The New York herald., 1921-05-14
by DANIEL.

Impressions of the capabilities of a
crew gained on the eve of a race are
not necessarily reliable indices 20 the
probabl, showing of that eight in the
heat OF battle. But IL these impress
sions dt count for anything the Colum-
bia crsw seems likely to beat the
Princeton and Pennsylvania combina-
tiona in the sixteenth race for the his
toric Childs cup on the Harlem River
this afternoon.
After watching all three varsity eights
fl action on the river yesterday we
came away with the fixed idea that
Columbia had shown the greatest
power til, best finish and the neatest
stroke. Irinceton looked second best.
and unles, we are entirely wrong the
contest vii be waged between the CO.
iumbians and the Tigers after the mile.
However, Pennsylvania may have de-
ceived US yesterday and may go right
ont and row the other two to stand
still to-day, In any event, 1t promises
TO be a eeat contest. this first big
varsity rae ever rowed on New York
waters.
Princetonl oarsmen, who reached the
Harlem aftr o'clock yesterday. were
the last on the water. DIR. j. Duncan
Spaeth. the coach. brought only his
first eight. Princeton will have no
crew in the junior varsity race. which
win be rowd previous to the feature.
II want 10 make 1t emphatic that
while the cew which will bear Prince
toms colors in the varsity race to-mor-
row will MT be the same eight which
beat the ravy last Saturday, 1t will
be Princetm's varsity crew for that
particular contest" said DR.. Spaeth.
when th rowing schedule for the
season wa arranged and May IA was
fixed for he Childs cup race ! made
It plain to both Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania thatat that time / would have
two varsit. eights.
'I did no want to contract for three
races in thee successive weeks for any
one eight which might be called the
varsity. You see we had the regatta
with HarvTd and the Navy for May 4.
the Chids cup for May IA and the
races with Cornell and Yale for May
a. So thecrew W hich beat the Navy
and Harvrd last week will be the
varsity aginst Yale and Cornell. and
the junior tarsity of last week, which
won so eaily over Harvard, will be
Princeton svarslty tomorrow. We Will
stand by itiust as II 1t were the very
same eight which won over the Navy.
Let there le no misunderstanding ana
small talk .fterward."
The -eupof Or. Spaeth sent his eight
out for a mart spin over the waters
Of the Halem, which were whipped
into action ,y a sharp southwest wind.
with n tide about halfway out Con-
ditions wer not Ideal. but they were
no worse han those which obtained
when Penn and Columbia took their
rows. Princeton had lot of drive
and IL cut Trough the water smoothly.
It ever hi n high stroke and looked
like 4 first class crew, but II did not
impress on "a being as powefful as
the Columfans.
Jim Rice,t Columbia coach. would
not predlcta victory but he said that
q great rad was certain, and that Co
lumbia woild be in il all the way.
Bows. you are going to fight for Co
lumbia and Van Houten tomorrow.
lie told his men before they went out.
Van Hout,n. your captain. lies In n
hospital with nm attack OF pneumonia.
/ want to q, back to him and tell him
that his creS won"
Later Rice added, that II his crew hit
n "a and WIS going smoothly. IL would
tlke a whale of crew TO beat II. Wal
decker. who took the place OF Van
Houten, did as well as anybody else
yesterday
Joe Wrige had his Pennsylvania
crews on the river In the morning ana
reain in the .fternoon. Wright was sure
that there w,uld be remarkable race
and that PEN would have something TO
saw about tin disposition OF the Childs
Cup.
Since the Childs Cup race was re-
y,ved I'm fs1, Columbia, Princeton nnd
penn have ,on 1t twice each, and the
NAVY once. Since 1879 Penn has won
the cup six tines. Columbia and Prince
ton thrice e.ch, Cornell twice and the
Navy once.