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CAMBRIDGE CREW IS NEARLY DECIDED
NOT ↑ SO FAST AS LAST
YEAR'S EIGHT
WIT
WILLIAMS MAY ROW
AT STROKE
(By G. C. DRINKWATER)
London, January 26.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1937. -
Last year's victorious Cambridge crew are seen taking their shell down to the water's edge
TTH Squadron Leader G. E. Hellyer now in the third and last week of his coaching, the Cam- bridge crew appears to have almost reached its final order. For some time yet, however, it will be impossible to say who is likely to fill the stroke DALY
thwart.
Mason has met with further misfortune, for last week he had to take to his bed with an attack of tonsilitis, and though the rest will do his broken leg no harm, it will make his period of getting fit again a much longer one. In fact, unless he makes a very quick recovery, it may be that be will not row at all in this crew.
Q. M. Taylor (Radley
and L.M.B.C.) (bow) 11 6 2. D. M. W. Napier (Eton
and Magdalene) 12 11
In the meantime Williams, last year's spare man, has been making a very efficient substitute, and unless Mason returns it seems more than probable that the crew will sit at Putney in the following order, in which, save for the president, they rowed their lock-to-lock-course on Saturday last:
St. Tb. in this order, they were, in spite of Fall-the changes, - showing a very considerable measure of uniformity: Not very long in the swing," they are yet longer in the water than the Cambridge crew of last year, part 6ly because they cover their blades better. At the same time there is not so much life-and drive about them as they had a year ago with either Laurie or Mason setting the rhythm, and at present I do not think they are nearly as fast at this stage.
3. A. Burrough (St. Paul's
and Jesus)
4. P. C. Kirkpatrick (Monk- ton Combe and Queens')
5. *M. P. Lonnon (West-
minster and Third- Trinity)
12
13 11
13 0
6. J. Turaball (Geelong
and Clare).
13. 9
7. *T. S. Cree (Geelong and
Jesus)
11. 7
A. E. B. Williams (St. Paul's and Jesus) (stroke)
10.9
T. H. Hunter (Haryard and Trinity Hall) (cox)
* Old Blue.
Williams has a smooth and, nat- ural rhythm, although he has not yet learned to control the forward run of his slide, but Cree, who is rowing with a combination of slide and swing not often seen in a Jesus oarsman, corrects this fault before it gets to the rest of the crew.
“DEFINITELY, A FEND
This makes up a well-weighted Turnbull is very definitely a find. crew, averging just over 12st 5lb. He has put on nearly a stone in Not so big as modern crews go, weight since he raced at Henley to but big enough for pace. Both the final of the Ladies for Clare Perfitt and Bradley still have a last year, and has a nice, easy chance of obtaining a seat in the bows, but I think all the other clai- mants have now been ruled out.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR As a crew, when I saw them at the end of last week rowing almost
COTTON
COACHING CAMBRIDGE
Varsity's Intensive
Training
London, January 26. Cambridge University's wolf team yesterday began a fortnight's-in- tensive training with Henry the former Open champion, at the Ashridge Club, Little Gaddesden, near Berkhamsted.
Cotton played in a four-ball with P. B. Lucas, the Cambridg tain, G. D. Morton, and G. Dixon in the morning, when other members of the team prac course. Cotton spent
with the team in th
on the new
t least eight
University elde
each day during the and will receive
swing and a good finish. Lonnon was rowing with power at five and is giving the crew most of the length it has, though he has to lie very far back at the finish to do this.
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Kirkpatrick still has to learn to take his beginning more decisively. Burrough had a great deal of ex- |perience in the Thames R.C.
eight last year before he came to Cambridge, and makes very useful three, while Taylor and Napier, who hail from orthodox schools, get hold of their share water in the bows.
Mr. Jack Beresford, the Thame R.C. daraman, will next week the crew over from Sadu Hellyer for a fortnight.
T. W. WALLS NEW POST
London, January 20.
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WINS
BRILLIANT
FIGHT ON POINTS
BUT ODWELL DESERVED A DRAW
London, January 26.
THE ten rounds lightweight contest between George Daly
T (Blackfriam) and George Odwell (Camden Town) was one of the finest bouts yet staged by the National Sporting Club at Earl's Court,
DALY'S BEST There was not a lot in it, how- ever, and Odwell got in some hard right crosses. Daly's best punch
Daly was given the verdict on ter and probably had the greater points, but it was such a close varity of punches. fight that a draw would have been more satisfactory. It was a good, hard-hitting contest from the start and delighted the crowd as few fights have ever done.
was a fine right hook.
Both used the straight left to other's advantage, jabbing each
For each boxer it meant a step head back, each forced with similar nearer to a championship bout. If energy, and every round earned un- anything Daly was the cleaner hit- istinted applause.
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