The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-06
COURTNEY SPRINGS
ANOTHER SURPRISE
Ne seats an Entirely New
Crew i'm Cornell VAR
sity Boat.
Is BETTER THAN OLD ONE
n, CONSTANCE =. TITUS,
Retired Amateur cha ,pt0n q
Scul1s aud Swe ne.

sculis aud sweeps.
rovGHKErpsrE. y. v. June 5.-Charles
= Courtney has the rowing sharps Won
oering what he will do next. He has an
entirely different crew boated from the
one that defeated Princeton and Yale on
Ma. - at ithaca. Every N was un-
der the Impression that that crew would
year because Of the marvellous work II
accomplished in that race.
However. Mr.. Courtney has picked a
better crew, consisting OF bow, X. II.
Fe-uow; NJ. .. J.. r. Lyle No. 3. II.
Il Bacon, No, 4. T.. J. Ncllms No. s, q.
A. Worn; No. s. A. A. Gushing No. Z.
/. g. Brewer stroke. Capt. J. l.. Collyer,
AID coxswain, q. s. Kephard.
had a good opportunity to watch
them from the coaching launch this
morning, and the easy manner in which
they went away from the crew that de-
fea,ed Yale and Princeton stamps II AZ
beng a first rate eight. The second
varsity used a new set Of Davis oars
n which they were not accustomed. The
leather on the collar Of the oar was very
.tir and interfered with their waterman.
ship considerably. and until the oars
are broken in IL would be unfair to pass
Judgment on their workmanship. espe-
cially IN as raw water Al was here this
morning.
varsity In New She'll.
The varsity used a new Hoylc shell
IN which they did not feel entirely al
home, but their good work was very no.
tceable. Their Workmanship was yer,
clean. not n man In the boat dragging
his oar on the water on the reachout for
tire catch, as was lone In Boston or
May 90, when they loststo Harvard.
Il Is the same old Cornell stroke. but
tire crew seems to have more life ir
her this year than formerly. I would
rot Re surprised 10 see Cornell row q
higher stroke for the four mile %5ourne,
THIS year than she did In any previou.
year.
The run IN the varsity shell between
strokes Is far superior TO that Of TIL
second varsity. The 1thacans shoot theil
hands away very rapidly. Their slid
work is wonderful and the manner IL
which the load Is shifted fore n AZ
's remarkable. There Is no check on tn
boat when they get TO the end OF tn
slides. The blades of the oars are an
chored squarely and firmly and quickly
TIE same pressure Is pulled all througl
TIE stroke. There is no great kick at tn
finish nor hard. choppy catch.
Harmony In work In rev
There is harmony in the work Of tn
crew inboard and out. The Body SWIM
a not so long as some Of the other crew
and the men swing a little past perpen
Ocular on the finish of the stroke.
courtncy's pupils do not sit as uprigh
q some Of the other crew men. and o
ne ,eachout they do not lie down In tn
sNel as they do in the Yale boat, The
POW more after the style OF a sculler, An
from the easy manner in which they "a
slor. II would appear 10 me that the
haye great staying qualities. .
The junior boat will probably row !,
~ Glowing order: Bow. F. w. Fitf
g.rald No. ., c. A. Andrus No. 3, j.
Nair. No. 4, G. w. Bonney No. 5. Z
krkland: No. 6, J. ". Brinkerhot; NJ
: q. w Cowan stroke. /. ID. kings
land ~coxswair. " c. Chandler.
Cornelrs freshmen will not arr1S
UNI me latter part OF the week.
In the afternoon Cornelrs frst an
second varsity rowed down the rive
about four miles at a stir gait and n
turned 20 the h~oathouse at a SLOW StTok'
Coach Wright of Pennsylvania put HI
VARSITY crew over the four mile couri
A. stiff pace. covering the distance !
. minutes o5 seconds 1t was M
exactly a time trial because the ere
started very slowly. Although the strok
vts up to thirty-four for the first minu'
z does not indicate that the Pen
crcws we're rowing at top speed. II
they usually row a very high strok
The st this habit in the early sprin
~, tee, when they act out to beat laI
TIE men have not control OF the slide
TIE weight is not shifted in the boz
Iroper'y, and she does not run betwee
strokes az she should.
ro0n's crew has improved greatly
checking be,ween strokes since I la
saw her row in the American Henle
My Is. Penn's varsity will be boat'
practically the same az she was In tn
ra.o Bow. e. Gels No. 2, f. Worl
ra~' 80. 3. CLAM Cnstead OF Robe
Go'hamr No. I. +. Guenther No.
Ado,9h VOL No. s. George w. Peppe
J. 80 :. capt. William r. Chickerini
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