The New York herald., 1921-01-16
NEW STROKE OAR
FOR PENN EIGHT
Bill Copeland Likely to 0c-
cupy Carl ThOmas's Place
on Varsity.

Specidl Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 15.--With
Carl Thomas, Penn's varsity stroke oar
Of the last few years, ineligible on ac-
count Of having rowed three seasons. the
Red and Blue varsity eight will be in
charge of a new pace setter this spring
Thomas is still in college. He will grad
uate in June, but IL through with ath-
letics. The past fall he played line
and backheld position on the varsity
football team.
Bill Copeland, ano ther football player.
appears to have the call at stroke in
Thomas's place. Copeland is 1874
FOUNDER and comes from the Pacific
coast. He 'prepped' at Portland (Ore.)
High School. and also had some ing
experience on the coast before coming
East. Copeland starred as freshman
stroke oar at Pennsylvania two years
ago. He gave Thomas q hard run for
the first seat last year. but the Philadel-
phia veteran won. Copeland occupying a
place in the stern of the boat.
Joe Wright. the big Canadian coach. is
rot overburdened with veterans this
year, but believes that some of the oars
men who pulled in the undefeated $50
pound crew last season will help him
out. The freshman crew also will con-
tribute several stars.
Only one race gil be staged on the
Schuykill River this year-the Ameri-
can Henley, May 2S. Penn opens is
rowing season April 16 with Yale nj
Derby, Conn, on the Housatonic River.
This repays the visit Of Yale a year ago.
when Guy Nickalls's eight surprised tho
Red and Blue by taking the varsity and
junior varsity races over the mile and
five-sixteenths course. Penn also will
f.f.. f..s
TO be held at Princeton May II, and al-o
at Poughkeepsie.
$50 Answer Call.
Rowing enthusiasm is at high pitch
at Pennsylvania. More than $50 cani!-
dates have answered Wrights call. THIS
is at least 100 more than turned out last
winter. Sixteen machines are kept busv
every afternoon in the Weightman Han
rowing room. and if the weather con-
/ tinues mild Wright soon will launch u
/ few eights on the lower Schuylkill.
Wright is impressed with some of his
I freshman oarsmen who turned out the
past week Tex Hamer who played full
back on the freshman team the past sea-
son. Is a 100 FOUNDER. lie knows very
/ little about the rowing game. but Coach
! Wright welcomed him to the squad
/ Hamer il a Texan and an all around
athlete. Mattison is another likely look
! ing lad He comes from Syracuse Uni
versity and was n member OF the fresh
| nan squad there a year ago. Wilson
| Medhold. former star oarsman at West
Philadelphia High School, Is also out
The 150 pound championship crow o.
last year Is almost intact.
Coach Eddie McNlchols Pennsylvania
/ basketball team will be called upon to
play two games this week. on Wednes-
day the team Journeys to Washington tn
meet Catholic University and Saturday
| Dartmouth Is here for an intercollegiate
League game.
Penn swung back into its schedule last
! Saturday night by beating Syracuse Uni
versity. Although the Red and Blue
won IL showed the effects OF the long
/ Iayoff over tho Christmas holidays.
/ Danny McNichol captain. is back at his
! regular position at guard. but is still
! handicapped by his injured hand. y
I special brace has been made FOR him
/ but Il intcrferes with his goal shooting
! and he IS not so sure on fouls Hunt
! Finger was tried at guard along with
McNichol. but the change did not woSlS
out well. and Boogeln. the freshman
star of last year, Is at guard. Poz MIL
! lcf the football star. has made good i'm
his first year OF varsity basketball and
Is paired off with Rosenast at forward.
Bill Grave Is proving the star OF the
team. Last year he was picked for ALL
Collegiate centre honors and this winter
he looks better than ever. In the Syra-
cuse game Grave scored four Of the five
field goals
shakeup In Coaching stan.
Football rumors arc dying thick and
fast nj Penn. The schedule has been
completed for 1921 and John w He's
mans contract still has two more years
to run as read coach. but In the as