New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Rowing at Syracuse
Keeps High STANDARD

OF Doat club oarsmen who won plse,,
on the crews would be found. Tho,.
noted, however, may suffice 10 nro,.
that Syracuse has established no re-.
edent in permitting men whose ams,os.
status Is above reproach from renro
senting her in the eight cared shell
Little protest was raised agai,,,
Syracuse until Cy Whiteside and win
Jams entered the college a counl, d,
years ago. These boys had rovsd :.
Duluth for one summer. II these bov,
were able TO develop so wonderfully 4,
one summer as 70 scare the intercop..
giate rowing world. then more ne
should join clubs and make Au~..
can workmanship the standard Of AZ.
world. Captain Glass, who gradust,L
last year. rowed at Syracuse befo,,
joining tho Duluth club, and Osrw
captain of this years crew, rogsS ;,
Duluth for only one summer before en-
tering college.
The relation Of boat club rowing /,
intercollegiate rowing has always Be-
close. IL IS the opinion Of those VIVA
hold the best interest OF the snort :.
heart that the relationship should h
fn0eAtDrcn
TO interest the schoolboys in roriny
and have placed their houses and she'll,
at the disposal of the youngsters and
in mary instances provided coaches
The schoolboy st-rs have often won
fame in college circles, and their course
has often been from the school 70 The
club and then 70 college. Not infre.
quently the college oarsmcn have 70.
turned to the clubs which gave them
their start.
The Dividing Line
The line that divides the fair and
the unfair in rowing, as measured b.
some, is the distance that separates
the winning and losing crews. This
is especially true if the winning crew
happens to have as members one or
two boat club men. Much mas been
said of the fact that Jim Ten Eyck
was coach at Duluth, and that bis
father coached at Syracuse. II is
fact, however, that Jim Ten Eyck went
10 Duluth shortly after he strosed
Syracuse in the 1908 regatta on the
Hudson, and no oarSmsn from Duluth
came TO Syracuse until 1918. II the
junior Ten Eyck went out TO the West
as shipper Of oarsmen he was IN.
usually inactive.
n. r. Langford, president Of ths
Minnesota Boat Club. IN letter 70
Thomas Hill Low, said of the mater:
THE Duluth situation is nothing
new. For many years Minnesota and
Winnipeg were the winning crews
- fVs
Duluth was hopeless and could win
nothing. During that period some o.
their men rowed at Yale and Harvard,
etc, and, of course, there was not
word Of complaint. Now that they
have been winning, I have noted the
criticism regarding the Syracuse
crews. We investigated this mattel
because not only Syracuse was win
ming, but Duluth was winning every
thing. At the conclusion Of our IN.
vestigation we had nothing but con-
grstulations and good wishes for Du-
luth. They were simply winning vhst
they went after because they worked
for il.
"The best thing that can ever hap
pen for college rowing is the deyel-
opment of men in just the way they
are being developed at Duluth. lf
improper influences were brought IN
colleges 10 proselytize such men, lcs
such spirit be corrected, but do not
spoil the good, proper and strong BIZ 3
of the system. The system Is sound
and healthy. II any abuse comes, Z
is not in the system. | do not mean
10 intimate that there was anything
improper in the general trend Of the
Duluth men in Syracuse, but. II thers,
had been, that could be corrected
without attempting TO legislate men
out OF high type club crews.
Duluth and Syracuse
Syracuse does not draw oArsmsn
alone from Duluth. Five OF the foot
ball team make their home In that Guy,
The track team. baseball team sno
other branches OF sport are supporter
bv Duluth lads. Moreover he presl-
dent Of the senior class snd the pres
dent Of the student body come rom
there
When the time comes 70 send out r.
vitations 20 compete AZ Pougnkeepsie
il is more than probable that the stew
ards will not overlook Syracuse. IN
the opinion Of rowing men, they Voul1
be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduit
were they to do so. As well they mgh'
refuse 10 invite Cornell, because. ths
Ithaca college draws many boys ron
Cascsdills. Hugh Troy, coach at ca,
cadilla for a number Of years, roEed
under Courtney. Surely he could y
so inclined, influence boys 70 enter
Cornell. g.,
preparatory school boys have q gresier
chance 10 learn 10 row than the club'
men. The schoolboys, dismissed rom
classes early IN the afternoon, .lha 1e
several hours for their practice ne,
are coached by competent Instructor
The club crews have 10 jam their pfa,
tice into an hour or 80, and ot'en eig
directed by men who are not res.'
qualified to coach. Looking at me no,
ter sauarely. 1t would seem unfair "
bar the clubmen. with limited ise,,
ties. and throw open the doors iof 'n'
schoolboys.