New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
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Tiger Oars1nen
Fast Roundino<
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To Best Form
Varsity Fights Are Greatly
Benefited by One Week
of Hard Outooor Work

PRINCETON. n. j.. March 1es
Helped by ideal wind and water con
ditions, the Tiger varsity and freshman
crew squads finished their first week
Of outdoor practice on Lake Carnegie
this afternoon. For the first four days
DR.. Spaeth, Prirceton's director % row
ing, sent his eights through long.
handling the sweeps and to toughsn
their hands.
At first his four husky varsity crews
showed the effects OF their long stay
away from the shells and went splash
ing down the lake like crowd of tyros,
But as soon as they became accustomed
to the feel OF the oars again they began
to get the old Tiger swing and rythna
into their stroke and the shells began
TO leap through the water
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Spaets,.
started intensive practice in pair-oareE
gigs He plans to give the men in hs
two varsity eights a series of try-orts
IN the two-oared boats before max
ing any definite line-ups. Individual
strength tests and Tubing matches
will be the order Of the dag fer some
time to come.
Chisholm's Services Lost lsA
The squad has suffered an irrepar-
able loss IN the person of Harry CHS
holm, captain Of the 1921 freshman
Crew and a varsity man OF two years
standing. He has been forced to g;se
up rowing due TO weak heart CHS
holm was one of the most reliable
workers in the shell. He would have
given all Corners a aght for his seat
this spring. D. NJ. Chisholm, Harry's
kid brother, is also on the sick list
and his loss is "a blow to the freshman
prospects. Another man who was ex-
pected to be a great aid this year is
"Roge" Lam ont, captain OF the 1920
crew, who was kept from stroking his
crew last year by an injured knee.
Lamont is out Of it for all slime now,
as he is both disqualified by his knee
and by being declared ineligible.
For the first time in two years q
new she'll has been shipped to Prince
ton for use by the varsity in its coming
races, Davy, Of Cambridge. has cory
structed it along specified lines. a +
ward, Of Edgewater. n. j., has made sil
the former craft for the Orange ana
Black. The new boat is expected 1t
any time.
After having been kept on the ma
chimes for few afternoons Of spe-
cial practice, under Gordon Sykes. cox
swain of the 1916 varsity eight. the
150-pound crew took the water for the
lrst time yesterday afternoon. johnny
Wright, the peppery stroke and cap
tain Of last years freshman's eight, is
stroking this shell.
Benny McAlpin. former varsity bow
oar. who is too light for use this year.
is captain OF the lightweight combina-
tion. While discussing this crew Dr.
Spaeth stated that for some time he
had been advocating revision in
weight regulation, and Will propose the
same al the meeting OF the stewards OF
the American Rowing Association mex.
year.
u favor change from crew av-
erage OF l50 pounds said the Prince
ton rowing director. with limit o.
loo pounds, to q crew averaging 155
pounds with a l6o-pound limit Al
though it is too late 10 make any such
change this year, I will propose it for
next season. In my mind the orignai
/ purpose of the l50-pound PLAN has
failed in its Undertakings arneiy. t.
provide a place for men OF varsity cal
liber who are too light for such a crew
ut has been my experience, and
think other coaches will agree with me
that the present 150-pound crews do not
include all material used by the vars +,
squads, and rather encourage men who
have never rowed before to come out
, merely because of their light weight" ;