The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
PENN JUNIOR CREW
BECOMES VARSITY
Wright Announces Swap Of
Titles After It Sparks
Other Eight Again.
CAPTAIN IS OUT OF RACE

PorGHKEEPsrE, June 9.-For the
second time in three days Coach Joe
Wright chased his Pennsylvania varsity
and Junior crews over the course to-day
for a time trial. when at the end Of
four miles his supposedly inferior crew
had won again. this time by four lengths
In the fast time OF 30 minutes Is seconds.
he was ready to explode. He did tonight
when he received word from the Penn
faculty that Jerauld, No. s In the Junior
boat and a first year man In the dental
school. will be eligible TO row on the
first varsity. He decided that hence
forth the Junior crew would be the
varsity and would row as such in the big
race on June II.
The announcement caused a sensation.
but II had to be done. On the last time
trial the junior crew won by ten lengths.
II Coach Wright adheres to his decision
1t Will mean that even Capt. Chickering
will not make his own boat. This would
he almost Unprecedented In the history
OF the intercollegiate Rowing Associa-
ton.
In the new varsity Wright gains a
pound in weight on the average. II Is
| practically a green crew. only two OF the
men having made their freshman crews.
Frank Gels. No. 3. has a right leg
shorter than his left as n result Of hip
disease. He has to wear a high shoe In
order to keep the boat or an even Keel.
Yet with all these handicaps the Junior
eight has proved It's right to he termed
the varsity.
The only consol!ng feature about the
experiment was tho Improvement in time.
The trial was rowed at IL o'clock on a
strong ebb tide. but the wind was blow
ing from the south and proved pretty
hard bucking In the last two miles.
Wright was to have had the trial to-
morrow. but he thought the conditions
looked better to-day. The Junior crew
jumped right out at the start and never
was headed.
In the last mile both crews were row.
ing close to 40. but the Junior crew
was showing cleaner blade work. Both
crews We're determined to win. To an
outsider they might have been taken for
crews from rival colleges instead OF "
lights from the same navy.
Coach Jim Ten Eyck had a quasi time
trial O O after the Penn ordeal. In all
the syracuse varsity rowed sevt nteen
miles..the longest IL has gone since com
ing here. In the morning race the Junior
and freshman crews rowed as a relay
team against the varsity. The Junior
eight got a handicap OF one length and
was told to row hard. The varsity was
ordered To use the Juniors as pace set
tiers. NJ the two mile mark the fresh
man combination took up the task or set.
ting the pace. but could not get away
from the varsity. although the latter was
rowing 80 to 30 for the freshman boat.
syracuse looked better than any OF the
other crews on the river ami gave the
oxp,rts y more favorable impression
than heretofore Il appears that the
Drarg- varsity will be among the favor
ties. II not the favorite in the big race
and about on a par with Cornell in the
Junior race.
W hav. finished our heavy work"
said Coach Ten EycH tonight. The rest
of the time will Ice devoted to uning up.
The squad is in fine shape with the ex-
ception OF Summerville. stroke in the
varsity boat. and DAVIS, No. = In the
freshman boat. Because OF the wet
clothes the men have been forced to wear
during tn. rainy days they have con-
tractrd hoils. | am not making any pre-
dictious. but from what I've seen OF the
other crews We will I've there"
Charles T.. Courtney came down to the
odkes hoathouse to-day for the first time
SINCE Tuesday. lie did not go out In the
c,achlug launch, however. but waited
around giving a few quiet orders and
then returned to the quarters lie made
a brief statement, officially confirming his
AMI OQNC'd intention l' I'lf' HhN'
coached perhaps for the last tim from
the coaching launch lie said. Ny
work IN the future II | do any at all Will
, he In an advisory capacity, ] have my
doubts concerning the introduction OF the
graduate coaching system AT Cornell
The Ithaca crews had light but long
workouts under the guidance OF Assist
ant Coach Hoyle. He went up along the
bank in the morning and downstream on
I'M. same side In the afternoon, covering
in all eighteen miles. It was the first
TINA that Cornell has row"d on the east
bank. hut Hoyle said that there was
nothing back of the mannlrre except that
ia, water was better on that side. lie
said he was not DESTROYS of taking his
crows far from the critical eyes or ms
fellow coaches,
Following yesterdays time trial Rice
"a. down on his crews. devotins the morn
,ny 10 a seven mile paddle with occa-
sinr,l short sprints. lie emphasized the
sn,rinr and chuckled when his varsity
,yer,g,d more thar fourteen feet on each
stroke no. as paddle was four teet
h,,k of the rudder post at times before
r,rol.. I.cys caught hold for the next
hc,t Rice gave his men "A stin row over
IA. course in the afternoon. His crew
has improved remarkably In the last
week.