New-York tribune., 1922-01-22


to be held at Columbia and the candi-
dates for seats in the various shcl.s
will be addressed by veteran sweep
swingcrs who were stars in their day.
There will also be shown slow motion
pictures Of strokes used By various
crews last year.
While the arablc but crcumspcct
Rice is bursting into no pean of eight
Dared optimism in connection with nis
1922 prospects, the future of his mari
time athletes, as seen through the
drifting mists of January, looks prom
islng enough to bring radiant smile
to Jims weatherbe beaten countenance
The January indications arc that he
VIII certainly have g VARSITY no poorer
than his mystery eight Of 1921 and
he may have one that will prove very
much superior. Although the 1921
varsity blew up with mild and m elan
choly pop at Poughkeepsic on June -.
when it finished q cthargic last in the
Intercollegiate championship, it had
previously written chapter of gloi.
for itself. At Poughkcepsic the va
| sity finished the thrce-milc voyage
down the river in the wake of certain
crews that it had beaten without great
difficulty earlier in the season
Mystery Still Unsolyed
What happened to this magnificent
eight during its long period of prepare
tlon on the upper reaches Of the Hud-
son is still a clouded mystery The
crew went to Poughkecpsic with NAM
laurels sitting jauntily on its collect
i've brow. Its most impressive per
formance was probably the defeat or
Princeton's powerful "A' crew in the
Child's cup. which was rowed on tho
n n T1r
Duncan Spaeth, head rowing coach 1t
Princeton, issued q statement in whicii
he declared in effect. that his ~
crew was as good as the famous "R'
combination, .onquerers of the Navy
eight.
The dash. vim and rythmical power
displayed by the Blue and White eight
in its defeat of Captain Cressweil's
Princeton crew sent Columbia .tocS
critics who promptly picked Rircs mca
to finish first in the Pougbkeepsie
championship. In finishing last they
handed the experts stunning shock
The boat had somehow lost all the win
ming characteristics il had shown
against Vale, Princeton, Pennsylvania
and other crews.
The experts wrote many columns ~
ali effort to diagnose the Poughkeep-
counter an explanation that sounds rca-
sonable. None was ever offered by
jim Rice. although he admitted to TIC
writer several weeks ago that the trou-
Bile was in the middle of the boat
The mystery crew. of 1921 was strokcd
by Franklin Brodil. Who, in all proh~
ability. will occupy that same important
position in the 1922 combination, al
though there are at least Two promls-
ing candidates for the seat
Brodil Local Product
Brodil. of the class Of 1923. is a local
product. having learned the game on
the Harlem River. Before the eight
went to Poughkcepsic last June he
seemed TO be the most finished strcka
in collegiate rowing The trouble in the
big Hudson regatta was not with Brodil
but behind him. His efforts to raise
the stroke in order to keep the boat in
running appeared to be fruitless. Bro
) dill is twenty-four years old. weighs $50
: pounds and stands five feet, eleven
inches in height.
. Of the 1921 combination SIX mcm-
bcrs remain in college and VIII be car
, didates for seats in the 1922 she'll. In
addition to Brodi', III" veterans at JIM
| Rice's command are alph Swinburnc.
No. 7; Irving Cooper, No. 4 Osca-
; Theese, No. 3; Nessler Scovi, No. >,
and Anthony Rutfalo, bow. The oars
men lost through the graduatiors OK
1921 are Sidney Waldecher and Pau
, Calico. who rowed 5 and 6 respectively.
; Calico, weighing lso pounds, w"s
supposed to be one OF the most power~
: full oarsman in the 1921 combination,
but his work at Poughkecpsie seemed
to lack something. He was acting cap
tain last year.
There are several husky youngsters
trying for the seats left vacant by the
departure of Calico and Waldecker,
and the prospects are now tnat when
Rice makes his selections the beat Will
be found 10 have added power. A
sophomore named Ferris has been per
forming in impressive fashion and it
would not be suTpr sing If he won R
varsity seat.
Cooper After Stroke Oar
Those IN close touch with the Blue
and White rowing situation declare
that while Brodil, through ais expert
ence and general ability, stands the best
chance of stroking this years varsity.
he will be given a ha.d fight for the
. place by Irving Cooper, No. = in the
1921 boat. Cooper. according to Rice,
has improved a great deal and will be
in a position to demand consideration
when the time comes for naming tho
stroke. He is nineteen years OLD,
weighs 173 in rowing togs. and stands
6 feet 2la inches. Rather broth of a
boy.
When the actual training campaign
is opened on February jim Rice
! expects to have al least 250 candidates
! at work Many of these men have had
one or two years experience. while
others had the advantage of several
weeks Of rowing on the Harlem last
.. fall. When weather conditions permit
: a return to outdoor work Rice expects
TO take two varsity, two freshman and
three 150-pound crews to the Harlem.
Meanwhile the oarsmen will be kept
o. on the machines and will use the good
+ ship Pollywog, stationary shell that
; has been rugged in the Columbia pooi
: Rice believes that a man can acquire
y more rowing knowledge in week
:. ;. through the use of the Pollywog thar
. he could gain in month on the ma
= chimes. The Pollywog's blades are per.
=, forated, which gives something OF ths
effect of actual rowing.
Many Freshmen Candidates
Ralph Swinburne, captain of thi.
e years varsity, who rowed No. z las'
9 season, seems certain to retain hi.
n seat. as does Ruffalo. The latter, will
t Brod;l, has been working in late classes
o which has interfered somewhat will
o his rowing. After the mid-year exam
II nations, however, both men are ex
rected to be in position to devote tn,
necessary time to training.
Theobald, Nelson, Griswold, Brown
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