Show Death Comes to James Ten Eyck Sport World Loses Great Figure MIAMI Fla Feb 11 UP James UP-James James Ten Eyck veteran Syracuse university rowing coach died at a. a m. m today at Jackson Memorial Memorial Memorial Memo Memo- rial hospital after an illness of several weeks week He was 86 years old Ten Eyck died suddenly almost 54 I James Ten Eyck His lIis 86 I years were busy ones three weeks after he was rushed to toa toa toa a hospital suffering from an attack attack attack at at- tack of coronary thrombosis The tall gray haired veteran had shown amazing vitality during his early confinement Ten Eyck was a master of rowing rowing rowing row row- ing and the art of teaching it and anda a famous figure in itt American sports His active athletic career extended extend extend- ed over more than three-quarters three of a century bringing him the name of the grand old man of row row- ing At 13 Ten Eyck won his first race He continued in active competition as a professional oarsman until he was 50 and in the meantime turned to coaching where he attained even more success Two of Ten Eyck's greatest students students students stu stu- dents were his sons The eldest Ned won the diamond sculls championship championship championship cham cham- in England and was never defeated in competition Jim won I the national sculls title as a freshman freshman freshman fresh fresh- man at Syracuse He frequently startled his crews Continued on Following Page J James mes Ten Eyck Taken by Death Continued d from Pree Preceding ding Page PaJe with feats of physical endurance When he ordered squad members member off on a cross-country cross run for conditioning con con- he himself would lea lead them and outdistance them On his birthday he observed observe the occasion by rowing uthe Hudson Hudson Hudson Hud Hud- son river from New York to Alban Albany miles Ten Eyck's Syracuse varsity crew crews s won Von at Poughkeepsie in 1904 1908 1902 1913 and 1920 |