Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-03-18 | Page 16 | Cambridge is Favored to Beat Oxford Oarsmen

Cambridge Is Favored to Beat Oxford Oarsmen PUTNEY THAMES PUTNEY-ON-THAMES ON THAMES England March 18 P The JP-The The light blue of Cambridge Cambridge Cam Cam- bridge and the dark blue of ot Oxford I meet tomorrow on the m muddy Thames in their fourth eighty oared eight-oared crew race first rowed in 1829 with Cambridge again the favorite Oxford with early training of their crew y hampered by influenza will be straining evory every muscle along alone the fourmile fourmile fourmile four- four mile course to win and halt the Can Can- tabs tabs' streak which has carried the light blues to eight consecutive vie vic tories Since the toe war the have won but one race and are now behind in the total count 40 victories to 42 for Cambridge The 1877 race was wasa wasn a n dead heat The course was shortened this year car for the first time since 1842 the s start rt being set et above Putney bridge because be be- cause of dangerous eddies around construction construction con can work on the bridge c The old start was at University stone just b below low the bridge The finish finish fin fin- i ish h line rei ains at MorU Mortlake's brew brew- ery cry The cha change ge took of off about a quarter mile roUe or a minute of rowing time S