The Washington times., 1915-06-28

POUGHKEEPSIE, June 28.-On
the pretense that they wanted to
bring their shells up to the Colum-
bia quarters several crews were on
the river yesterday. Rather than
have their men dwelling too freely
on their chances in today's regatta
the coaches ordered their men out
to paddle serenely up the river.
Pennsylvania got out first. The
freshmen got in an extra lick when
it was discovered that there would
be room for their boat in the Colum-
bia boat house. Stanford and SYRIA
cuse padded up to Krum Elbow also
and put their shells on the Colum-
bia racks, there to remain until the
crucial test today.
Coach Jim Rice visited Charles E.
Courtney in the morning and both
agreed that the fight was between
them today. Most of the other
coaches predicted that the Cornell
and Columbia crews were the ones
they would have to watch.
Vivian Nickalls said that Columbia
had the fastest and least experienced
crew on the river. 'If its varsity car
get two lengths at the two mile mark
and l think it can,' said the Penn
coach, 1T ought to get across the lint
first. If, however. another crew holds
1t to the three mile mark it's anybody
race. The inexperienced men in tn,
w 10 P,,l
Rice's beautiful Craftsmanship alone will
be able to carry the shell across the
line"
Jim Ten Eyck said the race will g,
He smiled when asked If that crew wal
Syracuse. Rice was confident that hi
reorganized eight would not disappoiri
the Blue and White followers. who ar,
to and to s. Sif it's rough NV Wate, e
bank all you have on Columbia" sait
Rice. I'm smooth water don't conced,
too much. We are. think. a littl,
half a boat length in four miles" Ric,
added that Pennsylvania and Syracuse
Will fight It out for third place. HI
felt sorry. to say, that he could not Sc,
Stanford better than last
It's a good thing for the sport that
Frank l. Guerena. the fighting boy
coach of Stanford. doesn't agree with
his rowing platoon. I'VE have improl ed
remarkdDly IN the last week. he said
and have taken off a lot OF extra
weight. l do not think we are as good
as we would be a week hence, but we
have fighting bunch Of boys. IL they
can hold the pace for the first mile
III bet my fare home that We finish
Telegrams have been pouring in tc
the Stanford quarters at Highland. One
from the Stanford baseball team, now
in Honolulu. said: Good luck, boys
Show those Eastern sharps that all the
best things don't come from east OF
the mississippi"
John Hoyle. of Cornell. the only coach
to pick Yale as the winner. said all
three races will be close from start t
finish. He said that the junior varsity
race defies prediction.
For the first time since 1895 Columbia
and Cornell didn't bet their shirts on the
outcome of the big race. There was q
wholesale measure OF fraternizing, but
for some reason the interesting shirt
exchange was eliminated. Visitors
swarmcd the varsity quarters. but the
oarsmen were kept away from the eyes
Of the grads and students. Most oil
them were ordered to take a slow hike
over the mountains in order to keeI
their intense interest down to the mini.
mum
The revenue cutters Mohawk and Man,
haitian and their tenders arrived last
night. Several yachts stea med in, amons
them being Harold s. Vanderbilts Va:
grant. W. X. Vanderbilt. sr.'s, Mir.
vaEa. George F. Baker. jr.'s. Viking
and Harry Payne Whitney's Captive.