The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
COURTNEY KEEPS
EYES ON CREWS
Cornell Oarsmen Are Always
Watched Closely By Famous
Old Coach.
HAVE WATER ANALYzED
Syracuse, with Seven Veterans. Has
So Far Made Poor
Showing.
HAVE WATER ANALYzED

New York, June 1l-Ine main reason
why the Cornell crews have been so sue
cessful in years gone oy Is because ot
the minute attention given 10 every de-
fan concerning their training by Coach
Charles f. Courtney. his assistants. and
bv Courtney's wife. who for years has
acted as mother to the sailors" in the
cofneIl navy.
when other boat crews land at Pough-
keepsie about three weeks before the big
boat race they usually have to spend
about a week getting their quarters in
shape. No one pays any real attention
as 10 what kind OF water they drink And
no one carefully examines into every bit
OF food they eat.
But with Cornell It Is different. A week
or 50 before the boys are TO go to Pough-
keepsie for the final two or three weeks
OF training on the Hudson. Mothe
Courtney journeys up TO Poughkeepsie
invades the Cornell quarters and, aided
and abetted by a squad OF women, puts
the place in spic and span condition..
when the boys arrive everything j. ready
for them.
Mrs. Courtney. under the direction OF
her famous husband. has a chemist
anaiyze the Poughkeepsie water each
year. II It isn't quite up to standard IL
S rejected and If no suitable water Is
found in that neighborhood Courtney has
big supply shipped on from Ithaca-the
kind Of water that the boys are used TO
drinking. IT has been found in numerous
occasions that change in drinking wa
ter has so affected the general health OF
crew that it has wrecked their chances
Mrs Courtney takes care OF the 9oo OF
ordering the food. She sees to il that
every bit Of food that comes into the
quarters for consumption by the boys Is
fresh and Just exactly what she has or
dered. And she supervises its cooking.
making sure that everything is as il
should be-
Down at the boathouse John Hoyle. as
sistant to Courtney, and famous boat
builder, sees TO it that before the boys
get Into a shell everything is in perfect
shape.
Ri=GinEs Must Fit.
Every bit of rigging must mt The
SEATS must slide just right The shoes
must be Of exactly the right kind and Mt
Not the slightest detail in getting the
boat ready Is ever overlooked by Hoyle.
for he knows that II he does the eagle
eve Of Courtrey-will spot it in a frac-
ton Of a second.
Therefore. is il any wonder that Cor
nell so thoroughly trained and so per-
fectIy conditioned. so often triumphs over
rivals who seem to outclass them in ma
fursl rowing ability and in endurance
powers2
Rowing experts are predicting another
swept the river victory Tor Cornell in
the regatta at Poughkeepsie on the 18th.
The ithaca outfit seems TO be better than
that of 1913. while none of the rival crews
have loomed up as formidable as Syra-
cnse and Columbia did last year.
Syracuse Poor.
The 1914 Syracuse crew so far has made
a miserable showing Under the driving
pace forced upon them by Coach Ten
Eycls. the Syracuse men may do a come
back. but even the most ardent Syra-
cuse supporters do not look for a 1914
triumph. And the trangest part of Syra-
cuse's miserable showing this year is
that there is in the crew seven of the
eight men who strol1ed Syracuse to such
a wonderful victory last year.
The Wisconsin aggregation is not
looked for TO furnish any real trouble.
: Pennsylvania has a habit OF springing
surprises very often, but the sharps feel
that this isn't one of those times CO.
iunbia on its early showing. doesn't look
to finish better than third or fourth this
year
The Washington crew again is assum-
ing the role of dark horse" The Seattle
boys are a husky lot and they had an
easy time winning the triangular Pacific
Coast meet in April. They have shown
considerable improvement since then. and
in their workouts up to date have shown
surprising speed.