The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
hinqon California Cre1vs Threaten Supremacy of East Water
CREWS
POINT FOR
CLASSIC
BY MICHAEL J. FOSTER

BY MICHAEL J. FOSTER
After q long lay-off since their
regatta up at Seattle, the oars
men at the universities of Wash
ington and California are once
more pulling at their sweeps, pre-
pairing for the four-mile test at
poughkeepsie, which Is the big
objective Of nine colleges this
year.
The period Of relaxation after
the Seattle regatta was part Of
the customary program followed
by the coast crews. They put in
four months Of hard work pre-
pairing for their dual regatta, and
then, when that is over, they
break training. To continue right
through to June, up to the Pough-
keepSie races, would be asking too
much Of even such huskieS as
man the shells at California and
washington.
From now until the coast
oarsmen come East and start
working on the Hudson River,
the Atlantic SeabOard win do
0 lot Of cOnjecturing on the
strength Of the Far West
erners. The general opinion
among rowing men Is that
both the Huskies and the
Bears are tOp-flight combine
tiOns.
WaShington's victorious crew
in the regatta with California
was with one or two exceptions
the same as the crew which
rowed second to Columbia in
that grand Poughkeepsie battle
last year. And as for California,
despite the fact that KY Ebriglt
has virtually had to make the
Bears varsity all over again, so
heavy were the losses through
graduation, nevertheless he seems
to have made an excellent job OF
it, measured by the performance
on Lake washington.
Only three Of the Bears who
pulled cars for the CalifornianS
at PoughkeepSie last June are
back again in this years varsity
boat. They are Brinck, at No. 2;
Bill Daily, at No. 5, and Hubert
Caldwell. at No. Z.
They are all veterans Of the
victorious Olympic crew Of 1928
and they are the nucleus around
which Ebright has built his 1880
crew. Daily is probably the most
versatile oarsman in the country.
He rowed nearly every position
on the olympic crew.
He wasn't . regular dur
ing the collegiate season, but
he was one when they hit
Amsterdam for the crucial
test against the best In the
world.
Caldwell has been pulling the
No. 7 oar for California for the
past three years. When Pete
Donlon, most famous Of Cali
fornia strokes, was setting the
pace for the Bears. Caldwell
turned in a fine job in the
Bears engine room" Against
Washington last month he was
the steadying influence who
enabled Don Gregg, sophomore
stroke, to make such a fine
showing.
Brink is another three-year.
man, at No. 2 oar. He, too, Is a
hardened veteran who gives the
bow end Of the varsity boat lots
Of steadying.
Granger, who has displaced Won
Tillow at bow. was bow oar Of
the junior varsity eight last year,
and he came to Poughkeepsie as
a varsity substitute. Dunlap, at
No. 3; JaStrom, at No. A; Holman,
at No. 5, and Gregg, at stroke.
were all in the freshman boat at
Poughkeepsie last spring. Jas
from, Holman and Gregg having
all rowed the same positions last
year, Ebright has a well drilled
port side.
Dunlap, who was No. 5 In the
freshman boat last spring, is a
trifle heavy for the No. 3 seat
he Is now occupying, but Ebright
Is counting on DalIy's presence in
the waist Of the shell steadying
that part of the boat.
Averaging . fraction Of q
pound under $50 pounds, this
years California varsity is
the heaviest ever put out by
Ebright. Last years boat
tipped at 177H, while the
Olympic championship eight
scaled 17S pounds average.
In age, the Bear varsity is
younger than the average, under
20 years. Experts see this as a
disadvantage, maturity counting
heavy in the tough, four-mile
PoughkeepSie grind.
The Washington varsity has six
Of last years veterans back
again. Judging not only by their
victory over California, but also
by their practice workouts, the
HuSl1ies are a much better crew
this year than last. Johnny Gin
ger is stroking them, while School
and Reese have displaced Phil.
lips and Morris at No. S and No.
6, respectively. Reese was on
the squad last year. but didn't
make the trip to PoughkeepSie.
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