The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-05
PRINCETON DEFEATS
CALIFORNIA; EIGHT
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and wear down their opposition with a
wearying strength and spirit sapping
first mile. But DR.. Spaeth knew his
men. He knew that when the supreme
moment came they would respond just
once more. Again came the order for that
terrific sprint at the three-quarter. and
again a Tiger eight came through with
colors flying. sitting UP in their seats
as straight as so many men of marble.
while valiant antagonists gasped for
breath and wondered at the drive and
power Of the visitors.
What a finish those Californians
flashed, What drive and dash they put
into their rallying efforts! What spirit
they injected into that smashing half
mile which led to the end of the journey !.
It was another Stanford crew OF 1915
only this eight was more finished in it's
technique.
Averaging more than 173 pounds. with
every sweep swinger at least six feet In
height the Californians made pretty
picture as they threw their all into the
bend of the back, the drive OF the Leg
the pull of the oar. They went after
that Tiger crew as If mad-now 40
Is they passed the mile and half. with
Princeton still length in front, then a
AZ as they slashed into the final quar-
ter. For just a little spell we counted
AN strokes to the minute, while Prince
ton was going ahead with a 3S.
Last Quarter Pandemonium.
That last quarter mile was pandemo-
MUM. Princeton men on the towpath
and the lake shore were in the throes
Of a wild demonstration. while hand
full of Californians made up with their
mouths for what they lacked In numbers
They passed the mile and half, and IT
looked as If California was beginning
to pick up just a little bit. Little Red
path. the California coxswain was at his
crew like Berserker.
For Gods sake. men, let them have
it," ne yelled, so that we on the tow
path could hear him even in the thick
of the demonstration. For old Califor-
MIA, give them ten and ten MORE he
beseecned Stroke Larson and his mates.
And ten California gave them. Ten
and ten more. There was nothing lack
ing in the response, for the Californians
gave all they had and gave it like super
men. But their style was not equal to
| that Of the Tigers. Their stroke was
not as effective, their technique as fine
| or their form as finished. California
was doing all that It could be expected
to with the weapons at its disposal
perhaps more than it could be expected
to.
ANY other crew in the country per-
haps might have given way, but not
| this Princeton eight. It had form and
power and 1t combined both so effec-
lively that even the tyro on the bank
had to gasp with admiration for the
picture. 1t was the form which 1t re-
quires no expert to recognize. 1t fairly
| howled at the onlookers.
Princeton Fresh mt Finish.
! AS they ploughed to the finish. Prince
ton still rowing clearly while California
was throwing up plenty OF spray in its
mad anxiety. the Tigers added to Their
| lead. In the last furlong they gained
a quarter of a length and swept across
the finish line apparently as fresh al
when they started 1t was heads III
on both crews as they rested on thei
oars after that tingling, pulse quicken
ing struggle; heads UP. and up proudly
for the beaten crew was Justly proud
even in defeat. 1t was realized tina
the pace had been a record breaking
one. but nobody looked for SO fast q
| performance.
In its great achievement the Prince
ton crew received little aid from outsid.
mediums. There was scarcely a breeze
and 1t just rippled the waters OF the Lake
as IL waited itself In the face of the
sweep swinEers. There was a bit of
current in the lake, but II was not rur
that amounted to even five seconds diff
ference in the mile and three quarters
1t was Princeton's own record-a mark
made solely by a great crew, and q
great opponent. too.
Conditions for the race were ideal
warm sun shone out of almost cloudless
skies when the crews padded to the
starting line. A Sabbath stiffness huns
in the air, unbroken except for the sigh
| OF the breeze among the leaves. AS
Princeton lay in the shade and Call.
fornia basked in the sunshine near the
starting line, there came the startlinR
| "Oskiwowo" OF the coast colleglans. II
! was a cross between an Indian wal
cry and a college yell-the same "Wiski
| wowo" that had acclaimed a champion
| California track and field team in the
| Harvard Stadium only a week before
the same cry that had acclaimed the
great California football team after III
victory over Ohio State-that same toe
sin that filled the air when California
won the coast rowing title by beating
! Washington. IL echoed and reechoec
from the hills OF Kingston as the two
crews took their positions at the star
and William Meikleham of Columbia
the referee, began to give them their in
structions. California had the lane near
the tow path. with the Tigers on the
| outside.
on to Flying start.
They were off to a flying start al
| $40 r. NJ, and Princeton Immediately
went to the fore. The Tigers got away
with 90 and II was "A clean 40. dig
ging deep and getting a lot OF water.
| The Californlans got away with n So
yes-it may sound incredible-but their
first efforts counted 20 to the minute.
There was not much TO that 80. II was
more n churnng paddle than n rowing
stroke. II was power lost.
In the first few strokes the Tigers
gained lead OF an eighth Of length
| Then they settled down TO the gruelling
fight, with California down to a rs and
| Princeton rowing %.
IL was "A great fight which California
made at this stage--a fight TO stay In
the race. Princeton was going as Il
never had gone before, and California