The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Columbia Victor Oper
Tiger and Penn Cre1pS
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Give EN- ten !" they did. but Princeton
still was very mucL in the race. Co
lumbias stroke was raised to 80. but
the Tigers came along with a powerful
challenge, and for quarter of u mile
they rowed without the Blue and White
gaining a foot's advantage. The Tigers
were going at 35 TO the minute, and
while they were not getting as much out
of their strokes as did the Columbians
they made up for that with their higher
beat.
Columbia was in the lane next TO the
Speedway while Penn was In midstream
and Princeton on the other side OF the
river The Tigers had the advanta sc
as a bit of current was running out
there, while ColumbiaAS water was quite
slack. Still, the difference was not so
great that 1t had serious bearing on
the race.
Tigers Challenge CoIum bia.
At the mile and a quarter Princeton
made its big bid. Capt. Cresswell raised
the stroke to 36 and called for the su-
preme effort Princeton's men gave IL
They, pulled as If they would row their
hearts out. They dug into the water
viciously, with that same grit and deter
mination that had given another Tiger
varsity great victory over the Navy
a week before
But this crew which was bearing the
Columbia standard was no ordinary lot
of sweep swingers. IT was fighting not
only for a second victory and a clear
slate--for Columbia and Rice, it's fine
coach----it was fighting like a crew i'm
spired For somewhere down town. in
sanitarium. lay Van Houten, their
captain and until only a few days ago
their No. and strongest man in the
shell. Van Houten lay suffering with
pneumonia. fighting for his very life
and this Columbia crew was battling
for Van Houten.
Give 'em ten for old Columbia. then
ten more for Capt. Van Houten !" Brush
shouted as the Tigers made their des-
perate effort to make up the scant tenth
of a length which separated their bow
from the nose Of the Blue and White
shell. Creswell and his men were COM
ing along in style. For three strokes it
looked as II they were making some
small headway. But the spirit Of the
Columbians was to triumph.
In answer to the challenge from the
Orange and Black came a 32 from old
Columbia--and when Rice crew, with
its Ned Hanlan stroke, is rowing 32.
and rowing smoothly, it Is pushing
ahead with considerable despatch. Inch
by inch the Columbia shell added to its
lead; inch by inch the Tigers fell be-
hind. Inch by inch it was being made
evident to the thousands on the banks
that this Columbia eight was not to be
beaten that afternoon.
AS the Princeton sweep swingers
made their big effort and then fell be-
hind they lost their form. They began
to dip not much more than a foot and
half into the murky waters of the
Harlem. They began to get bit sloppy
and team work was lost sight Of. Co
lumbia, hitting up its stroke all the time.
was as clean in It's execution as 1t had
been a mile up the stream. 1t was 34
and Columbia still gaining-36, and only
200 yards more to go, with the Tigers
in feverish effort half length behind.
All this while Pennsylvania was max
ing a valiant fight to keep from being
outclassed at the finish. Victory no
longer was a probability for this var
sity eight Of Joe Wright's teaching.
But Penn-old Penn, which had beaten
Yale and had made the Navy row itself
out on It's home course on the Severn
was battling to keep within length
of the winner and perhaps sneak In
ahead of the sapped Princeton eight.
But Penn was falling behind all the
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