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The prospects at Columbia for a winning 

 crew are very bright and the men have 

 taken hold of their work with a will. Dr. 

 Peet is in charge of the candidates every 

 day, and considers them equal to any he 

 ever trained. / 



The Columbia stroke, as it is thus far de- 

 veloped by Dr. Peet, is marked by perfectly 

 straight back work, with the swing from the 

 lowest vertebra, and what the coach de- 

 scribes to the men as steady wheel-like mo- 

 tion. The catch is very sharp and the 

 stroke begins with a marked heave. The 

 body swing is a. trifle longer on both the 

 forward and back reach than the stroke 

 taught by Dr. Peet in '95, but the chief 

 features of that stroke are retained. 



On account of the ice in the Hudson it 

 will be impossible for the Columbia men to 

 get on the water much before the middle 

 of March. It has been arranged for the 

 crew to go to the Harlem when the Hudson 

 is unfit for rowing. 



The following is a list of the men now in 

 training: 



'Varsity — J. W. Mackay, captain; O. Er- 

 dal, H. Thomas, B. Tilt, Robert McClay, 

 Bruce Falconer, A. Lawrence, H. Sharp, C. 

 Smith, A. Weekes, C. Long, C. H. Machen, 



C. Mayer, S. P. Nash, W. E. Mitchell, G. 

 Gilsey, R. Williams, H. H. Boyesen, H. M. 

 Birckhead and C. H. Elmer. 



Freshmen — J. McAnerny, Mines; F. B. 

 Irvine, M.; W. Pell, College; T. Rhodes, 

 Jr., C; B. A. Bradley, C; H. H. Mosher, 

 C; A. Potts, C; A. Weeks, C; O. Bul- 

 lard, C. ; R. H. Bateson, C. ; S. De Kay, 

 C; C. Bartow, C. ; A. Williamson, M.; P. 



D. Snyder, C. ; O. D. Steiner, C. ; L. 

 Rionda, M.; H. B. Lindsay, M.; F. W. 

 Low, political science; R. B. Hincks, C. ; 

 C. E. Fiske, C. ; C. T. Swart, M.; T. 

 Mount, M.; R. P. Jackson, C; C. P. Rit- 

 tenberg, C. ; J. W. Spenser, C. ; J. E. Hig- 

 gins, M.; D. M. Armstead, M.; H. S. 

 Johnson, C. ; R. E. Ashly, M.; F. C. Steck- 

 hert, C. ; J. J. Kelley, C. ; J. N. Schrieve, 

 M.; G. R. McCaskell, M.; A. Rosenblatt, 

 M.; E. M. Calie, C. ; E. S. Washburn, M.; 

 J. H. Heroy, C; N. P. Falk, M.; D. 

 Smyth, M. 



Aquatics at Pennsylvania are booming. 

 Coach Ward has charge of the men daily, 

 and he says the outlook is promising for 

 another fast crew. Seven of last year's eight 

 are trying for places — Buckwalter, Weeks. 

 Gardiner, Krutzing, Hall, Snoror and 

 Flicknir. Evans and Webster, 2 of last 

 year's substitutes, are also trying for posi- 

 tions in the boat. Consequently there is a 

 strong nucleus on hand for this year's crew. 



The men are rowing daily when the 

 weather permits, and are in good form, 

 considering the early date. The Freshmen 

 seem to be a husky lot, and judging from 

 the appearance of some of them a few of 

 the youngsters will make the 'Varsity can- 

 didates work for their places. 



Cornell has taken the only course left 

 open to her, and has decided not to row 

 Harvard and Yale this year. No one who 

 has followed the negotiations carried on by 

 the representatives of the 3 universities, and 

 who is at all acquainted with the feeling 

 that influenced those negotiations could 

 reasonably expect any other issue. 



There is only one explanation to be of- 

 fered for the unsatisfactory rowing situa- 

 tion existing at present and that is, a lack of 

 the true spirit of sportsmanship on the part 

 of Yale and Harvard. Twice in succession 

 they have both been badly defeated by Cor- 

 nell. In spite of this fact, they sent an invi- 

 tation, that was practically an ultimatum to 

 the Ithacan crew to row at New London. 

 Cornell could not preserve any self-respect, 

 or the respect of any one else, if she even 

 considered this so-called invitation, and she 

 is not in the least to blame for any of the 

 present trouble. She acted on the supposi- 

 tion that she would be met half way in her 

 endeavors to arrange a race, whereas she 

 was given an invitation to row, so hedged 

 around with conditions that it was practi- 

 cally a freeze out. Yale and Harvard both 

 knew perfectly well that Cornell could not 

 row with them at New London. In view 

 of their defeats in the last 2 years the sports- 

 manlike thing for them to have done would 

 have been to accede to Cornell's request for 

 the Poughkeepsie course. The rowing sit- 

 uation at present is this: 

 , Harvard and Yale have an agreement 

 to row at New London. Cornell belongs 

 to an inter-collegiate rowing association 

 the majority of the members of which, Cor- 

 nell included, prefer the Poughkeepsie 

 course to any other. For this reason-Cor- 

 nell must each season row her principal 

 races with the members of the intercollegi- 

 ate association. Yale and Harvard have 

 been repeatedly requested to join the asso- 

 ciation and they have as often refused. The 

 association has disclaimed any intention or 

 wish to hold a championship contest, and 

 so any objection on the part of Yale and 

 Harvard to joining the other colleges in 

 their races on that score is entirely im- 

 aginary. 



The majority of the authorities compe- 

 tent to judge the courses at Poughkeepsie 

 and at New London declare the former su- 

 perior to the latter. 



With the one exception of Yale all the 

 rowing colleges have been well pleased 

 with the accommodations they have been 

 able to secure at Poughkeepsie. The same 

 thing can be said of New London, Yale be- 

 ing included in this case. 



The accommodations provided at Pough- 

 keepsie by the West Shore Railroad are 

 fully the equal of those provided by the 

 railroad at New London. 



As the matter stands to-day Cornell has 

 declined the invitation of Yale and Harvard 

 to join in the race at New London for the 



