Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15
CREWS ON HUDSON
Washington Varsity CorneI's
Strongest Opponent.
BOTH HAVE Time TRIALS
Pacific Coast Crew Rows Over Four
Mile Course in
1928.
BOTH HAVE Time TRIALS

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, June IA
Judging from the time trials that have
peen held the contest between the var
slty crews of Cornell, Washington,
wisconsin, Columbia Pennsylvania and
Syracuse on the Poughkeepsie course
one week from today is going to be
exceptionally close, with the fight for
the lead between Cornell and Wash
ington.
washington and Cornell crews have
shown their superiority in the time
trials. Coach Conibear Of the Pacific
coast eight has sent his men over the
four miles, up stream and with a good
flood tide. in 1928. Coach Courtney's
senior crew is known to have made a
most satisfactory time trial, and al
though the coach has not divulged the
figures the four miles are said TO have
been covered in less than 1880. Penn
sylvania has rowed the course in 1880.
Columbia has done no better. Wis
consin's best trial up to the present
was tribe over 20 minutes, and
Syracuse is said to have had a four
mile row in little less than 20.
Coaches of the other crews have not
been backward in stating that Wash
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crew. The fact that Coach Conibear
sends his men over but once a day
and then for row of from twelve to
fifteen miles has caused much COM
ment in rowing circles.
Il believe in concentration" said the
Washington coach. Il place no diet
restrictions on my men. l let them
eat what they want and go where
they wish.
The only rule that / insist on ia
that they get to bed at 1890 eyery
night, DE at the breakfast table at 7
in the morning and report at the boat
house at in the afternoon have
no predictions to make. We are here
TO try to win that race and 1 am salts.
fed with the work, the men are doing"
This evening the Washington four-oared
crew was sent down the river for prac-
tice at starts. Later the varsity crew
rowed down stream for thirty minutes
and then returned. The men rowed a
steady, powerful stroke and had a little
practice at starts. No effort was made
at a time trial.
Coach Courtney took all his Cornell
crews down the river and gave them q
hard row. the freshmen being picked I'D
half way by the senior eight and then
rowing back to the boathouse. Coach
Courtney says he has done all he can
for the men and that the matter Is now
up to them.
The Wisconsin Fights had another row
up river tonight, going at easy PAGES for
about six miles and returning against the
tide. Coach Vail is still doing consider
able individual coaching on his varsity
crew. His freshman crew is much i'm
proved and never fails to give the seniors
a severe drubbing in a two-mile row.
PennSylvania's crews went to the head
OF the course and rowed down the river
for five miles, returning to the boathouse
at an easy pace. They were given a. light
workout after the mornings time trial.
Coach Rice again took the Columbia
crews up river, putting the varsity mon
some hard work on the return.
Bassett and Landers. who row five and
six. respectively. in the Syracuse fresh |
man she'll, were brought to q hospital
here for treatment today, both men SUI
fering with boils. They will return to the |,
shell Monday.
While Coach Ward was visiting Coach |
Courtney today. Coach Vail paid a visit |
to Coach Conibear. The Washington |
coach presented the Wisconsin coach with |
one OF the Warrington crews totem |
poles, and the Warrington coach took the /
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