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Show IT'S THE TRAINING TABLE THAT SETS THE STROKE . .... '. i By Richard Glendon, Jr. Couch of the Columbia Univcrmty ,'rew Intcr CoUcgtate Champion, 1929) pi ti old days, when a coach 1 vat looking around tor a place to locate h'n training camp, ho ttiuaMi' -potted a hotel or board- apoclallzed ' I n corned beef and cabbage, for corned beef and cabbage was the tie pint KiVra of training faro In tho "dear und fortunately dead daya." And yet, while the men slowed away No coach of any tport hat ever rocketed into a deterred place of tuch nation-wide prominence prom-inence in tuch a thort time at hat "Dick" Qlendon. Bon of an illuttriovt father Kho hat guided Navy crewt to to many ttirrino victoriet in past yearr, the younger Olendon after temporarily tem-porarily replacing hit father at the Naval Academy, came to Columbia iutt four year ago. In thou four years he hat completely com-pletely rejuvenated rowing at Columbia, hi frethmen winning win-ning in 1926 and his vartity chalking up two wint ajid a tecond in the next threo yean. Realizing the tupreme importance impor-tance of conditioning in tuch a gruelling race at the 4 mile race at Poughkeeptie, we have aiked Mr. Olendon to tell t something of the training re-quirementt re-quirementt impoted on a crew man. particularly in regard to what he may and may not eat. i EDITOR. etable effect" Is achieved, also, through uh of csrtaln cereals iiuch aa rice, bra.i, and corn. Whole rice is especially Ideal In that It is not only highly palatable, palat-able, but also forms a bulk whose smoota texture Is kind to the ten-derest ten-derest of lining membrane. When the first call for crew Is made, early In the year, I find the men. In all sorts of conditions. There are always a few conscientious conscien-tious ones would that their number num-ber were larger who report In excellent condition; but there are others who have to start from scratch every year. These men I watch with particular care to e that their physical grooming keeps pace with the early spring workouts. Nothing, whips such men into shape more quickly or more effectively than a diet whlcb keeps appetite at a keen edge and works off, sanely and normally, the residues collected during the . athlete's lay-off period of inactivity. inactiv-ity. When eight men swing their shell In line for the 4 mile grind at Poughkeepsle, these men should be carrying in their stomachs nothing but energy supplying foods. Tbey will call upon and need every ounce of reserve they can carry before they paes the finish marker. Naturally, the men In the best condition to meet this exacting demand upon energy are those whose training has removed from the body all the dead weight and useless residues. ' One hears a great deal of talk and sees much written about the stroke used by this or that crew. Naturally, each coach teaches his men the stroke which be believes, through experience, will be most apt to drive his colors col-ors out In front and keep them there. But no type of stroke In the world is worth a plugged nlckle, If the men manning the oars have not been properly conditioned con-ditioned to set a winning pace and then have the stamina and reserve re-serve energy to hold It. A sensible diet then, which Includes In-cludes plenty of roughage, cellulose cellu-lose or bulk (choose your own name for It) Is as necessary In the long training grind, as the actual work-outs in the racing shells, for a crew man needs every ounce of usable foods that he can store In his body. When the coxswain cox-swain Increases the beat for the final spurt, It takes a perfectly trained human machine to stand tho gaff. dick oLtHDON much of Jlgg' favorita tiah at they could bold, they warn allowed only a limited 4Untlty ot water. The Idea, then, towed to be to stutt 'em, and then bring them to a keen competitive com-petitive "edge'' quickly through iitU and lute ot purgatives. NdlM to iey tho alter results r anything but dulrahlo. Tuduy a coarh goei about bring-iur bring-iur bin ineu Into ihape In Just in. owMjulte fashion. I always u.-t Hie mm as early as ponstblo, t that tU..-re will be no neod tor lac: minute, lulenalvt giindlns to rli.f bo in to Ilia "peak." 'I t- inure grud-iully a man can jl.'f ' .tp hl slituilna und drive, V :i,vc vucttve he will be an I It. !ra 1 Ik tt Htate. Balanced i:im the u ! nary meat In our rw 4't I aiwnv ar, ImprMalTe ritiiiif .if Itv.ty ami fibrous vegetable, (ho cli!iW or bulk f which promotes lutwtlnal hy-'Uk hy-'Uk and helps curry of the real-'lit! real-'lit! poisons In . a normal and Hhjr umM-.tr. Tills same "vejr- |