The Washington times., 1931-06-16
CORUM LIKES
COLUMBIA
FORF|RST
By BILL CORUM


POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. June
16.-While close to 100000 per.
sons peer through the purpling
twilight across the broad bosom
Of the Hudson this evening, nine
mighty college crews will come
sweeping down the last long mile
to settle for all time the question
of eight-oared rowing supremacy
for the year 1881.
Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse,
Navy, M. I. T. and Pennsylvania
from the East, Wisconsin from
the middle West, and Washing.
ton and California from the far
off Pacific Coast are due to
match their skill and Drawn over
the testing four-mile course from
Crum Elbow to mile below the
new bridge. and the winner will
be a racing crew.
Columbia, Cornell and Syra-
cuse, the all-New York State
armada, will be the trio tossing
back spray onto their rivals. as
the spidery shells slide under the
big bridge which marks the
stretch run of this historic
course.
And Columbia should be first
of all. Perfectly coached by
the younger GlendOn, perfectly
trained by the veteran Doc
Barrett, and protected by the
sheltered No. 2 lane-the rab-
bits foot line-On the west
shore, the light blue, white
tipped blades of the Sea Lions
from Morningside will have no
excuses.
Beyond question the greatest
sprinting crew In the East, with
four straight easily-won victories
behind them, it is only question
If the big city boys can go the
distance.
Edge in Veterans
The edge that Cornell, last
years surprise winner, has Is
that six of her last seasons
champions are back in the boat
from Cayuga's waters that will
try to make it two straight here
in the most coveted race Of all.
ANY crew that can beat Yale at
two miles without bothering to
raise the beat over % has reason
to feel a world of confidence. And
these Comedians feel all of that.
Indeed. the Cornell boat is likely
to be the betting favorite before
the nine boats row up to the start
ing point.
Coach Jim Wray has the bald.
headed McManus, the powerful
Heidelberger; Stroke Bob Will
son, who stepped in just before
the race q year ago to make
himself an alLtime Cornell, and
Bliss Park, the 25O-pOunder,
among his veterans. Scant won
der then, that there is an air Of
assurance and cOme.what-may-
weTl-win about the Cornell boat
house hard by the bridge.
But the 85-year-old Jim Ten
Eyck, from Syracuse, is only q
little further up the river, bidinR
his time, saving wood, and saying
nothing.
Saves Breath For Stretch
Jim learned long, long ago that
words were futile here at Pough.
keepsie and that the smart thing
to do was to save your breath for
that last long mile.
Navy, which must row tonight
or withdraw from the race in
order to catch the Leviathan for
Europe tomorrow morning, doesn't
figure this year in spite of the
Senor Glendon's wizard, and
M. I. T. is no more than q slightly
brown dark horse in the big field,
washington has q world of
respect for the powerful Golden
Bears from California and Cali.
fornia has respect for Al vi.
brickSOn's boys. Both these
eights are tight-packed with
man-pOWer, but 1t Is doubted
they have the Workmanship to
compete with the East this
season.
Wisconsin, never a bride at
Poughkeepsie but often a brides.
maid, is unfortunate in having
the best crew she has produced
in years stacked against some
superlative eights from both sea-
boards.
In normal years the Badger
crew of Young Mike Murphy's
from Lake Mendotta might have a
royal chance to reward the loyal
"Oh Wisconsin" singers who come
to Poughkeepsie spring after
spring only to see the Crimson
tipped blades trailing in the rear.
The Badgers deserve a better fate
than that, and some year they
will get it, but hardly this.