Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-26
THREE REMNANTS
ARE ALMOST WON
Agriculture, Eastern and Ninth
Are Practically Sure to Be
in Post-Season Series.
CREWS AT POUGHKEEPSIE
APPEAR EVENLY MATCHED
Race Should Be One of Most Brilliant
Ever Rowed-Six Boats
Will Compete.
BY II. C. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
! Pennant-wfnning teams can be Sc
lected in three of the amateur leagues.
at least While there is still the posi-
bility, of course, that one of the clubs
now leading these races will be beaten
out such is not at all probab BILE. Their
| work has been consistently better than
that of any of their opponents.
The East Washington Sunday School.
Departmental and Potomac circuits are
the ones in which the champions can
be chosen. Ninth looks like the winner
in the first mentioned, Agriculture in
the second and Eastern In the last.
They have been playing better ball
than any of the others, have been more
| consistent in their work and have
shown general superiority.
| The races in all the leagues are Shap-
| ing up somewhat, though they are so
close In some that it Is impossible to
larly is this true of the Railroad Y. NJ.
| c. A. circuit The mines in that organ
| ization are SO punched that any has
a chance to finish in front. In the Cen
trail League, Sherwood, Kenilworth and
| Spartans have fought right down to
| the present for the honor of leadership
/ in the first series, with Kenilworth
practically winner. That is not say
I
| to represent the league in the post
season series, because it must defeat
the winner of the championship in the
second series for the final and highest
| honor, unless, of course, it manages to
win in the second series also.
The concensus of opinion is that the
| Poughkeepsie today will be the
| most brilliantly contested aquatic event
| of all that have been held in America
1t Is said confidently by those who ought
| to know that the crews which will face
| one another on the starters line this aft
| ernoon at > o'clock are more evenly
matched than any Fights that have taken
| part in such a race in this country.
While Cornell has always had the call
in the event at Poughkeepsie. none dares
| to pick that eight as the winner today,
| because of the admitted capabilities of
| the other five And any time that Cor
| nell, under Courtney. is not the choice
| for first place. none of the other crews
| looming up strong enough either to be
selected, it means that the best America
| affords in the way of eight-oared crews
| Is ready for the greatest test of brain
and Drawn given to oarsmen.
| The University of Washington Is admit
| teddy a powerful eight but it is figured
that it will not win because of the time
| 1t lost In coming across the continent.
| syracuse has practically the same crew
| that won last year, but 1t is pointed out
| that 1t got the honor at that time be-
cause Cornell and Columbia made two
boat race of the affair. and neither had
| strength enough left to stall off Syracuse
at the finish. Cornell and Columbia are
not likely to make that same mistake
this time. Pennsylvania has made poor
showing in one or two races and has
done well in another. but there is no
| doubt about 1t being the dark horse of
| the event. 1t is said that Penn went
over the course under time not long ago
| in Just four seconds less than Cornell
made in 1901. the record. If that is true,
| then, with the stimulus of real competi-
ton. the Quakers ought to do even bet
ter; in which event 1t is easy to see how
! it will be big factor. Wisconsin is
! the only crew in the race which is re-
(. ported not to have a chance. Green ma
terial and other disadvantages have de-
pleted the strength of the eight from
that of 1913
Cornell and Columbia have always been
the integers most considered in the
Poughkeepsie race. Because of their
clined to favor them again; just as he
would favor Cornell to win, if 1t were
necessary to pick winner. for the same
reason. Cornell does not have the
smoothly working combination that has
represented it in the past. but there is
plenty of power and drive in the boat.
Columbia has the most finished set Of
oarsmen on the river, SO it is said. but
it is questioned as to whether or not 1T
will be able to show sufficient stamina
some OF the other Fights.
So there it Is. No matter which crew
is mentioned there is some drawback,
and something that seems to favor an
ner would have the call over those not
usually as successful. SO must one con-
cede that Cornell has the best oppor-
tunity to be the first to cross the finish
line. OF course. consistent winner is
not always a winner, and this may be
one of the times that the Ithacans will
be humbled in what they look upon as
their most important athletic event OF
the year, barring, perhaps. the root Dali
game with Pennsylvania. Notwithstand-
ing, though, the recognized prowess OF
the other Fights, when it comes down to
brass tacks. 1t is Cornell and Columbia
that are most feared by those other
boats, and it is Cornell that Is regarded
as the more dangerous OF the TWO.
| Particular interest is manifested here
In the Cornell crew because there ID
| washington boy at stroke. He Is Brewer
sprsnsy. graduate Of 1as s snransY
made good in several branches Of sport,
| and .ince he has been at Cornell he has
sat in the best eights Courtney could
muster three successive years. And when
Courtney takes a man year after year 1t
is a distinct recognition OF exceptionai
ability.
Wilson, Washington boy playing
| shortstop for Martinsburg. in the Tri-
City League, semi-pro organization.
got the only two hits made by his team
| Yesterday. One of them was two-bas-
ger. Meadows, who BANKED the Mar
tinsburg aggregation while pitching for
| Frederick, is the left-hander who did
such brilliant work for Mount St. Jo-
! seph's last spring.
| It is announced that Jim Rice. coach
| Of the Columbia University crew, Will
| take charge of the Potomac Boat Clubs
oarsmen this summer. 1t is well known
that Rice is a man of exceptional capa-
| bilities in this respect, and 1t Is thought
| that he will develop some boats of much
| greater strength than the average
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