New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-13
Penn Oarsr,1en
Have w rEx-Out
On River Here
Princeton Eight Arrives To-
day for Triangular Race;
Columbia Takes Spin

Pennsylvania senior and Junior war;
sity crews arrived at the Union Boat
Club, on the Harlem River. yesterday
afternoon, and late In the evening had
brief spin over the course on which
they will struggle against Columbia
and Princeton tomorrow for nosses-
sion of the Childs Cup. Joe Wright,
the Quaker coach. accompanied his
men, and followed them in motor boat
as they sped down the river from the
Union float to High Bridge.
While Wright did not give out anv
highly optimistic statements for pub-
iication, it was evident that he was
well pleased with the form dispIayed
oy ms oarsmen. Several changes have
oeen made in the Penn boats since the
varsity was defeated two weeks ago on
the Severn by the Navy, and these al
terations seem to have improved both
shells. o'''
The Princeton varsity eight. stroked
by Captain Hugh Cresswell and coached
by DR.. j. Duncan Spaeth, was expected
70 reach Its quarters in she Nonpareil
ROWING Club yesterday afternoon. but
word was received late in the dav that
the Tigers would not arrive until to-
day, They will be given a vigorous
workout this afternoon.
Columbia Crews in Workout
Columbia's senior and junior varsity
elgnss, which are quartared in the
Union Boat Club, had brisk drill yes
terday afternoon under the direction
of Jim Rice, the Blue and White coach
The local athletes will be given one
more spin over the course this after
noon.
It is probable chat both Princeton
and Pennsylvania will crowd in all the
rowing possible to-day with a view to
getting acquainted with what is con-
sidered the trickiest and most difficult
course In the East for visiting crews.
Along the Harlem last night it was
generally agreed that the race to-mor-
row viii be between Columbia and
princeton, despite the fact that the
Blue and White shell has been severel iv
crippled by the loss of Captain Van
Houten, who rowed No. 7, and was one
OF the most powerful men in the boat.
Princeton ga" Crew Fast
The Princeton GA" crew was particu-
larry impressive in it's defeat of the
harvard Junior varsity last Saturday
-. AO SaiHeBles leaQlnE the Cam
bridge eight by more than five lengths
IN race of one and three-ouarter
miles. The same combination will meet
pennsylvania and Columbia tomorrow.
An old-timer at Princeton told the
writer that Captain Cresswelrs crew
was one that had the peculiarity of
performing far better in competition
than in practice. The race against
Harvard certainly seemed to indicate
this was true and the result probably
surprised DR.. Spaeth as much as it did
others.
According to word which reached
the Union Boat Club last night from
the Lenox Hill Hospital, where Van
houten is confined with the erin.
the Columbia captain will not be able
to compete again this summer. He is
SAID to have high fever and the hos
pital physicians are fighting to ward
OF pneumonia. Van Houten is believed
to have caught cold in the wintry driz-
zle in which the Yale Columbia rare
was rowed at Derby.
government revenue cutters. il was
said yesterday, will sweep the Harlem
River course free of floating debris
to-day and tomorrow morning and viii
act as patrols during the race.