New Britain herald., 1930-06-25
NINE CREWS SET
 FOR BIG REGATTA
Varsity Contingents All Appear
 to Be Evenly Matched

Poughkeepsie, \. Y, June 25 P- Nine of the most evenly matched varsity crews in the 35 year history of the Intercollegiate Rowing as- sociation regatta were primed today for the biggest sporting spectacle of the college year, on the Hudson here tomorrow.
 Young heavyweight manhood from tro far western universities and one middle western and six from the east will fight it out in the four feature battle Of regatta that brings into action a woodworking total of g eight-oared crews.
 With the big event just one day away. the assembled experts, and even the coaches were certain of nothing except that the struggle would not end up in a foul. When Asked to pick the probable winner most of them started of by naming Washington. made couple Of false starts and then mentioned Colunb bia Navy and California, winding up with the emphatic statement that ? Syracuse, Cornell NJ. I. T. Wiscon- sin and Pennsylvania cannot be fig ured out of the running which makes it just about unanimous. If there is a favorite 1t undoubt- edly is not the defending champions, Columbia, but the lowering eight from the University of Washington which has come up to this clima ctic event with two victories and TO de- teats On its record.
 1 Intact there is some disposition among loyal Washington alumni to | declare that the boys from Seattle may carry not only the varsity event but the junior varsity and freshman ] races as well, thereby performing the unprecedented feat of sweeping the river in three eight-oared evnts. | Non Of the Husky eights has yet been beaten and as q result all three are among the tavorites.
 But history records that such hard-rowing crews as the Navy and Columbia and California have been able on occasion 10 take the meas ure of the tall Fedwoods from Seattle and they will be out to dc it again. These four are the colleges that have naonopoHzed varsity hon ors On the Hudson ever since the war, and if any of the other five contenders come through the resul, will be an upset Of the most sensa- ?. tionaI kind.
 The odds appear heavily as against such an eventuality but Syracuse has q bunch of spunky sophomores whc think they can clean up as they did
 1T. the freshman event last year. Cor. nell packs all the weight and power in the world. Wisconsin is big and strong and has gotten in plenty 0. useful mileage in the last few days
 rowing time trials over the full four miles almost every day. Massachu- setts Tech has amazed the river rail birds by its clean bladework and long spacing at low beat and
 Pennsylvania has veteran array which hopes at least to hit its stride 1 Of the Dig four" none is Better equipped physically than Washington whose average altitude is feet :
 inches and whose weight is I73 The Euskies constitute the tallest crew on the river and probably the lott!est that ever was seen here. California brlstles with raw power but IS the youngest aggregation Of them all with an average age Of only l o6 years. There are four sopho- nlores ln the Golden Bear boat and three veterans of the 1925 crew that Hon the inter collegiate and Olympic ! titles,
 The Navy has as fine q looking assemblage Of SIX Hooters plus that can be seen in q days Journey along the Hudson and much depends upon | the ability of its 19o pound stroke. , H E. Shelton. Of Paducah. Ky. to keep his head and gauge his pace. A sophomore or 'youngster" in 1 Navy parlance, Shelton is rowing in his first four mile race. / i Columbia, rowing with the long easy stroke and exa sgerated with the layback that is taught only by the | G!endons. father and son. has lost four Of last years champions but has filled the gaps with junior var 1 sity stars and will be out to make it two in TOW.
 The wide open character Of the race has caused students and alumni Of all nine institutions to head this way in larger numbers than usual | and indications pOlnt to q record crowd along the banks. ln boats and on the observation tram when the | spectacular event is staged on q 1 four rpile front late tomorrow after ] noon.