The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-25
REGAT IA.
Intercollegiate is Drawing
Great Crowds and Arrest
ing Wide Attention.
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With the van guard Of rowing en-
thustasts arriving in the city crowd
Ing the hotel Hobbies and asking for
tips from the newspaper men and
rail birds" who have been here for
several weeks; and with the crews
that will take part in the annual re-
gatta Of the intercollegiate Rowing
Association going through only light
work to keep them in condition, the
stage Is set for what promises to be
almost IL not just as exciting as the
recent Yale and Harvard clash at
New London.
Along a course historic with the
memories of other aquatic struggles
college crews representing the East,
1.-THE middle West and the far West
will clash for supremacy in their
racing shells Friday. AS usual, three
events are scheduled for the day,
the two-mile race of the university
junior Fights, the freshman eight=
cared twe-mile race, and the eight=
cared race over four mile course
for the varsity challenge cup, which
last year was won by Syracuse.
BY 9 p. m. Friday we viii ali
know which is Americas greatest
crew for the eight that crosses the
line first can claim any old champion
will undoubtedly be the greatest in
Uncle Sans domain. Cornell has
defeated Princeton. Yale and Har-
ward and turned the trick in, easy
style. Washington State has DEM
onstrated that it bats about LOCO I'M
-.
supporters OF the crew that drives
the bow Of its shell over the finish
line rst can claim any old champion
ship 1t desires. and there will be. no
one to dispute 1t. Here is the way
the crews will line up: Pennsylva=
mia, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Cornell,
Columbia and Washington.
As all who lamp the sporting pages
Of the great and near-great newspa-
pers of the country know, Cornell is
generally picked to win the varsity
race, but there is strong undercur-
rent of opinion that the Ithacans will
get surprise package and this is
based on two things:
First-The form being shown by
other crews, especially Columbia and
Washington.
secend-The bunch, the old SUI
lpeFstition of the year of reversals
which the lifting by the blawsted
Bnglishers of the polo cup and the
victory Of Yale over Harvard, not to
mention the standing OF the St.
Louis ball clubs in the league races,
have only accumulated.
Last Stir Workouts.
| Yesterday the crews were given
their last stiff workouts, favored by
ideal weather conditions. In the
morning witnessed the trial spin
Of Columbia's crew from Coach Jim
Rice's launch. This is without doubt
the smoothest crew on the river, hut
outweighed from FIVE to eight pounds
lby every other crew, 1t is a question
whether 1t will have the stamina for
the gruelling four-mile course, ii
last half mile 1t will win in my
opinion.
! Coach Courtney took the Cornell
men up the river to the starting place
about 4 p. M. Together with Or.
Walter Peet, at one time coach OF
the Columbia crews, and now rowing
expert for the New York World, and
Captain Thomas Fearon, who from
1858 to 1871, was the champion
seuller of the country and later
gained an international reputation
as shell builder. l trailed the feet
in fast time trial over the regular
course. The Ithacans have three
grand crews with possibly the fastest
freshman eight on the river. The
three crews left the line doing
about thirty-eight strokes to the
minute. The junior led the fresh
man for the first quarter by about
half length but the other boats,
without raising their stroke, soon
pulled up, the varsity taking the lead
by quarter Of length. At the two
mile mark the juniors and freshmen
were ordered to quit and the varsity
continued down the course. At the
third mile the wind began to buck
the tide, making the water bumpy.
hut the crews watermanship was
perfect, with the possible exception
of Stroke Spransey. There was con-
siderable lost power in hts work. On
the catch he did not seem to sub
merge his oars as deep as the other
sweeps on HIS side OF the beat and
at the finish of tue stroke his ear
came Up with jerk, splashing the
water. In fact, one got the impress
sion that his outrigging was too high
for him. Il was also very noticeable
that No, 9. Bird. feathered tea low
during the last mile. The time Tor
the four miles was caught at a0s42.
the sloWness Of which might be ac-
continued On psEs nine.