The Washington times., 1922-05-09

sity of Pennsylvania oarsmen belle
the Childs Cup in the annual reg
next Saturday.
Not since 1919 has a Red and
honored cup. the Navy, an invited
1920. and Jim Rice's Columbia sw,
Coach Joe wright's Penn crew also
won in 1918. Thus the big Canadian
is out to make 1t three conquests in
five years. but realizes that II is a
mighty hard task, as Princeton and
Columbia have excellent crews this
year.
Rowing the mile and three-quar,
ters next Saturday on Lake Carnegie
will be the longest distance that the
red and blue oarsmen have been
called upon to travel thus far this
year, the Yale and Harvard races be-
Ing over the Henley distance.
To get the Penn crews ready for
this additional drive, Coach Wright
heightened the drills OH the Schuyl.
Kill during the last week. Starting
last Tuesday, he had the varsity and
junior varsity so a mile and q half,
and will gradually work the men Up
10 the Childs cup distance.
II was well satisfied with the
way my two crews rowed in the
last two regattas," said Coach
Wright. They showed especially
well nj Boston on the rough waters
Of the Charles. and should feel at
home again when they get ON Lake
Carnegie, which water IL just
trifle rOugher than the SchuylkilI.
Considering that the wind and
water conditions We're so bad that
We could not go over the full course
on the Charles river until the eye
ming of the race, i feel that my boys
deserve unusual credit for beating
Harvard. They followed instruc-
tions TO the letter by getting q lead
in the small stretch of good water
and then holding their own in the
rough part. s'.... ..
There has not been much differ,
ence in times between my first and
second varsity crews, or red and
blue, as we refer to them, and the
one that looks the best will still be
selected for the Childs cup. and all
the other regattas that are to follow.
l want my men to be on the jump
all the time. They have shown they
| can row exceptionally well over q
spring course, and now ! want them
to keep going when the races get
longer.
In both the Yale and Harvard
Ilregattss We lost a star junior var
city oarsman on the eve OF the races
Rugh was forced out against Yale
on account Of an infected foot and
Liebold. the young giant at. No. 5,
fell behind in his studies just before
| the Harvard trip and had 70 drop
| rowing.
in each case. Muggler, the Buf.
falo lad, stepped into the breach and
made good. II helps any crew. 10
have capable substitutes. Muggler
has shown that he is good enough 70
sit in at any time, and he will be
kept at No. seat. with Rugh back
at his regular No. 6 oar.
1--WE will take varsity and junior
varsity crews 60 Princeton about
Thursday In order that the men
can get acquainted with the lake
course. ] understand that there
will also be freshmen race. Our
tTst-year crews are not very well
advanced, and I would rather see
race for l50-pound eights Ms
part of the Childs cup regatta pro-
gram, but IL they do not want our
lightweights, there, we will be glad
to send ON the freshmen"
Coach Wright is making no prcdic.
tions regarding the Childs cup strug.
gle. He feels sure that both Prince
ton and Columbia are stronger than
Yale and Harvard, and IL will mean
the best race that the red and blue
has shown so far. II the trophy is 10
| be brought back TO Pennsylvania
where. it rested for many years.
The late George w. Childs. OF
Philadelphia, presented the chal
lenge cup in 1879 for competition in
| four cared crews OF Columbis
Princeton and Pennsylvania.
The first race was rowed on the
| Schuylkill, June %. 1879. Penn
sylvania finished first, Columbie
second and Princeton third. In 1889
| eight-oared shells were substituted
Only two crews other than those de
signated by Mr.. Childs have com
peted in the regatta. They arc
Cornell and the United States Nava'
Academy, both Of which pariici
pated by special invitation.
or the sixteen races which have
been rowed to date, Pennsylvania
! has won six. Columbia four. Prince
ton three, Cornell two and Navy