Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-05
IMPORTANT RACES
SCHEDULED FOR
COLLEGE CREWS
Four the Minimum Nun.
ber of Contests Planned
by Most Fights
FIRST EVENT APRIL

An increased interest is being shown /.
rowing at the score or more big colless.
and universities, according to the comri.s.
schedules announced. out on the par,sss
coast the Leland Stanford eight will aes.
meet the University of California 49,
after the question of the eligibIutv I,
freshmen has been settled by the Le,s5
Stanford authorities.
In the East, Harvard and Princ.,..
will meet on the waters of Lake Carnss,,
at Princeton for the first time in ib,.
years. Annapolis resumes relationsh,s
with Syracuse University after lapse !,
several seasons
In the majority OF cases the roIIsv,.
have scheduled at least four races. ana !,
the main the second varsity eghts ana
freshmen crews have been included IN.
early races will be rowed over the IN.
and a half-mile distance, and as the ma
get down to work the races will be lensis'
oned until the final championships wh..
varsity boats compete In the four.mIs
events.
Even though there has been much co,n.
ment and talk of shortening the distahc,
of the big races, such as the Poughkeepsl,
and New London events, apparently n,
college oarsmen are desirous of pullIrs
for four miles
Practically every one of the dates hay,
been settled upon with the exception q
the one covering the annual race on ~
Hudson. At several meetings of the board
of stewards of the intercollegiate Rowlns
Association no decision could be reschsi
as to the proper time for holding ths
contest This season the tidal condition
are causing trouble, as well as the er.
aminations at several of the competIng
colleges.
On one of the dates discussed, June II
II was found that Cornell and Pennsylya.
mia have examinations slated. The Ath
of June was considered, also July l. Ac
cording to rumor. the race will be rowes
on June II and the representatives OF ths
colleges having examinations at that tim
will take t&em on the honor system or L
some manner to he left I'M to the decision
of the respective faculties.
The first race of the season will u
held on the Pacific coast on April s. at
the Pacific coast intercollegiate regatta ii
Oakland, Cal. Leland Stanford and TIE
University of California will be the COM
petitors. The board of stewards OF ths
intercollegiate Association has decided 10
extend an invitation to Leland StanfOH
and the University of California TO tha
Poughkeepsie regatta.
The season in the East will open On
April 10, when the Navy rows its fnt
race with the Analostan Boat Club, o
Washington, on the Severn On April 81
the Harvard eight will meet the Princetcn
oarsmen on Lake Carnegie. and the eco
ond crew will compete against the junlu
eight of Princeton. Followed one wesk
later, April q, Pennsylvania will open ID
season with n race against Yale, coaa
Wright, of the Penn crews, Is out for
win over the Ellis to retrieve the defeat
suffered at the hands of the New Haven
boys last year, the contest being raced IN.
a terrific snowstorm.
Every Saturday during the month q
May there will be n contest between Ons
or more crews. The first Saturday finds
Pennsylvania rowing the Navy at AnnaR
oils. The following Saturday virtually
every eastern college crew will compete II
the American Henley on the SchuylkAl
River On May 20 Harvard will row Cor
nell at Boston and Navy will compeu
against Syracuse at Annapolis On May
81 Yale, Princeton and Cornell will raci
on Lake Cayuga,
The only two races in June will be ti
Poughkeepsie regatta and the 49th annua
race between Harvard and Yale on JnHi
% at New London. Conn. The Yale eres
has the edge on Harvard, due to its vA
OF last season. breaking the tie of "a wlna