Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-01-04
COLLEGE OARSNAN
IN THE uNE-DCHT
BEGIN LONG GRIND FOR THE
REGATTAS IN THE SPRING
TIME.
WESTERNERS ARE COMING
Coaches of Eastern Fights Grooming
Their Charges for the Pough-
kccpsic Races.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-With the
passing of the holiday season the
short period Of rest allowed the col
lege oarsmen is completed. From now
until late in June the struggle lor
seats in the racing shell and the daly
training grind will continue without
iuterullssion. Coaches are overhauI-
ing rowing machines, rigging barges
and generally preparing for 1919
which, It is predicted, VIII be lhe
greatest college rowing year IN the
history of sport Eight universities
or colleges in the east, one IN the
middle west and three On the Pacific
coast have already planned their row
ing campaigns which include largo
number Of dual, triangular ana inter
collegiate title reEattas than ever be
fore recorded in this country. Abroad
oxford and Cambridge are near the
halfway mark in their training Tor
their annual race and their progress
is being closely watched by two oi
the eastern universities in view OF a
possible international inter varsity re-
gatta before midsummer.
The eastern college rowing situa-
ton. considered as a whole, is one
of the most promising in recent sea
sons. Aside from Columbia and Syra-
cuse, there are large and veteran
squads available at every institution
which advocates rowing In almost
every case more than SO per cent OF
the oarsmen who won their varsity
letters IN 1913 regattas are trying ior
places in the eights again and are
supplemented by excellent material
from last years freshmen comblha-
tons. The recent ruling Of the inter r
COLLEGIATE stewards providing Tor a
race for second eights in place OF the
fours on the Hudson, will also provide
extra places for the aspiring sweep
swingers Under this ruling it Will be
necessar.. for those colleges which de-
sire to compete in all three events on
the Hudson to develop and seat TWEEN
ty-four oarsmen in the shells for the
varsity, second and freshmen races
The open winter has proved a help
l.. all the fall practice and several ol
the coaches report that their charges
were able to establish new records
for late autumn rowing during 1913.
Coach Courtney had six eights in the
water ON December and has planned
to send his crews out at every fav-
orable opportunity during the entlre
winter. At Syracuse, Coach Ten Ecyk,
who has lust signed a five-year con-
tract is also planning for an early
season start. If the Board of stew
ards f the l. r.. A. will permit the
Students Of the forestry department
70 row for the Orange, Ten Ecyks
worries will be eliminated. A stiffer
proposition faces Jim Rice at Colum-
bIa for the New York university
squad appears to grow smaller each
wear. and Rice finds 1t difficult to Sc
cure even "A fair number of students
physically suited for the hard four
mile race on the Hudson.
The situation at Pennsylvania and
Yale is much alike. in that both col
leges are working with new coaches
AT New Haven trio composed OF
Richard Armstrong, captain of the
'Q5 crew. guy Nichols Of England
and c. o., Giannini. recent New York
Athletic club coach, viii direct the
work of the Ell crcwmen At Phila-
doInhia vivian Nichols, a brother OF
Guv has replaced Ellis Ward and the
work of these famous English oars
men who expect to develop a stroke
combining the best points Of both the
Engl 3h and American systems, will