The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-25
CORNELL TEAM
PICKED TO Win
Colleges of East and West Meet
in Historic Struggle

Poughkeepsie. n. Y, June 25.-Along
n course historic with the memories Of
former aquatic struggles college
crews representing the East, the mid
die West and the far West are match
ed to try conclusions in their racing
shells tomorrow in the twentieth an
nual regatta of the intercollegiate
Rowing association on the Hudson
River.
AS usual, three events are scheduled
for the day, the two-mile race of the
university four-oared shells, the
freshman eight-oared two-mile race,
and the university eight oared race
over a four-mle course for the varsity
challenge cup, which for the past year
has been in the keeping of the SYRIA
cuse navy.
Chief interest, Of course. centers i'm
the race OF the varsity Fights. which
is the biggest aquatic event Of the
year in American waters. The insti-
tutions represented i'm this event will
be the same as last year. namely, Cor
nell, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Wiscon
SIM Syracuse and the University of
Cornell the Favorite.
Although open pool selling is not
permitted there is keen interest among
the hackers of tho various crews today
and many individual wagers are being
placed. Cornell, Syracuse and Column
bia money appears to be most abund-
ant. Cornell appears To be the favor
tie in all three races although SYRIA
cusc is finding many hackers. Colum-
bia has many admirers who appear
confident that the blue and white viii
finish well to the fore in the big race
of the day.
The Washington crew have again
added greatly to the interest Of the re-
gatta by coming 5000 miles To meet
| the eastern colleges. Physically they
are the equal Of any of the men on the
river. but the belief is that they have
not had the training To make them
dangerous competitors of the other
cole ges, who have had for years the
services Of the best professional
| coaches
Opinions of Experts.
Coaches ana crews alike. while con-
ndent predict n close contest in each
event and If the weather and water
conditions are favorable. new records
| for the course are not unlikely. Coach
Rec of the Columbia crews. has pre-
| d!ctcd that the stellar racc-thc var
sity four mle--lies between Cornell
| and Columbia. but shrewd rivcrmou
| and the other coaches do not entirely
agree with this forecast. Ten Eyck OF
| Syracuse and Conibcar of Washington
| both figure their varsity cights have
an excellent chance i'm the big event
while Nichalls Of Pennsylvania and
| Vail of Wisconsin are confident that
their rowing men are going to live the
wash of their shells to several of tho
| eighths at the finish of the long race,
There is reason for this quiet con-
| idencc since several of the varsity
cights have shown well in preliminary
races this season and include many OF
the oarsmen who swung sweeps in thu
race OF 1913. Cornell has defeated
Harvard, Princeton and Yale This
spring: Columbia. Princeton and stan
ford: and Pennsylvania. under The
Coaching OF vivian Nichails, the Eng
fish instructor, defeated the stron
United States Naval Academy crew
Wisconsin and Syracuse are the only
crews that have not had preliminary
test against one or more college eight.
during the present season. Tbs omii'
sion, however, has NOT dampered thu
ardor OF their supporters Who eNpec
them 20 row mp To ~" standard Of IN
more experienced crows.