Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-25

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turned into a knock down. and-dr;
spared neither champions, nor IA
one boat after another.
Above all the turmoil, the tragedy
and startling events of dusky evening
Columbia stood out supreme, overcom-
ing all obstacles to beat gallant wash
inHtcn crew by three lengths. The
waterlogged Huskies from the Pacific
Northwest, as game boatload as ever
rowed, yielded to the mastery Of New
York's marvellous oarsmen, but In turn
they we're eight lengths ahead OF an
other surprise boat Pennsylvania. The
Ouakers came UP out of the choppv
seas to beat Navy as other craft sank.
The Middies saved fourth place. Wis
consin was fifth and last.
Swamped in Last Mile.
Three of the four crews that were
swamped met their downfall in the last
mile, as Syracuse. then California and
finally Cornell yielded the struggle and
escaped from shells that sank below the
, slim, fragile craft had broken in two.
It sank, wreck, to the bottom, but
the others were saved.
The fourth victim of Old Man River
was Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology, making its bow in the big time
competition on the Hudson. The Engi-
neers from Cambridge, Mass, shipping
water by the bucketful from the start,
were forced to abandon ship just before
the 2-mile mark was reached.
Nothing like this debacle has ever be-
fore been witnessed in college rowing
competition anywhere, although there
have been many stormy days here as
well as at such places as Lake Cayuga
and the Charles River. Back in the
dim days Pennsylvania twice was
swamped and Syracuse once.
Penn at other times encountered bad
racing luck, but last night the Quakers
rose CALAMITY to the occasion to make
their best finish since Rusty Callow
came from Washington to direct their
fortunes.
The four crews that were eliminated
In this hectic struggle occupied four of
the five lanes farthest from the west
bank of the Hudson, out toward the
middle of the river, where the seas
were toughest and toughest. Cornell
was at No. 5 position, California at No.
6, NJ. I. T. at No. 8 and Syracuse at No.
8. Right In the middle of this quartet,
in No. z lane, was Columbia. Nothing
beyond this simple statement can reveal
more eloquently the brilliance of the
victory of these pupils of young Dick
Glendon, under conditions that saw
their foremost. rivals swamped into SUBJ
mission. battered and wrecked.
Conquers All Obstacles.
Columbia met and conquered the
same obstacles that overthrow the two
crews picked to give the New Workers
their severeSt test, California and Cor
nell. Columbia, shipping some but not
SO much water. rowed with magnificent
precision, with superb confidence and
skillful Craftsmanship. under conditions
that first upset and then doomed the
other favorites. Guided smartly by
CoXswain Bottle Berman and stroked
beautifully by 16S-pound Alastair Mac
Balm, the Columbians proved them
selves champions in every sense of the
word. It's an old saying on the turf
that a good horse is good In any kind
of going. Columbia proved last night
it Is good In any kind of going. Column
bia proved last night it is good in any
kind of water.
In the victorious Columbia boat were
four oarsmen and the coxswain of the
boatload that first restored the New
Workers to rowing heights as freshmen
in 1926. That year they won the title
race for yeariings. AS sophomoreS they
captured the varsity from Washington
in 1927. Last year, as Juniors. they
rowed to the great California Bears by
less GIldIl q lGIlkOAl LII a reinforcement
ing race. Now these survivors have
helped gain the third triumph for Co
lumbia In four years and add to the
luster Of the Glendon record.
Out of the 1929 maelstron1, the East
In general and New York State In parti-
cular emerge with q sweeping triumph
for Syracuse's speedy freshmen won the
opening two-mile race, while Cornel's
smashing junior varsity crew proved
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most thrilling contest OF the regatta.
Not since 1920 have the three institu-
lions been so supreme, that being the
year that Syracuse won the varsity
after Cornell cleaned up in the two
preliminaries. Not since 1922 has the
East been able to check the bronzed
giants who have come out OF the far
West to score one triumph after an
other. That year, the East needed the
powerful Annapolis Varsity eight to
keep its honors at home.
Since then Washington has won the
junior varsity race three times and the
varsity classic three times, with Cali
fornia coming through for the far West
in 1928. Today the "old guard" OF the
East is back on top.
When California became waterlogged
early in last nights race, it was Wash
ington that came on to carry the far
Vests banner In gallant style. The
golden bears, defending champions, were
never better than fifth and never fac
tors in the big race from the start until
they finally sank flve-eights of a mile
from the finish.
Columbia Strong at Finish.
Washington, after forcing dizzy
early pace with the Navy. alone dis
puted the final mile with Columbia,
content in the first miles TO lay OF
the pace and bide its time. Probably
these tactics by Columbia were as de-
cisive as the factor of the heavy seas
for the Columbians had all the power
and drive they needed for the big I'm
ish at a time when washington, its
own shell well filled with water, ap-
gin Of only feet entering the third
mile, Columbia increased its margin to
three lengths over the Huskies.
Exasperating false starts, mishaps
and the lateness Of some crews in
reaching the starting positions COM
bined to wreck the regatta schedule,
delaying exactly an hour the getaway
of the varsity race, which, had it been
on time, would have been rowed In
much better water. Two false starts
in the freshman race, one In the
''jayvee" contest and two more in the
lineup of the big varsity field cost 4S
minutes of wasted time. 1t was dusk
when the big feet finally got away and
dark when they finished.
with mishaps in the last mile crowd
ing upon each other so fast, few In the