New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
James, a Midget Coxswair,
to Guide Cornell Shell
in Big Race.
TEN-MILE WALK FOR
THE COLUMBIA MEN
Leland Stanford Eight Does a
Lot of Splashing When the -.
Rough Spots Are Met. -
tRy Telegraph 70 The Tribun..l


Poughkeepsie. n. Y, June 2l.-All
the crews crowded their work into one
row to-day, because a stiff northwest
wind that blew hard all morning and
we'll into the afternoon dotted the hud-
son with whitecaps and made rowing
out Of the question in anything save
whaleboats.
Conditions were much better late In
the day, however, and each OF the
dozen crews got out for a spin close
to the west shore. where there was B.
stretch Of comparatively good water.
The Cornell squadron was tho frat
boated, and when the lthacans put
forth the other crews fell In line.
Courtney took his three crews down
around Blue Point, where he turned the
juniors and freshmen, but kept on with
the varsity almost 70 Milton.
James, a midget coxswain, who tips
the beam at eighty-seven pounds when
he's eating we'll, had tryout in the
Cornell varsity she'll, and Courtney
was so well pleased with his work that
he earned the assignment permanently
and will steer the crew in the big race.
James weighs twenty pounds under any
other coxswain on the river.
Courtney is still boating his varsity
eight with Lund, from the Junior crew,
at No. 3. 0thus, the regular No. 8 man.,
is still suffering from sore hands.
Courtney is doubtful whether Othus
will get back into the boat, but the
place will be kept open for him for a
day or two. Brewer, No. in the fresh
man shell, returned to his seat this
evening, fully recovered from his in
fected hand.
The Columbia squad went for ten
mile tramp in the morning TO make up
for the lost practice on the river. Rice
had planned TO shoot both his varsity
and junior Fights over the course late
in the evening, rowing upstream with
the food tide, but the river was still
running rough in midstream, and the
Columbia men had TO be content with
a paddle close TO shore, with few
racing starts and sprints to liven
things up. .,
The Columbia juniors elected c. W.
Cronenberg, who rows at No. 7, cap
tain Of their eight. Until the big
shake-up that hit the Columbia crews
last week Cronenberg was O regular In
the varsity combination.
Leland Stanford had taste OF rough
water tonight, and almost in the lit
eral as we'll as the igurative sense. The
Californians went out Just after Cor
nell took to the boats and padded
downstream in the wake Of the Itha-.
cans. They hit rough patch here
and there and did considerable splash
ing, thereby giving evidence that they
are not a rough water crew.
They rowed downstream four miles.
and on the return trip ploughed
through spot that almost filed the
shell. Luckily they were able to paddle
the half-mile remaining befo,e reach
ing their boathouse without further
difficulty. 80
Morton G. Bogue, chairman Of the
board OF stewards of the Intercollegi
ate Rowing Association, notified the
coaches to-day that he viii be unable
to be present at the regatta because Of
a business trip to the South.
His letter made no reference to the
charges which are alleged to hsve been
made against two members Of the SYRIA
cuse freshman crew, and this is taken
to mean that the charges have been
dropped.