New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Columbia CoxSwain Does
His Part in the Blue and
White Victory.
WORKS ON NERVES
OF HIS OPPONENTS
Anyway, That's What Mccarthy
the Stroke Oar, Says in
Giving Full Credit.

..Thevre squirting again, boys oo'
.,ev're not gaining an inch!'
these words, beloved forth minute
,ftcr minute by the eoNSwain OF the
Colpmbia varsity crew in its great race
"A Pourhkeepsie on Friday, did mueh 10
Jisrouracc the Pennsylvania ana Cor
,sell men. according 20 c. +, Mccarthy
strotc oar of the Columbia boat who
-ivcs 70 Wood. the coNswan, ms Iul
sbare of glory for the victory OF the
Blue and White.
Every time either crew spurted Nooo
encouraged his men with the announce,
mont that they couldn't gain FOOT ana
bc made il so loud that every man IN
she orposing shells could hear.
II WAS a rare piece Of psychological
v-ork on Woods part, according 10
Mccarthy. and one which did q lot
toyverd beating Cornell at the bridge
where the crews from Cayuga IN the
Dest have begun their wonderful Ell
forts which swept them 10 the line IN
triumpb time after time. As the hnlSh
line drew nearer and Columbia steadlly
drew away Wood continued his verbal
bombardment.
An announcement by the judges
vbirh caused great deal of doubt 70
those on the observation train and at
fbe finish line on Friday was the maj
rcnort Of the freshman race, when
,,Iscod Columbia in fourth place ana
WISCONSIN last. 1t appeared TO those on
,be shore that Columbia had been
bcs+oD ont in the last furlong, ana
tbere we're grave doubts as to the cor
voc+ross of the judges decision IN piac-
mo Wisconsin last and Columbia fourth
I'm 10 the one and three-quarter mile
v,srt Columbia was in fourth place, but
NJ that point Munroe, No. IN the blue
and White she'll. caught a crab and mo-
rertarily threw the boat out OF mar
When he recovered and the crew set
,1,5 down for the final sprint Wlscon-
sim had picked up the half-length lead
and was in front by what seemed 10 pc
. quarter of a length. Columbia tried
desperstelv to close the gap. but II aP-
Desred that Wisconsin beat IT TO the
finisb line without yielding an men.
Wisconsin stopped rowing, and Co
lumbia, pulling along, passed down Ihe
,curse almost 20 where Cornell was
resting on its oars. This IS Mhere 'le
confusion came about. The Wisconsin
coxswain. IL seems, mStook req ma
ing buoy just north Of the mus sh I M :,
,nd ordered his crew 10 aE al
Columbia, surEing along, passed the
Badgers Just before the line was
crossed.
Added 70 the confusion caused by the
Observation-Disclosures muSs-up at t't
finish of the freshman race was inC
fact that thousands who were uilaD:c
40 cross the river from Poughkeepsle
believed that Cornell won the varsity
rare because only four bombs cN-
rIoded. instead Of five, which was the
SIGNAL for a Columbia victory; cohse-
ouertlv those on the east side OF the
e+ream thought that Cornell had won
arain. and it was not until crowds from
Inc finish line began surglng up the
streets that they realized that Collm-
bia had won the race,
Judge Frank B. Irvine, Of Cornell, a
member Of the board of stewards Oh
the intercollegiate Rowing Association.
which controls the POughkeepsle re-
gatta. had nothing 20 say yesterday
morning about the proposal to reduce
the varsity race from four miles 70
three. lie did not know when the
stewards were TO have meeting, ou;
he said that one probably would be
held in a short time.
Both Columbia and Cornell, 1t Is TN
derstood. favor changing the race from
four TO three miles. Pennsylvania Eas
not adopted a policy of open opposition,
but Vivian Nickalls thinks that nothing
would be gained by reducing the length
of the contest by a mile, and couse-