Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
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tact that Tabor, one of the very fast
est of the four, is an American born,
bred and made runner, added to
which is the fact that he has already
participated his full four years In
intercollegiate sport that would be
permittedNby our rules. Two others
Of the quartet are from British col
onies, Australia and South Africa;
but they can not be said to hail from
the British Isles.
Be all that as 1t may, It would not
be an unmixed evil If the American
colleges were to lose this great race.
A victory for Oxford would revive
interest In athletics In Great Britain.
the dearth and death OF which would
have to be deplored the world over.
Also such a victory for the English
college team would result In more
international matches of all kinds
being arranged Likewise 1t would
serve to unites American sentiment
and sympathy between our colleges
as against the foreign foe, and thus
prove a blessing to our own inter-
collegiate association.
p ECENTLY a peculiar thing hap
N pened at Yale. and at Pennsyl-
yania, on Saturday last exactly the
same thing transpired. Coach Guy
Nickalls, of Yale, sent the first, sec
ond and third varsity Fights over the
full course for the first time this
year In a thTee-cornered race At
the finish the amazing observation
was made that the third crew had
finished some Twelve lengths ahead
of the first crew--supposedly the
best, while the second eight had fin.
ished three lengths ahead of the fav-
orites. 1t was to laugh!
When the race ended an the
Schuylkill last Saturday II was no.
ticed by Coach Vivian Nickalls,
brother to Guy. that the third crew
had walloped his first selectees by
about three and one-half lengths,
while the second crew was nearly
three lengths 10 the good in advance
Of the first. 1t was to scream!
+ this is the way English coaches
coach and train their first crews
we frankly admit we don't under
stand English methods, in which
there would appear to be some mad
ness. Perhaps their method is 70
coach the first eight throughout the
season. then enter the third crews
against Harvard and Cornell to pull
out the victory-what? We can i'm.
agine these English brother coaches
having a fine laugh at each others
expense the FIRST time they meet
Speaking Of rowing, was asked
the other day why Southern col
leges did not put crews In the field,
or on the water. rather Where.
upon | asked my questioner where
was the water to put them on.
IT is a singular fact that very few
4 colleges In the South are located
on or near a water stretch OF any
size or length; while In the North
and East exactly the reverse is true,
there they seem nearly all to have
been originally located near good
sized rivers or lakes Thus Harvard
has the Charles River, Yale has
Long Island Sound. Penn the Schuyl.
kill, Brown the Seekonk and Nara.
gansett Bay, Dartmouth the whole
| Atlantic Ocean. Columbia the same
little pond. plus the Hudson River.
West Point is located on the Hud.
son. Annapolis on Chesapeake Bay,
Cornell on Cayuga Lake, Wisconsin
on lage OF its own. Chicago on
Lake Superior, and Princeton on It's
artificial Carnegie Lake, when Il had
lnone there to start with. And so
on without end.