The Washington times., 1913-06-22
Syracuse Springs Big Surprise at epsieSchool Lad
HANDED
TO CORNELL CREW
Ten Eycs Syracuse Eight in Landing the Varsity Eight Dared
Courtney -Westerners Do Well at Poughkeepsie

I pulled boat along. And they knew
how to row. There was power in theil
strokes, fight in their eyes, and the,
had a world of stamina. Time and
again in the last mile they were chal'
lenged by the Cornell crew. Then the
| excited crowd on land and water would
see the Cornell shell creep up.
The mighty shout of the victory
crazed Comedians went UP with the
old cry. Its all over now, there goes
Cornell to the front" But they didn'
For just when Cornell seemed to be
catching up Coxswain Goes shouted to
his men to hit up the pace. Every time
little Goes called Syracuse responded.
1t was a great sight. Syracuses spurts
to shake OFF the threatening. Cornell
crew came often, and every time the
crowd expected to see the Ten Eyck
crew crack under the heart-breaking
test.
The experts one and all were unsni-
nous in declaring the varsity race the
best ever, and well II deserved this
praise. for never before were five more
evenly matched crews gotten together
on any body of water. Columbia caught
the water trifie in advance of the rest
of the field, and made the going for the
first mile, with their opponents so close
Iy punched as to preclude all possibility
of telling which had the advantage.
Penn began to trail at this point, but in
the next half mile made their one end
only squirt of the race. and drew into
boats, Wisconsin and Washington.
Their effort was short lived. however.
and they soon dropped to the rear, to
stay there until the end.
Syracuse had the physical strength,
the nerve. the skill and the brains, and
this combination whipped Cornell for
the first time since 1905 when Syracuse
scored its second triumph on the Hud-
son. Ten Eyck's men first won this
fore. show that Cornell has lost three
varsity races since 1901 to Syracuse
The record Of the course is 1858 1-5
The races were started on schedule
time under perfect weather and water
conditions and in the presence of a
crowd estimated to number 5000 per-
sons
Cornell's failure to make a clean
sweep was due to at least two reasons
The varsity went out for a fierce duel
with Columbia at the outset, the first
mile being covered in 4:so and two miles
in 9:2S. This killing pace weakened both
crews, Columbia cracking, just as was
the case last year.
The Ithacans. on the other hand, were
unable to respond when the mighty
Syracuse crew began hitting I'D the
stroke in a successful rush for the lead.
The Syracuse coxswain and stroke oar
were masters of the situation at all
stages of the race. The coxswain steered
straight course from start to finish
He had the inside course nearest the
west bank and he made the most of it.
The crews got away to a perfect starr.
the first water going to Wisconsin. At
800 yards. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Cor
nell. Columbia. Syracuse, Washington In
order
At the two-mile mark. Cornell and CO.
Iumbia were nearly even, the New
Workers leading slightly. Syracuse third
Wisconsin fourth. Washington fifth, and
pennsylvania several lengths in the
rear.
About three and a quarter mark SYRIA
cuse led by about a foot: Cornell was
second, with Columbia about a quarter
length behind. Wisconsin was fourth.
Washington fifth, with Pennsylvania
back in last place.
The finish was very close Cornell
was in the lead at one-eighth of a mile
from the finish line. when Syracuse with
wonderful burst of speed, forged
steadily ahead and won by a quarter OF
length.