New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15

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they row with the same easy finish 50
characteristic of the Cornell crews.
For the first time since Jim Rice has
been In charge of Columbia's rowing in
terests the Blue and White does not figure
as a really serious rival Of Cornell s
claim 10 supremacy. The Columbia boat
although made up largely Of veterans OF
last years race, does not seem to inspire
the confidence that il has done annually
i'm the last five years. not because the
men do not row as well as the crews
Rice has been bringing to PouShkeepsie'
but because they have failed so often
TO live up to the high hopes that have
been held out for them.
Downing. the Columbia stroke. is prob
ably one Of the greatest strokes on the
river. and in experience at least he Is
the master of Dole the Cornell pace
setter. Ruprecht, Hadsell, Rothwell. Bis
sell apd Miller all rowed in the eight
year ago. and Williams. the bow man.
was in the four. Claghorn. No. .. is the
only man who has not rOwed in race.
for he was ineligible last season. II
anything the New York eight rows
trile shorter than last year. They get lh
at the extended reach as in other years
but Downing apparently swings his men
through faster and does not ram the
stroke TO the hard finish that was char
acteristc of Rices earlier crews.
The eight averages 1894 pounds IN
weight. so that the difference between 1t
and the Cornell eight is one to be meas
ured by a hair. In fact the Columbia
boat seems to be the better balanced OF
the two, because where Courtney has two
men of lS5 pounds and one Of loo Co
lumbia's heaviest is $50 pounds and the
highest 100 The Columbians, however
average more than a year younger than
the Ithaca eight.
Naturally much interest centres IN the
University Of Washington crew, which has
come across the continent to try for ma
tional laurels. BY defeating the Uni
versity Of California and Leland Stan
ford Fights in the Pacific Coast regatta the
Seattle crew won the coast championship.
and the crew was such a good one that
the Washington authorities decided to
send Il East to compete in the Pough-
keepse regatta. Eight better developed
men never sat in a shell together than
the giants from the coast.
Hiram Conibear, the Washington coach,
has made good use Of their potential
strength and ability, for he has rounded
out a smooth rowing crew and one that
is likely to give a good account OF itself.
Literally the men are giants. with the
execution of Taylor at bow. who weighs
only $50 pounds and ranges as a midget
alongside of Walske, No D. who weighs
1876 bounds, and Lee No. G. a 100 FOUNDER.
Whether these big men will be able to 80
the distance is the question that every one
is asking. AS rule, a big man fails to
keep up for more than three miles, but
Conlbear thinks his men are exceptions.
The eight is the heaviest on the river
averaging 175 pounds.
Five OF the oarsmen in the Syracuse
varsity shell are veterans Of the 1872
race, and the three newcomers have all
had experience, so that Ten Eyck viii
have q crew every whit as good as the
eight which carried the Orange last
spring If not better. With the exception
Of Propst. at No. ., the stern four Of the
boat is the one that rowed last spring.
with Thurston at stroke. The fact that
Propst captain Of the 70 football team,
and Hilhnger. captain Of the 13 eleven.
are pulling oars in the shell is convincing
evidence Of the huskiness Of the boatload.
Mahan. bow, and Robbins, No. 4, are OF
last years crew. and Joslyn. No. q and
Kuehn, No 3. are from the rs freshman
boat. The crew averages 170l5 pounds.
Pennsylvania has only two veterans OF
the 1912 eight. Madeira. at bow, and Cap
tain Alexander, at No. 7. Five of the new
men are from the 1915 freshman crew,
and one. Crane. No. 4, rowed as n substi-
tute last year. The crew averages 1881
pounds and is the lightest of the six
crews. The Quakers have had a bad year
to date, sustaining an overwhelming de-
feat at the hands of Princeton and Har-
ward I'm a triangular race on the Charles
and being beaten by Annapolis on the
Severn. Since their arrival at Pough-
keepsie, however. they have done better,
and in a time trial covered the course In
1850. within a minute of the record.
The freshman boats are enigmas. Cor
nel's football crew tips the beam at l15
pounds. exactly % pounds TO the man
heavier than the Columbia eight. The
Syracuse freshmen weigh l6o. and the
Wisconsin 1877. The Pennsylvania young
sters. who have the best record Of any OF
the first-year boats. average la. The
Cornell freshmen were beaten badly by
the Harvard freshman crew late in May.
Since then Courtney has made several
changes. but the crew does not seem 10
be getting along much better,