New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
MIDDIES ARE CLOSE
AT THE FINISH
Winners Have Remarkably
Smooth Form. Combined with
Power in Plenty.
Bv FRANK O'NEILL.

noon
The Tigers led the stslwart crew
from the United States Naval Academy
over the line by some two-thirds Of
length. while the Middics were per
sops two lengths ahead of Columbia
The Blue and White saved its face to
,orc degree by beating the Universe
,v Of Pennsylvania eight by several
s bolt from the unclouded skies that
smiled over the beautiful Fslrmoht
Park course could not have caused
greater surprise. nay wondermehI'
han the victory Of the boys from
lake Carnegie. Columbia, when IN
practice. rowed with all the skill ana
snced of which jim Rice is teacher
vas popular favorite. pennsylvania
ubich defeated Yale, was well liked
and the Navy, which ran away from
PENNSYLVANIA. had host OF ADMIRERS.
But Princeton, conqueror OF the mar.
ard varsity. was almost without
friends. aside from those who came
down from Nassau Hall TO root man
f,.uv and hope for the best. Man
s,1lv did the Princeton students root,
and never for a more worthy crew.
Princeton Never Waivers.
Tt. rbvthris running Of we'll
oIod dynamo became chaotic, DIS
orcsnized iangling Of poorly assembled
,,Tte i'm comparison TO the Smooth
.vcr but inexorably powerful row
inc or those eight boys who manned
The Orange and Black tipped sweeps
They held their pace throughout, new
rr fsltcrinc. never wsvering lot q
minnie i'm body or spirit when the
heat or battle became unbearaole 70
Norman Bratton. the captain ana
stroke Of Columbia. ~
They had their plan OF action az
rspped out: they had commence I'D
tho strong hearted Cochran, ana tney
drove ahead to well earned victory pc
cause they we're the best men IN me
race. ~
D, tho trolley bridge which marks inc
Ls1e mile point in the course, the
Tirors took the lead. rowing that same
ior0 powerful. space killing stroke
Mich rerried 10 over the line ahead
ar Harvard's dsshIng eight on the
waters OF Lake Carnegie. The peat
,o,or went much over "a 10 the min
,.e but every last ounce OF power IN
tbose broad shoulders, those mighty
bscks and sinewy arms ripped tne
bending sweeps through the waters
cd sent the eddies vhirllng IN
.tc law tide. II was no wonder the
Tirer she'll leaped through the water
1ko = thing Of life that answered every
r,Ise Of hearts that beat for Prince
From the trolley bridge on down 70
.bo finish IL was only queStlpn o.
distance. and Cochran, game hgnIei
,bst he is. answered that question ne
rond an cavU. He kept the beat down
and mower W; he pulled The oars last
and kent tho slides down SLOW. ana inc
rim rusb OF his boat never ceased
- II vipcd out the distance TO the
finish. .uo
Rut n Princeton took the lead at the
half mile mark, the race and ngh'
~ tho race was not yet over. Can'
tbor tho Niddies. those future Al
r,irsle of the United States Navy III
some var we must yet fight, and on
they drove. with quite as much cour-
age ouite as much certainty OF put
nose ss tho Tigers, but not the skill,
ana NOT tho speed. They drove shesd
N the Columbia crew at the head OF
tho Island and went ahead to leave the
Blue and White wallowing in the WASH
Of many oars. two lengths back, sound
a. beaten. Penn never did get up
into Il remotely threatening posltion'
Columbia Soundly Beaten.
Columbia was beaten. soundly beaten
aud Columbia men are disappointed,
even though they arc not disheartened.
Getting 4 fying start. rowing clean
and true with the stroke keyed up TO
"a 10 the minute. the Blue and White
ahot out in front like an arrow from a
how. After the first dozen strokes,
Bratton settled down and rowed Ike
veteran for half mile. He had ms
crew I'm the lead coming up 10 the
trolley bridge. but seeing that the
cers would not be shaken off, Brat
ION threw he science Of rowing TO the
winds and began 10 slug.
In thrice he lost his cunning, and
only the primal instinct TO fight re-
NAMED Lashing the stroke up TO some
insane figure. Bratton went ahead
No crew IN the world could follow 1t,
and the Blue and White osrsmen we're
only human. II was an insanely short,
hslf clop that Rratton rOwed, In which
DO wasted power shsmefully. lie
burned himself out in three quarters
OF mile and rowed the remainder OF
Tho distance with his head rolling all
over the boat. flashing and fighting an
insane battle II was too bad too, Tor
br6tion has been heralded as won
der
There could not have been more
perfect day for the regatta. The
waters Of the Schuylkill were smooth
2, he mirror Of proverb. and the head
wind which blew down the course
served rather TO refresh the oarsmen
inan 10 tire.
From distant Syracuse Jim Ten Eyck
brought a crew to Philadelphia and
carried of the New England challenge
cup for junior college crews What a
rty those Syracuse boys did not com
pete for the Childs trophy. They
would have made race for the gods
with Princeton. A prettier and yet
moro powerful crew mas seldom been
seen Its every move was the essence
o. form. as il swept along there, fol-
lowing the stroke OF that youthful
master Of the sweep. Cy Whiteside,
who rowcd IN the freshmen crew Of
Syracuse At Poughkeepsie last year,
and won.
Syracuse Crew Impressive.
u was q beautiful sight TO watch
those Orange clad boys row. They
sneaked up on the slides with cst-like
ease and once getting the water. whip
BED the blades through to the finish