Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-24
OARSMEN TURN TO COLLEGE REGATTA Weather Conditions Will Be Factor in Determining
 Victor Friday.
CORNELL VS COLUMBIA
Courtney and Rice'S Men are Consid- cred as Having Best Chances of Six Crews Entpred-COlumbia Likely
 Winner in Rough Weather.
By Monty)

regatta on the Hudson river oil Pcughkeepsie next Friday evening, Cornell and Columbia are rated by all except the most biased particians of the other four colleges to have the best crews in the big race of the day --tae varsity eights. The latter can be called without equivocation by far the best rough water outfit entered, whereas the pupils of Pop Courtney are practised to pull remarkable race on smooth river
 University of Washington, which finished third last year, is once more the dark horse of the contest, having dcne less hard rowing since arriving at head quarters on the bank of the blg stream than any other aggrega- ton, so that no accurate line can be had on what these long distance travellers are able to do. Coach Vtnnibear, who has worked his men lightly just once a day here, may have better crew than before or he may have worse crew. Victory in the Pacific Coast Regatta is the only performance of the far westerners under stress about which the East lSdlly hllOWo lIl4lS, dllu lltl "e'o too far removed to offer much of a guage on the quality of the crew. Washington may finish first or it may finish last. Nobody that can be found iS even venturing guess.
 Wisconsin the Riddle Western rep reseatative, is more of a known quali- ty. having participated with vim in lno strenuous training siege of the closing week, which has been a hard twice-a-day or more affair for all hands save Washington. Harry Vail seems to have confidence that his men will land well up among the leaders, and many share his opinion, placing his Badgers just behind Cor nell and Columbia in point of favOrit- ism.
 Syracuse Not Considered.
 Syracuse won last years battle but does not seem to be rowing with quite as much effectiveness this time. Moreover, though nobody has any i0ea of taking credit away from the orange-clad men, their 1913 triumph was classed as more or less of a fluke. It will be recalled that Cor nell and Columbia, each thinking that there was no other crew in the race to look out for, acted as if in two boat event, each trying to kill off the othel with a neck-breaking pace in the early part of the race; that both broke about the same time and fell back exhausted, the Syracusans of Ten Eyck shoting on past them in the last quarter mile to win by a conn fCrtable margin.
 1t i;, granted that neither Columbia nor Cornell will row that way again, ard that the competition will have to be decided strictly on the rowing merits of the crews, rather than by all idea of rowing the fastest race 1t can regardless of what the opposition may do. Under such circumstances, Syracuse would have to be the best bunch in the race to win. And since most observers regard them as below the. grade of the 1913 Orange eight, 1t is not believed they will land much better than around fourth place.
 Pennsys Coach Man Of Mystery.
 Pennsylvania is apparently the worst of all the six contenders, though Vivian Nickalls is regarded as more or less mystery man, just as in his brother Guy, who coached the Yale crew that beat Harvard Friday. Nickalls has introduced lot of Englismenisms into the Quaker sys- tom, and there is no telling but that the men may grasp the ideas at the eleventh hour and go through to a surprising conquest. Nickalls must deserve some credit, however, even though his proteges should not hap pen to finish up near the front, TOT he has had to build an almost entlre- ly new crew within the last three weeks, following the injury of the powerful stroke, Schumacher. Marcy has fitted in well, according to ap- Dearances, and the encouragement ol the other seats seems to have WorH- ed out much better than was to oe cXpected under the circumstances But it would be almost cruel to de mand that Penn get among the flrsl three on top of this misfortune and the loss of other good men In the earlier stages of the training season
 The uncertainties of the race ma! be said to be four in number-Wasn' ington, Wisconsin, Syracuse anc Pennsylvania-and the .ertantles two Cornell and Columbia. It is deac surety that both these last named vii put up creditable offering under any circumstances, and under aver age conditions of water, and the two may be considered about on par it'd ging from what the men at all the camps say and also from gllmpses o the aggregation at work. With medl' i'm conditions of river and air-hgh
 wind blowing and a few little waves they are likely to present one 5of the greatest conflicts ever waged Ill thls class.
 Columbia Ii Bought.
 Jim Rice will have the advantage though. if the breeze should kick III stiff from any direction and raise the water to a condition that could bt zl.