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Show BRAHMS BETTER THAN BRAWN IN , ROWS .0, SAYS COACH COURTNEY TN picking a crew man brains are moro essential than brawn," says Coach Courtney of Cornell "An Ignoramus Igno-ramus maj mako a successful pugilist, but he can never be an oarsman Tho rhythmical manipulation of the sweep and sliding seat requires a technical appreciation found only In the man with the well developed brain Tho stroke must bo worked out with as much precision as a problem In1 geometry geome-try Its mastery Is a science Therefore There-fore I havo found by experience that the best students mako the best oars- H men. H ' In picking a crow man from tho i f phalcal point of -view I look for tho perfectly developed, all round man. H Tho fellow with some parts abnormal- V ly developed at the expense of others ) 2 the muscular monstrosity has no placa j I In rowing His presence In a boat la j I the weak spot when the machine Is put ( I to the final test Every muscle has Its VH function, and that function must bo fH woll performed to havo an evenly bal- ' fr anced crew. gT "But ahead of physical perfection ,' nnd even ahead of brain power I would ' s place honesty as an essential requisite fBJ for the oarsman I have no place In a t n Cornell boat for n. man who would crib ' ft In an examination, for ho who will wm cheat, even In little things, cannot bo i trusted In tho crucial moment of a 2; great race. Shirking in an eight oared Jk boat Is oftsy, the temptation Is often ' SJ great, and It is sometimes hard even mm for tho trained eye to readily single r1 out Just the man who Is not honestly J jfa ' doing his share." 53 C |