Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-20

Harvard. in the pink Of condition,
is very hopeful of victory over Yale
in the big rowing race on the Thames
today. The Crimson crew has trained
hard and she has come into form
gradually, but surely. as the time OF
the contest drew near. Yale has been
plodding and experimenting and she
has little good reason to advance why
she should come out victorious. she
is depending on an English stroke
and on English methods, to MAKE
good. when. in fact, she hasn't hao
the time nor the experience to per
feet herself in any such new-fansieo
ideas. Yale may win. but 1t Woulo
be the biggest surprise IN the WORTH
She has not been much in rowing TOT
some years. and there doesn't appear
to be much hope for her in the future
This year the Ellis are experimenting
and it is doubtful il they Will be any
better off than before.
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In every way Harvard Is showing
more clever Craftsmanship than Yale. IN
the minor races, the ones yesterday
and the ones this morning, the Crin'
son crews won without particular ef-
fort. The big race, of course, Is al
together different, and the little races
are not always forerunner OF wha'
is to follow. but the preliminary
races. all must admit, gives US at
least a line on the form of the COZ
lege crews in a general way. mar
ward. from all sides, looks ike an
almost certain winner. Yale doesn't
appear to have a chance, al
though, as usual, the Bulldog is al
ways given more or less considera-
ton on general principles, and the
general principles this time have 10
do with the English stroke and the
mystery surrounding the strength OF
the Yale boat.
Inc llIeTcOllt5ldNO
Poughkeepsie tomorrow is coming IN
for the greatest attention, 1t over
shadows the Harvard race to a
great extent. In the big regatta there
are five crews, any one of which
feels that it has a fair chance Tor
victory. The public, of course, teels
rather sure that there is only one
crew in it-Cornell. The Ithacans,
by all the laws of the universe, are
the favorites, and strong favorites, at
that. Over all the crews, Cornell
against the field, it is even money that
Courtney, as of yore, will produce the
winner. We hear a lot of blow and
buster about the Washington crew
and what the men from California
are going to do Time for the course
that would win the race for any crew
has been credited to Washington
We are still rather inclined to take
the time trials with a grain OF salt
and still believe that Cornell will
win the race. If half the things said
about Washington are true, we may
be disappointed, and who Is respon-
sible for all the boosting is another
mysterious thing.
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With all the cocksureness that Har-
ward will win and that Cornell Will
win. those who are inclined to talk
a flier on the outcome Of the contes
on the Thames and the contest Oh
the Hudson can secure almost even
money for their wagers. over in
Wall street, where the most money
is always bet on college sports, Har-
ward is only a to favorite and
Cornell, over the entire field, is even
money. These prices are very fair,
judging by the form displayed and
the luck of the game. A "parley'
of s. would bring in SIS, or a s13 win
ner. You can go higher, of course
but that is a nice little, sporty little
bet, and just about enough to be
interested and to buy the suppers.
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Talking about California and the
Washington crew, the fact cannot be
denied that the Pacific coast has
given to the sporting world great men
and true. In the fighting game Cali
fornia showed us our first real trick
| in pugilism, when Jim Corbett beat
John L. Sullivan at New orleans
Ever since then, too, California has
produced material that could not be
| denied, and she continues to give us
about the best we have in the fighl
game. So, if the Washington crew
should cause an upset by winning
the intercollegiate regatta we should
not be so deeply surprised.
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AS in other sports, California has
given us much. in cycling. If she
had given US no one else, we would
have been satisfied with Floyd AL
fred mcfarland, but California ha:
done more. A number of famous
men of the cycle track have conn
from the coast. and there are plenty
more in the same place, we should
judge. The latest arrivals from Cali
fornia who have made good around
here are Willie Hanley and Ernes
Ohrt They came on here unheraldet
and have made good from the first
Hanley has been making things rath
er interesting for the wonderful Don
aid MacDougall, and Ohrt, who ha.
been i'll for some time, gave Mac
Dougall several stiff battles and bea