New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
HARD LUCK LIGHTS
ON WISCONSIN CREW
Varsity. Eight, Swamped in
MidStream, Almost Loses
Its She'll.
SHIFTS IN CORNELL BOATS
Courtney Goes After Freshmen
and Four for Better Re-
sults-Alexander in
Penn. Shell.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Poughkeepsic. y. y. June ll.-What
with the swapping Of the Wisconsin
VARSITY eight in midstream this morning
and several unexpected changes in the
Cornell crews there was plenty of excite
mcnt in the crew quarters here. to-day.
Minor changes also were made I'm the
Pennsylvania and Columbia shells. so
that all around there was much ado.
The Wisconsin eight despite the fact
that the river was still as a mill pond.
filed with water at the two-mile mark,
and barely escaped sinking in deep water.
The launch fortunately was near and hur-
red 20 the assistance OF the disabled
eight. VINO were just high enough out Of
water 10 paddle their craft 10 the float.
Low rigging. said Harry Vail. the Wis
conSin coach was the reason for the
swapping
The Badgers had the first case Of bois
OF the season, Clayton, No. I'm the var
sity boat. reporting for morning practice
with a Big sore OF his back. In years
gone by boils have been the bane OF the
Wisconsin crews. and Vail is fearful lest
this is renewal Of the old affection
The Badger varsity boat gave a fine ex-
hbition late this evening I'm a row OF
twelve miles over me lower course They
finished with the stroke as high as
thirty-sIN. and seemed TO be IN the best of
condition
Strange as n may seem. Courtney made
a couple of changes in the Cornell fresh
man and four-oared crews to-day which
is much later than usual for a shift IN
any Of the Cornell Poughkeepsie crews
HscoX. stroke Of the four, and Bird, No
. exchanged places Courtney was afraid
that Hiscox was running the stroke up
too high in practice, and did not want to
take any chances of having the men
rowed out in the first mile.
Two men dropped out OF the freshman
/ boat. Othus took Baieys place at bow
and Moffatt went in at Duties place at
No ., that oarsman moving down In the
shell TO No. s. and Cool going out alto
gether. The changes seemed TO satisfy
the "old man" who sent the crews down
stream over the lower course both morn
ing and evening.
John Alexander. captain OF the Penn
| syvania eight who sprained his ankle
last week in Philadelphia. took his old
seat in the eight. but his coming back
seemed 10 spell more misfortune for the
veteran, Ellis Ward, because Garvin. No.
| 3. was taken I'll with a high fever. brought
on. IL is believed. by stomach trouble.
and he had 10 be out OF the boat. Wolfe
who had taken Alexander's place. went In
At No. >. Alexander stood up under the
two rows to-day in good style. and will
probably keep the seat through race day
| There was another change in the Co
lumba freshman boat. Finkle and Taylor
| again exchanging places. Aside from that
! things were quiet in the Columbia quar-
ters Rice at last succumbed 10 the popu-
| lar fashion OF having an awning over his
launch and went out thus equipped this
afternoon. The Columbia men went up
as far as the island both morning and
afternoon. covering In all something like
eighteen miles