Evening star., 1928-06-20
ESTABLISH RECORD
| IN WIN ON HUDSON
Bears Beat Out Columbia in
GrueIing Finish. With Wash
ington Third.

BY the Associated Press.
- OuGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
2o.-California has just begun
to row. The new intercollegiate
i champions. instead Of resting
on the spectacular and record
breaking honors they gained over Co
h,,1,hia and Eve osher rivals IN the
mist and rain last evening, now look
forward to world -conQueSting iaureis IN
the Forthcoming Olympic games.
On the strength Of their startling ex-
hihition of stamina in outrowing the
champion Columbians and of speed in
shattertng the 27-year-old record Tor
the four-nile varsity classic. the Golden
Bears seemed today TO be the most
formidable entry for the trials that will
be held on the Schuylkill River at
PhIiadeiphia July and Z. to select the
American crew for the Olympic regatta
at Amsterdam.
Must Change Tactics.
California's astonishing triumph in
the climax race OF the intercollegiate
championship regatta was scored over
the grueIing four-mile route. whereas
the Olympic tests are at 1000 meters.
or approximately 3 mile and quarter.
II means that the Bears now must cut
from the endurance distance to the
sprint route. but none of the dripping
crowd Of 5000 spectators who saw
them win a heartbreaking race last
evening doubts their ability 10 do it.
The brawny young men. who owe
their skill TO the teaching of Ky"
Ebg1ght and his aide, Russ Nagler-both
former washington coxswains-are as
great combination rs the East has
ever seen. and the East has grown &C.
cuS+agneo to see great crews, particu-
larry those OF Washington, lead the big
parade at poughkeepSie The Bears
beat fine crew in the Columbia eight.
the eoatload that won the race q year
ago. gallant outfit that went down
fighting TO the last ditch and that viii
give California or any other crew a
battle for the right to compete in the
ClympicS
California beat Columbia by barely
sslree quarters OF q length. slightly less
than ) seconds. The new champions
hung up q new four-fnile record OF Is
inmates s. As seconds. Columbia. rs
well as gallant Washington eight.
finished the old mark of is minutes
5S Is seconds, made by Cornell in 1901.
Columhia's time was 1898 and Wash
ington- 1916.
Cornell. fourth to finish the varsity
race, was not far from the old marx.
with 1901. but the others were strung
OH pretty vel IN the rIick. Navy. Syra-
cUse and Pennsylvania finishing IN that
order In the seven-crew contest.
Jay Wees Set Record.
TIE Naval Academy barely beat
CarreH BY feet IN the 3-mile junior
varsity race and led surge OF speed
that found all six crews inside the
former record for the event The Middle
Jay Wees we're clocked in 10 minutes
10 lis seconds. to beat the former
flgure by exactly ! minute % seconds.
while the last to finish. Pennsyiyania
was Al is seconds inside the standard
OF l5:4e is. made by Washington
IN 1925.
A combination OF favorable circum-
stances, IN tide and wind, was chiefly
responsible for the record breaking.
Both the Jay Wee and varsity races
were held with q fast ebb tide and a
szrong following wind. But there was
little doubt that the class among the
leading crews. coupled with the senSa-s
tional tEo-crew lights In both varsity
events played large part In the record
breaking
For California 1t was the goal
achieved after three failures. The Bears
were second in their first attempt
seven years ago. sixth on their return
IN 1925, third last year.
Pennsylvaniaas showing. under the
nrst year OF Rusty Callowx coaching,
was the big disappointment Of the day.
The Quakers finished q dismal last in
both the Junior varsity and varsity
races