New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
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Td-day's Childs Cup Race May
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hudson as to whether the shell Edwin
Gould or the Francis S. Bangs should
be used to-day, and as to how far aft
OF the pin of the rowlock the strech-
ers (footrests) should be placed The
late decision will initiate against Co.
lumbia's chances.
The Gould Will go to the line this
afternoon.
This sterling old boat has carried
Columbia to victory many times. Twice
1t has been to the fore in Childs Cup
races. 1t was first over the line in the
sensational finish at Poughkeepsie in
1914. 1t showed the way to the navy
boat one season. Also it won out, in a
Harlem regatta, against an "octopede"
(elght scullers in a boaD. And these
instances are not all.
This matter of boats and rigging is
much underestimate even by men
well up IN the sport. And anent this
subject of boats and rigging the
United States Naval Academy com
blnation is at the present writing "a
mile ahead" of any other varsity crew
IN America Few, if any, Of the boat
loads which have won the Grand Chal-
lenge Cup at the English Henley or
nave been first at Poughkeepsie or the
leaders over the line at New London
have had the power and propelling
methods to outsprint the good middle
bunch. And many there are who think
that 1t could make good at any dis
tance.
The clever Dick Glendon, the NAVY
coach, has sagely boated his crew Of
the eight greatest athletes that prob
ably ever sat shell, and has taught
them workmanship and how to "put
their all into it" just as the blade of
the oar is nearest to the right angle to
the side of the boat.
Last season Joe Wright took his good
combination down to Annapolis and
trimmed the Navy in the first race Of
the year.
Not Properly Boated
Glendon realized that his men we're
not properly boated and immediately
sent hurry call to AL Ward, of Edge
water, for new shell with an unusu-
ally fiat and wide bottom-the only
style of boat that could carry his crew
of giants. The Navy, in the new shell,
won the second race with Penn. Navy
again is rowing in this self-same shell
now.
Harvard's pennywse and pound fool
lsh policy of rowing in borrowed shells
has brought disaster to the Crimson at
least once, and nearly robbed her Of
the victory over Yale in the first
Housatonic River race.
In my long experience, invariably it
has come true that the boatload of
husky men that know how to row ac
cordlng to orthodox fundamentals win
out II they are properly shelled. And
this word "shelled" means comfort on
the seats and placement where each
man gets most Of his potential power
into kinetic play.
Charlie Courtney, of Cornell, is the
greatest rowing coach of history. On
a long follow with him, trailing one of
his lnvincible oights, he said: "Peet,
teach EN- how to row, be sure they've
got sand and rig them properly" Then
he added: "The last is more important
than most rowing men imagine.' He
told me that he once had a crew which
won most handily at Poughkeepsie that
had yellow gutter in it. Simply the
perfect mechanical devices and the
proper placing of them in the shell and
the wonderful sand and Craftsmanship Of
the other seven men clinched the vic
tory.
An immense crowd will be on the
banks Of Lake Carnegie this afternoon.
Alumni Of the three universities Will
be on hand galore. The societies of the
upper 'S0s and early '8Os of Columbia
Will travel en- masse to Tigertown. and
after lunching at the Nassau Club will
go to the boat race. Also, there will
be many from the other American row
ing universities.