South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29
STANFO ORD MAKES
GREAT RACE AND
PUSHES CORNELL
WeSternerS Jump to Front in
Last Mile But Find That the
Winner Has Something in
Reserve.
BN Damon RunyOn.


POUGHEEPSIE, y. y, June 20
\ lonely looking man seated in the
press car Of the observation train.
silent and apparently depressed
through the earlier stages of the big
varsity race of the intercollegiate re-
gatta Monday afternoon suddenly rose
on his heels az about the beginning of
the last mile. and let a stentorian
voice roll full and free across the wa
ters of the Hudson river:
Come on, Stanford" beloved this
man, now no longer a detected
stranger in a strange land, but a ma
tive son OF the golden west. And, as
if in answer to the war cry of the
clan, Stanford came on-hOw she
came on! They are now talking here
today of how old Pop Court
ney's cOnsummate cunning told in the
last few hundred yards of a fierce
struggle down the Hudson Monday
and showed the Cornell shell first
across the finish line. where the Cor
nell shell has SO often before been
first.
They are talking of wild drive by
eight young giants from tar-away Cali
fornia; of the back breaking grind
that fell just little bit short of win
ming for Leland Stanford and that had
10000 people, deliriously Joining With
the lonely-lOoking man in shrieking
their admiration for the lads from the
golden state.
Come on Stanford
Come on StanfOrd"-And STAN
ford came on. and on, and on, down
that last stretch of water. One more
spurt-just one more of those sudden
outburst of speed that had swept the
California shell along the river ahead
of Columbia and Pennsylvania and
Syracuse-and for time even ahead
of Cornell-and Stanford would have
won. Just a little more of that amaz-
ing strength that had fairly lifted the
long beaked boat across the water for
four weary, body racking miles and
the victory would have gone to Leland
Stanford.
They were beaten about half a boat
length Science, the experts tell us
was pitted against brute strength at
the finish and science won, but IT is
not easy to believe the experts now
adays.
They made Columbia the favorite in
this race, and Columbia was strUg-
Cling away back yOnder at the wash
Of Syracuse's boat and on behind Co
lumbia trailed Pennsylvania and the
English thOle pins.
They told us that Leland Stanford
had no chance whatever in this race,
yet there was Leland Stanford Monday
afternoon threshing along to a finish
that will be remembered as long as
the present generation goes to see
boat races in the shadow of the
Palisades.
Make Final Squirt.
Come on Stanford" and Stanford
came on and on, down that last mile
until her bow was we'll out in front of
the Cornell shell and the cry passed
down the long observation train
Stanford wins. Then the teachings
of the wizard of the Hudson came 70
the rescue Of Cornell. They knew
more about that fearful four-mile
grind than the Stanford boys knew
They had something le[t and they
used it TO advantage in the final squirt
Then the lonely native son of the
golden west fell unconscious but still
babbling Come on Stanford" as he
fell
The expert said that Stanford had
no rowing science and no form"
which charge is probably true Stan
fords best friends-eVen that native
sOn-would have TO admit that. They
may have had some general ideas
about the science of the game. but if
so they tossed them TO the warm winds
that riffed the bosom of the river as
they tore through the final mile
They rOwed as ii they wanted TO
get somewhere in a hurry and get
there first. They violated numerous
rules of rowing technique. perhaps.
but they were tossing spray on all
competitors until Cornell caught them
in the last few leaps. Even then the
lads from California pushed on across
the finish and came to "A halt with
every man upright in his seat and ap-
parently scarcely breathing hard
old Pop Courtney did not see his
boys row TO victory. The wizard of
the Hudson is confined TO his bed and
had 10 be removed To New York Mon
day night. but he would not leave
PouShkeepsie until he knew the result
OF the race.
His junior varsity eight won the
first race of the regatta Monday from
Pennsylvania and Columbia but his
freshmen finished second 10 Syracuse
with Columbia third and Pennsylvania
last.
The official times Of the contending
college crews in the various races on
the Hudson yesterday and the order
of finish follow:
VARSITY four mile race-Corneu
20:36 So; Leland stanford. 2O:37 Is;
Syracuse, 20:43 80: Columbia, y 90;
Pennsylvania. PHO Is.
Junior varsity eight-Cornell, 10:|
90 Is; Penna., 1905; Columbia, 10:
o. 30 Cold record 1915 3-5).
Freshmen eight Oared@Syracu use.
9:29 So: Cornell. 9:43; Colum bia,