-
tioA this summer than In other years.
Yet up on the river the crews from
the biz colleges have been working |
- hard and - steadily as ever. un.
disturbed by events in the outside
world. And on Saturday the big race
Will Be rowed through lanes Of yachts
with their miles OF Tutoring pen.
ants and their shrieking sirens. Col
lees men will uncork their bottled-up
sAthusissm. a. In other years. and at
nieAt the winners will celebrate in |
llttls old Poughkeepsie without vast. !
Inc Q thought on Presidential candi.
Aatss and races run IN Chicago and
Baltimore.
slfOSE who ~ In the observation
trains and So the long boats GID
= ing down the river under the
rhythmic sway Of muscular blacks sell
6on thinks Of the men who really count
shoa In thsss college affairs. The coaches
sitting In their launches or waiting
quietly In the boat houses for news
from the front. are the men behind the
guns. II seems 70 mo that In the hur-
- Ssls~ a. h. a
Il that u due them. g,
There n Jim Rich Of Columbia. for
inotAaoe. He works under dificul-
~ mr. his college In In q great
~. and u u . we'll known fact that
eolisUps - situated never develop the
say1pading college spirit Of Yalc ana
rriooeepa and other more isolated IN
eutu(As. tYse Rice has developed
eettef sQnonoue at Columbia year after
pear. and this Saturday he may even
nave the pleasure OF seeing the Blue
anA White OF Columbia swing In ahead
Of the colors OF Cornell.
Jim Rice II practically a newcomer
IN professional ranks In 1907 he made
hls ArVt sensation by rendlng out u CO.
luGnn,a crew that rowcd Cornell the race
q her Me ana was beaten by only q
~ fest Rice 10 Canadian. and he
~ ~ shooting In the rowing camp
u NED Hanion. Unlike the others he
l11a't begin n racing man himself.
H. made = study at rowing and then
s(1oceasss a. q coach was with the old
0eockviiie Club In Canada. Rice was
WITH the ottowa Rowing Club and with
tko Detroit Boat Club before going to
Colulnbia In N. While AZ Columbia his
Varsity Fights have finished no worse
than second. being beaten four times
~ Cornell and once by Syracuse. Last
year his Freshman crew won It's race
aftef Desperate battle with Cornell.
- HARLEs Il. COURTNEY. ths
GRAND Old Man" OF rowing,
coach at Cornell. started as ar
amateur sculier but soon outgrew the
amateur ranks. Like James 4. Ter
Hyck. Cornell rowed as n professlona
eeuISr In all parts Of the country
learning every detail OF the sport. Iii
sxpertsncs has always been = valuable
Aeees.
II WAS In the early eighties that h
became coach at Cornell University
BssDPs that. when n. many as fftee'
Stvsi crews sometimes faced IN
starter, cornelrs men were coached b
their captains and by former cre'
men. Since Courtney took charge Cor
nell has had out few unsucet ssful year
Always stern and exacting. Courtne
early made it u rule TO have his order
obeyed Ia every detail. This fact, Wit
the peestigs OF his many victories
makes each rev candidate for ere
henors feel that no has earned som
thing n he hes made 4 crew under q
watehsui eyes OF the "old Man"
Cornell IL the only institution IN Il
rewlsg world to-day that has comple
rowing plant. She builds her own boat
ana the boat builder. John Hoyle. wi
new assists Courtney with the fres
men, IL q daily occupant OF the cuac
inR launch. A. a result. Courtney al
Hoyie are able 10 plan from yenr
vear the build Of their shells and ga
svsy little advantage In their buildin
AAA In rowing the little things cour
Courtney has built up q system at Co
ssli that 10 well nigh invulnerab'e.
he's plenty Of material. and 20 can
: strict discipinsrlsn. The crew m
know this. and work their hardest
gain a place In the Cornell boats. kno
Ing that the slightest infract.On OF I
ceach's orders win cost them IN
chance.
VAisEs TEN EYCK OF Syracuse. "
treads close on courtney's heels
q coach. started his aquatic carr
9 fisherman and ferryman at Peel
ktil on The Hudson. In company W
hls father. who at eighty-n!ne years
aSe 10 still = very active and excells
oafsman. he rowed hundreds OF mi
every summer. lie soon tok up sculi.
and became one OF the best OF his d
Besides this he rowed IN many winnl
crows. AS ansteur rowing supplan
the professional sport Ten Eyck ma
rally turned to coaching. One Of
arst pos.t.ons was with the fsmt
Watchusett Boat Club Of Worcest