The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21


never was year In all the history OF
intercollegiate rowing on tho Hudson
when TO the casual observer the crews In
any annual regatta looked so evenly
matched ms this year. With equal con-
jet.uic ~ may be said that there never
was year when so many OF the coaches,
entirely unaware Of the views OF the
others were in such accord upon their
second selection as to the probable win
ner Of the nineteenth annual regatta on
the Hudson next Friday. me winner OF
college crew OF the country. as this year
Practically every coach on his second
selection. from Krum Elbow, where the
Columbia navy Is uuartered, to Milton.
where Wisconsin Is camping out, has
named Cornell as the most feared
crew on the river and the one they all
have to beat. Coach Jim Rice has said
tina: the race will be a battle between
tie Blue and White varsity and Cornell.
with Syracuse, the present champion as
tho third choice. Hiram Conibear fig
ures that the race has narrowed down
to IA royal battle among Washington. Cor
nell and Wisconsin. Coach Harry Vail
just rcverses the order, putting his Badger
varsity eight as his first choice. Coach
vivian Nlckalls thinks that Courtney has
tn. best navy on the river barring, of
course. his own Quaker fleet.
And so down the line THE SrN cor
respondent has interviewed the various
coaches and In each case Cornell WAS
mentioned as second choice, which to
the unbiased observer means the first
choice and the favorite.
Courtney has the most powerful squad
on the river. and one which. In Its early
races, has proved that II has speed sur
passed by none. The 1thacans average
1883 pounds In weight and l-l6 or an
inch short Of feet In height. almost
ten pounds heavier to a man than Column
bia tbs fact alone would staggcr any
one W.. mad not seen the crews row
More thar that the Cornell freshman
eight II n bigger and older crew than ine
Columbia varsity Yet In the light betting
that has taken place so far Columbia
was placed on even money against Cor
nell. Columbia men are willing TO lay
odds against any other crew, and II the
course is rough on June 20 will lay to
against Cornell. such is the commence
displayed by the Blue and White hackers
There are many who say that Their" Is
not a better developed, faster nor gamer
crew on the river than Columbia Tor wv
miles. and those who talk that way al
WAYS add but can Rice's crew last fouT
mii,s against crews that have so many
natural advantages: Can they last Kill
ing pace with Cornell rowing in the very
next course despite the fact that Coach
Rice has warned them?
There is no gainsaying the fact that
Frank MacCarthy Is a cool headed stroke
expe rienced resourceful ana bundle OF
the toughest kind OF fibre, but he meas
ures only feet Ga inches In height
and weighs 1853 pounds. Compare tines,
statistics with Bert Spransy OF Cornell
who stands feet inch In his stocking
feet and weighs 1sI pounds, and then
take your pick. Columbia men are harp
ing on the fact that with MacCorthy
we'll in the positions they now occupy
they whipped many Of these CorntN men
when freshmen back In 1871, and say
they arc out TO repeat. They most GER
tainly could in two miles: but will the
1.-THE. sprintlng shell b. able 10 with
stand tho ordeal OF double that distance
II Il can Columbia can claim the cham
pionship for the first time since 1898.
Jim Rice's third choice, Syracuse, has
six men rowing In the shell from last
season, yet Ten Eycks varsity seems "a
have lost the prestige that champion
ought 10 have by It's poor showing In the
early rnces and slowly improving form
while here. The Onondaga eight IL the
second heaviest crew on the Hudson
but one OF the best strokes thai ever
Rraced the historic stream, Thurstun, is
no longer IN the shell. Glass, while "A
good man, IL no Thurston and cannot in
spire his men in the same way. Those
who fall victims of omens In sport say
that Syracuse wins about every four
years. on this score the Orange eight
IL not due TO gain the title again until
1917 or thereahout. Coach Ten Eyck
seems to he disappointed with his crews
and will not discuss them. w answer
10 n query az TO what ho though: OF his
crews Ten Eyck said, II don't know They
look pretty fair. What do you think
of them?'
81 think they row mighty we'll" was the
answer.
YOU'RE the man I'm looking for" re-
Joined the veteran coach. Tell me how
YOU know they're good, rye been tryinp
for years TO find out before race whether
] never have succeeded 10 my satisfaction
yet" This sums up the philosophy OF
Ten Eyck.
His next door nelghbor, however views
matters tsierently. Hiram Conibear feels
confident of victory. He admits the other
crews are strong, much stronger than last
year, when his varsity after u trip across
the continent from Seattle finished third
He does not mind adding that his coast
| champions are stronger also The critics
have been inclined TO view the training
schedule of Washington as too light for
a crew that Is out for the championship
but as Conibear himself says, the day OF
| wearing weights until the day OF the race
and then putting on a light garb In past
His system has Detted two coast titles
the one on April being won by over slS
| lengths.
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