The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
WASHINCTON,4 TIME WINNER kT
 POUCHKEEPS|E
Far.West Shells Dominate College Crews in Recent
 Years
BY JACK GUENTHER Limited Press Staff C0rTespondentl

Limited Press Ssatt C0rrSSp0nuentl
 poughkeepsie, N, r, June 26,-- (UP)-There were many reluctant admissions here today that when it comes to propelling Q college shell over Q given stretch of water the boys of the west just can't be matched,
 The guests and hosts of the 4&th Poughkeepsie regatta were lett with the painful memory Of another east ern rout yesterday, Out of the en- tire carnival there was only one thing about which the natives could cheer - thatt he towering sons of the Pacific coast hadn't houled away the bridges, the buoys and the city hall as well as the Stl- yer.
 The blunt truth Is that they took just about everything else, In the varsity flight 1t was Washington and California. Tn the junior varsity class 1t was California and WaSh- ington, In tho freshman competi- ton 1t was Cornell and Wisconsin, but skip that as an oversight, The far-westernerS graciouSly didn't bring their yearling crews along.
 Modest Coach
 The story of the race for the var sity trophy is simply told and best told by Al Ulhrickson, the man who fashioned the winning galley slaves into the smooth, powerful unti they proved to be.
 "This Is probably as great crew as I've ever been fortunate enough to handle" he modestly explained after his bron2ed Huskies haw swept over four miles of the mirror-likc Hudson rover to their fourth re- gatta triumph in six years, I'm proud of the boys and proud oi the capable manner in which they worked. Don't ever think Cali fornia wasn't tough"
 Ulbrickson stopped there but tht oldsters who have watched boats come and go In this sweltering river hamlet since before Rip Van Wrinkle dozed off weren't content to lei matters stand, They were busy hailing the gameness of the Husky No. ( man, Doyle Fowler, who had been alllng until tho eve of the race and the smartness of CoXswain ViC Fomo.
 Fomo sent his charges away fairly easily while California stayed al' most even with his bow. For e mile the white-tipped coars cut the water lightly in Q two-boat race while tht oher seven starters gradually fell behind. Washington held a quarter length advantage at @ mile and . half and about four feet at the half-way mark-rowing Q steady 30
 Then Fomo slowly upped the count-to 3l, g and finally SS- and that was all 1t took. The Bears reached as high as S6 but they lacked the power of Washington at the end. Cornell, the heaviest crew In the race, also was game but fin ished another three lengths behind Syracuse, Princeton, Wisconsin Rutgers, M. I. T. and Columbis trailed in order.
 The time wasn't too good. Al 18:63.3 1t was far off tho record oI l8:i2.6 set by California In 1889. Thi ease of the Washington victory ane the absence of strong winds ans tides were the reasons for that. Tn, other clockings were similarly slov -i4:40.4 for three miles In the Jay wee race and 9.57,7 for two miles 1T the freshman contest.
 The junior varsity race also wa a two-boat affair with California holding a length and Q half margin over Washington while Cornell ant Columbia trailed in the field o four. The freshmen came up witl the only thriller. Cornell, off slow ly, closed with an exciting spurt [, nip Wisconsin by a length and , half. Favored syracuse, Princeton M. I. T. and Columbia followed across the line.
 The only casualty was suffered b, Columbia which scored Q clear sweep of last places. The Colum bia No. 2 man, Gene Remmer, col lapsed in his shell and was taken t' Q hospital. Although his condition was reported good he will be kep under observation for several days. l -