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OXFORD'S ROWING

REVIVAL

Lessons Of The Boat Race

VALUE OF MAN WHO STOOD DOWN

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to me

"Oxford luck has changed last." So sald someone when I got back to Putney after watching one of the most thrilling boat races for many years. Oxford | had won a splendid victory, but It was not by a change of luck. It |

ine rowing which did it, writes a Home correpondent

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PERRY AND VINES

To Play At Wembley In May

The Party-Vines series of mat- ches played all over the United States are to be continued in Eng- land.

Mr. H. David, who went to Aine- rica on behalf of Wembley Sta- diam, has signed Perry and Vines to appear at the Wembley. Pool in singles and doubles matches on May 25, 27 and 29.

vincial towns.

They will also play in four pro-

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Perry's Earnlogs

WON WITHOUT SPURTING It is no exaggeration to say that Oxford won the race without doing real spurting. Even when Cambridge had the inside of the Hammersmith and bend between Chiswick Steps and might reason- ably have been expected to take an appreciable icad-even as much The receipts from the lawn ten- I have watched many boat races as a length-Oxford held them nis matches played between Ferry in England and on the Continent without any serious raising of the and Vines have exceeded all ex- and I cannot remember ever to stroke. It must have been demor-pectations Sq fat 23 matches have seen one rowed in"fairer con- alising to Cambridge when they have been played, and from these ditions or one in which luck plar- realised that all their greatest more than £35,000 has been taken. ed so small a part.

efforts and good spurts were utter-

The percentage which Perry wa Opinions have been sharply dl-ly unavailing in shaking the re-

to receive when he forsook his vided on the merits of the respec-lentless tenacity of Oxford,

amateur status was not disclosed, tive crews, but from the start of That Oxford raced well there is but he has certathly earned con- training I never wavered from the no doubt, but above all it was their siderably more than the minimum view that Oxford held an absolute good finish" which enabled them sum of £5,000 guaranteed him. ly first-rate chance this year.

to hold Cambridge. It is an, in-Perry only started his professional There have been a variety of rea- teresting fact that for most of the sons for my confidence in Oxford, race Oxford were doing two strokes and chief among them has been minute less than Cambridge. "the man who did not row in the which proves that I was not far race,"

I am referring, of course, out in my estimate when I said to J. S. Lewes, the Oxford Presid- that at more or less equal rates of striking Oxford covered three or four more inches of water per stoke than Cambridge did.

ent.

Among the many University Pre- sidents I have known I do not re- member any who has so complete- ly inspired; his crew, and. In fact, the whole of the rowing world at his University.

...MEN WHO HELĘED Two other men also deserve full recognition, one

"being of them Cherry. It was, generally assumed that he would be elected President for this year, but when it came to voting the Q.U.B.C. thought other- wise. It must have been a bitter disappointment to him, but no one could have given greater support to the man who was elected in his place than Cherry has given to

Lewes.

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career on Jan. 6. He has still ten more matches to play with Vines before their tour finishes, and he then starts on a series of thatches with W: T. Tilden. These also should draw large crowds. So that the figure of £20,000 which he anticipated earning in his first year should be passed within the first three months.

BALLOON MEETS ACCIDENT

DEFEAT TO VICTORY While naturally thinking of the race in particular, it is no exag- geration to say that last year's defeat paved the way to fictory. Oxford began to learn the lesson that hard work is the only way to success. Much has been said and written of Oxford'a rowing de-

Chemnitz, April 18. cadence, but for three years they

An accident that might have they have been slowly improving.

been fatal, occurred at the trial Cambridge rowed a fine race all

flight for the Gordon-Bennett bal- through and fought every inch of

loon race bere, when "Chambliz the way, but I am certain that Seven," with amann as captain, in those qualities or perhaps it trying to land near Paulsdorf in would be truer to say the lack of Saxony, struck a high tension wire. them--which I have so often criti-The balloon Instantly took fire and clised, led to their downfall. Just the inmates were just able to jump at the time when they should have cicar of the roaring flames. made full use of their advantage Transocean News Servic on the Surrey station they were unable to do so because they ran into rough water. There was not The other man is. Sturrock, who, much of. It but it was enough to with Cherry, represented England make them falter, and they never in the Olymple Games. There settled down properly after it. they learried the real value of

WHAT THEY SAID hard work, a lesson which they The following statements were passed on and which was assimil- ¦ made after the race: ated readily by the rest of the crew, Mr. A. B. Hodgson (Oxford I thought at one time that "Gully" Nickalls was giving the crew too much to do on the tideway, but it has since been amply proved that be was completely right.

If ever the inner history of this year's race comes to be told it will, I think be found that Cherry's good counsel has gone a long way towards carrying Oxford to suc-

cess.

Oxford thrived on hard work and never at any time showed any trace of staleness. In fact, they relished the hard work so well that they steadily put on weight during te last ten days for the rice.

Dr. Mellam, Mr. Nickalls, and Mr: Rathbone have made an ex- traordinarily good job of the coach- ing, and great credit is due to them for the general excellence of the crew.

stroke)-It was a very good race indeed to Chiswick Steps Then after the bend we were able to get a bit ahead, and the rest of it was much in our favour. We are de- Highted to have won again after. su many years.

Mr. M. P. Lonnon (Cambridge president and No. 5)-It was a won- derful race-the best race I have cver rowed in.

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Mr. J. S. Lewes, the Oxford pre- sident, said, "A wonderful effort. indeed. I am highly pleased that we have broken the spell of de- feats. The win has made me hap- pler than anything can."

Swimmers Can No Longer

Beat The Starter

SUCCESS OF NEW RULE

The

The new A.S.A. starting rule, his stance. This interpretation is tried out for the first time in Eng- wrong. land at the London University gala The "fat" start onginated in at Holborn Baths is a definite suc- the USA, and was frst applied cess writes a Home correspondent. In the inter-collegiate champion-. A few competitors voiced objec-ships eight or ten years ago. tior, but this was largely due to procedure which I have seen in the novelty of the new starting | operation is for the competitors to procedure, and perhaps to the fact line up about a yard from the bath that it is now almost impossible to edge. On the words "Take your beat the starter, whereas under marks" the swimmers step forward the old rule 75 per cent, of com- to the bath edge and take up petitors were actually moving ..... their stance, waiting motionless fore the word “Go."

for the word "Go" or the pistol shot, as the case may be,

It is customary in the USA. for the starter to stand at the side of the bath; so that each competitor

I have experimented with the new start and am satisfied it is "all" in favour of the competitor who is content to start on level terms. But the new rule will be is in his line of vision. This me- regarded with disfavour by thethod is, I believe, more effective few who think it smart to take an unfair advantage.

than that used in this country. where the starter takes up a post- tion behind the competitors, where When the new rule was discussed It is impossible to bring them all at the ABA Council meeting last; into the range of vision.

THE "FLAT" START

week at Harrogate it was clear

that the delegates had never seen

BEST STANCE

Swimmers who take up a start-

what fa known as the "fat" starting stance with the arms held in

in operation." One delegate claim

front of the body will, I think, lose

ed that under the new rule com a fraction of time under the new

petitors must stand erect and mo- rule. The arms will have to swing tionless on the bath edge until the backwards after the starting, alg- starter says "Take your marks" nal, and this must entall, a slight when each individual will take up loka

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