The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
SMOOTH rowing
TIGER OARSMEN
CAPTURE HENLEY
Princeton University Eight
Lands ChiId's Cup in Great
American Classic.
JUNIOR TO SYRACUSE
Naval Academy Crew Push Win
ner for Honors in Varsity Race.
Columbia Not a Factor.

Philadelphia. Msy I@-Dr sparth's
wonderfully, smooth Princeton crew
literally ran away with the prettfcr event
ai the American Henley here this after
noon, the ChLd's Cup race.
Jim Ten Eyok's smooth SyTa cusians,
won. the junior varsity race without
trouble takiDC the first heat and the
final hands down. and the Yale freshmen
beat out Pennsylvania and the Navy.
I'm the bE event the Nav had the
west shore. Pennsylvania was next with
princeton alongside and Columbia in the
best position. on the east bank.
After one bad start all four crews were
gotten away in perfect unison. Columbia
got into her stride first and began 10
draw away. but Princeton. with A long.
smooth. powerful stroke. heatIng at a
low rate, was hanging uElt on
Pennsylvania dropped a-tC-n i'm
mediately and was not III. reaCrer factor
in the race. but Dick G.sudor'- Navy
crew gave Princeton hard uEM-
Columbia looked good for the frst
eighth Of mile However. Stroke
Cochran. Of Princeton. .allod for a spurt
and began to come up alongside OF the
New Workers. Il was hammer and tonEs
for a couple Of hund- ID yards. Stroke
BrsttOn. Of Columbia. in his intense de-
sire 10 keep ahead ian the stroke M
too high. and working himself TO the
very limit beGan 70 tire. He got on
his regular smooth stroke and began 70
slug, shortening up percepuhIv. Peunell,
at seven. kept the stroke Ions and the
other six men were with him.
Going under the trolley bridge Prince
ton had il by three feet and tlereafte-
began TO shoot out never % ne headed
A quarter Of mile further the Navy
men made their bid and came on IN
great squirt. runnnE nv the New Y orke-s.
Stroke NytlacI made spurt after squirt
TRYING 70 head Princeton. hut without
avail Then the hoat- began ro string
out
Princeton went o1.- -re ]. o. Two
thirds Of d length to the good. the Navy
beating out Columbia by a sosnt two
lengths. The tune was INMATES Tat
The Syracuse boys simply ran aV-sr
with the first heat o. Tho -uulo- collegiate
eiEhts. Penn was second hT tr~oe-cuar-
ters Of a length and Farvar. last Tine.
minutes 93-i seconds
Harvard won the second heat nv
scant half length oEe- Yale, Who was
very little ahead - the Nav. 7 .0C,roa
being last. Time -."5 -.
In the ina heat =. .a.-sa wa~ on r.-
west shore in a ha5 position. f.a-N....
was number TWO Na.,. rm..- aa1 Pc. Do
on the eg~, hank. The r-.,.ea sent ..
four crews Of on abs. .r.Tr ,.sr -,r,.s
Syracuse went C-t most d-.l.-rar.i. ar.
Pennsylvania d-o7p.a ,-. rar.. ..'
Harvard and Yale had a u',. .sr ..
Jne.- own riglr Le.. A. g.. r-r',f
bridge Syracuse. r0ulrs sa~.. Ea' '-r..-
caar,ers Of a Is'Erh "Ne, Harvard. wH.
was some distance ahead .. YAH So r.-
half mile Syracuse shaved o-r. wsrsa
between ho- stern ana Fa~7-a-6 how
The CsubrlGg, men -zw.'. made s0..rr
after snu-t. r-yirC IN Get u0 on the -sa3-
ers hut i, was @. no avail Evo-y r~ro
the Harvard ,.ow began 20 creep u0. The
Orange stroke. WhItesiUo would T.; CIT
a length and the bow man Of the Ha--
ward boat was pretty VOL used up IN the
last quarter milo. which made II easier
for the syria 1usaIs To draw lwaN Sv-a-
cuse won hv Ie-S-r and a half Har-
ward was second. Na.a. lh.-d. and Penn
sylvania last Ti~ua r. -
The summa~v Of the afternoons work
put the varsity crew situation thus.
pressed. to say the hast bv Syracuse,
and Harvard has it way over Yale.