The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
SYRACUSE CREW
IS FAYORITE FOR
Big RACE TO-DAY
Rated at 3 To Against the
Field. Though Other Three
AyOw Confidence.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR
HANDLING HUGE CROWD

,ee other colleges tried to batter down
'me door OF favorit.sin behind which
'c.ts the Syracuse navy. but tonight.
TIE eve Of the tweuty-sccond annual
rgaita OF the Intercollegiate Rowing
Association. stiii finds the Onondaga
giants holding on to their position. IH-
deed by efforts OF their own they are
strengthening their prestige In the eyes
o. the neutral element of regatta en-
thusiasts. what little betting has tran
spired nnls the Syracuse varsity the
t%sloritc. 3 to . against the field. which
ia.ides Cornell. Pennsylvania and TO-
,umbia.
Everything is in readiness for to-
morrow's annual rowing classic. The
growing tension among the men II "A
sure indication Of the proximity OF the
battle. Nerves which the men never
kneo they had have cropped up to-day.
as the rain interfered with the hnsl
workout. but the supreme confidence
~ the coaches and men kept those
beastly nerves from irritating the oars
men ont OF anything but their best
condition. Visitors by scores dropped
into the various quarters to see the
crews il their last workout. The adj
vance crowd INDICATED tnat Inc regatta
oi,l be watched by a larger gallery
iaan Ia years. despite the absence Of
Washington. Stanford and Wisconsin.
Most OF them wanted to see Jim Ten
Eyck's much touted varsity I'm action
before laying their money for or against
H. But clan loyalty is STRONGER than
reason. Many admitted Syracuse looked
good, but no man can 20 10 a college
four years and get over the belief that
his crew IL better than the Fights
OF all other colleges. Accordingly, PENN
syivania. Cornell and Columbia grad
uateS and Undergraduates returned TO
the city determined TO back ND their
crews. despite the fact that Syracuse
iooh" 10 the experts to be the best crew
on the river.
COnibear FavOrs Cornell.
or all the men who have seen the
h0illa of racing shells darling up and
down the river. looking like needles
floating in a bathtub for the last two
weeks, few can see any crew but SYRIA
cuse. One of those who disagree is
Hiram Con!bear. coach Of the undefeated
University OF Washington crew. II
must be remembered that Conibear
believes his crew could whip any of
those IN the Hudson. But since his
hoatload of giants is not here. he be-
lieves Cornell has the best chance Of
winning.
There is something lacking in syria
cuse which must be in winning crews"
said Ccn.bear. The men are not on
tn" jump all the time. At bow and
No. . the men row with a n~onchaiance
That rs almost Indifference. Their cuH-
hdence. I'm afraid. is bordering closely
on conce!t. | don't know vi a thing
thai VIII defeat a crew quicker than
that. Mind you. I'm not saying that
any OF the other crews are better than
Syracuse. but l do say that Jim Ten
Eyck's boys ought to attack their task
with more av!dity.
cornell has Just what I hnd lacking
IN Syracuse. The Ithaca varsity rows
every moment 1t IL on the river. There
Is no letup AZ any time. When a
crew gets in that frame of mind watch
out. II is dangerous. II is watching
every second 10 seize an OPPORTUNITY
when its opponents will be found loa rms.
There Is no telling where il will grab
halt "A length. and that IL more
Than enough 10 mark the difference he
tween victory and defeat"
Coach Ten Eyck Is not saying much.
He admits he has not seen crews any
better than his on the river. but ne adds
mat rowing In practice is not a criterion
10 what a crew will do in a race. The
tact that Syracuse will have the out
side course means we will have TO be
much faster than our opponents To just
beat them out said Ten Eyck. That
u because the inside course which Co.
lumDld drew has a faster unnlnK tide
than the one we have toward the mid
die OF the river. II it shoul be windy
tomorrow we will have the added
handicap Of the toughest water. Real.
'zing these things. I am not willing to
~! to- much about our ,..Inces.'
Syracuse Captain COnAdent.
Capt. Walt. Glass was more optim-
's'ic than Coach Ten Eyck. lie said that
me men were in perfect condition and
lust full enough of confidence not to
hunt them. "Will we win p" he echoed.
y point to 1904 and 1908 and then re-
mind you that this Also is a Presiden-
tial YEAR.
In the other quarters OF the rowing
colony everybody was happy. That was
Just the way Capt. Johnny Collyer Of
Cornell, the mar who Is expected to make
Syracuse hustle all the way. expressed
the feeling around the thacan camp.
John Hoyle. assistant coach. pulled his
whis'ling corncob pipe before replying
10 the query of the probable winner.
Don't know" he answered. Looks
Ike a pretty fair race Coach Court
roy said through another that his pre-
%dlctions would not be announced until
after the races.
Al Pennsylvania Joe Wright's fast i'm
proving squad refuses any longer to bow
N destiny. Capt. Chickering. the game
u'tle Quaker leader. laughed at the pre-
oirt'ons that his crew had only an out
SIDE nance. I'VE know just how good
We are he said. "I'>e rowed here on
NO varsity crews and I can't make this
s'hNs boat. That indicates just how
much better this years first crew is over
pennsylvania crews OF the past. The
men nave moro fight than any crew I've
''r seen. Don't overlook the old grit.
sf'i and determination when rating your
'''"s, On that score We fear no crew
On the river"
columbia is situated nearest the start
OF the course and IS nearest the top In
''hNdeIce. Coach Jim Rice amt see any
''"cF crew on the river. He believes
'' mas the crew possessing the highest
S'tndard Of oaremanship, the crew. de-
'1i'e us light build. the superior OF any
''HtT because of the way II has mastered
~le'hpique, I'VE have the speed In the
'NeIl' lie said i've watched all these
""S for the last two weeks. None of
'1"m has anything on us. BY 7 O'Clock
'.ln0rrHw night We will have proved IT,"
rms town II decorated as IL IL en-
''.'ed a crowd larger than at any time
re The regatta was Incorporated here