New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
Crimson Varsity Seems
Better Balanced than
Tiger Eight.
BUT NEW JERSEYlTES
MAY SPRING SURPRISE
DR.. Spaeth Has Constructed
Likely Looking Machine
from Recruits.

Princeton. Y. J.. April 70 The eight
cared she'll crews Of Harvard and
Princeton rest on their oars, primed
and ready for their race over the
waters Of Lake Carnegie tomorrow
afternoon. At $50 o'clock tomorrow
the coXswains will swing Their golden
bronze crafts into position under the
shadow Of Kingston Bridge. the gun
VIII bark the starting signal and the
boats will rush down the long course
before them.
This race will mark the opening %
the intercollegiate rowing season. On
Saturday next Yale and Pennsylvania
will fight out their battle for supremacy
over the mile and seyen-ei ghths course
Oh the Schuylkill River.
Harvard is the popular favorits in
to-morrow's race. Its crew Is composed
Of veteran material. while the Tigers
have only two members Of last years
eight IN the boat.
Princeton May Surprise.
But Princeton may be depended upon
20 offer stout resistance. DR.. J. Dun
can Spaeth has moulded sturdy, for
midable looking crew out OF the ma
terial az his hand. There is lack Of
smoothness, Of course, and thero are
certain technical faults which the lin
tied time for coaching could not eradi-
cate.
Nevertheless. the men are swinging
in together, getting the water with
good heav- and smashing through the
middle Of the stroke with power galore.
The Princeton shell literally leaves the
water when the men take hold at the
catch. and 10 runs well between strokes.
This run might be still more free were
it not for tendency Of some of the
boys TO feather too low on the recovery
and splash.
Princeton rows n lower stroke than
Harvard. but IL is more powerful The
chief problem OF the men is 10 keep the
boat on an even keel, for the slightest
chop at the finish, the least tendency
20 drop the wrists before the blade
comes out Of the water Of its own sc-
cord az the end Of stroke, or 20 dig
the blade below the shaft in catching,
will destroy the balance Of the boat and
nullify half the power.
So well has DR.. spaeth done his work
that the shell viii 20 10 the line car
rying the openly expressed confidence
of united Princeton. IL has improved
vastly in the last week and Is ready.
Harvard Uses Short Stroke.
The Harvard crew rows shorter
stroke. and keeps the beat several
notches higher Yet there IL no dim
mutton Of power. The boys get in with
a mighty heave and powerful leg
drive, and good snap at the finish.
Once the blade comes clear IL is
showed away with a quick wrist snap
and a slow recovery. There has been
no suggestion Of banging the slides.
The motion Of the Crimson boat has
been consistently smoother than the
Tiger and this viii doubles be fac
Tor in the outcome tomorrow.
The Harvard second varsity bids fair
70 romp home an easy winner in It's
class. DR.. Spaeth has shaken and re
shaken the junior Tigers until they
scarcely know where they belong. In
Sturges, however, the Tiger has a pow
orful stroke. and he will be a steadying
influence on an otherwise harum-scarum
combination.
Neither coach would venture any
opinion on the possible outcome Of the
race, but both said their crews were as
ready for the test as limited training
would permit
The crews went out FOR their custom
sry paddles this afternoon. Starts and
sprlnts were the order Of the day. Har-
ward had two practices, and will take
the lake again for q while tomorrow
just before the race.
Lieutenant Ingram, former stroke Of
the Navy crews, will referee the race.
Alfred Noyes, the famous English poet,
Will act as a Judge a. the finish.