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- VALE ALUMNI WHREKLY pea ATHLETIC SITUATION. (Continued from second page.) has regained his old time form; D. C. Byers, ’98; R. Dyer, ?988.>: C.-C. Conway, ’99S.; F. V. Chappell, ’98; and R. M. Graff, 99S. Special attention has been given to the quarter mile onac- count of the increased popularity of re- lay races. From the 26 men who started in this event in the Winter games, it is hoped some good quarter-milers will be found, as this has been one of Yale’s weak points in the past. The best men in this event and those who have com- posed the relay team, are S. K. Ger- ard, "97: FF. P:. Garvan, ’97; -W.. 8S. Johnson, ’99; T. R. Fisher, ’98S, and E. C. Noyes, ’978S. In the half-mile, B. B. Hinkley, ’97, is in better form than last year. Of the new material it is too early to judge but much is expected of C. E. Ordway, 1900, a new man who showed up well at the Winter Games. D. F. Buckingham, ’98S., is the most THE.OLD S. Woodruff, 99; E. H. Lewis, ’99; D. Buckingham, ’’98S., and R. M. Patter- son, 1900. The Bicycle Squad. All men who desired to try for the bi- cycle team were called out by Captain Ebenezer Hill on Monday, January 22, when thirty-five candidates presented themselves. The work began with the ordinary exercises in the Gymnasium together with the crew candidates. By February 22, the squad was able to begin the out-of-door road work, which was done every day, weather permit- ting, up to April 6, when the track at the Field was in condition to be used. Twenty men were taken for the work on the track, and eighteen of these have qualified out below the time lim- its that have been set up to the present time. In consideration of the season of the year, the work has been of unu- sual excellence, and consequently the best results are expected. BATTERY. G. O. GREENWAY, ’98S., F. T. MURPHY, ’97. promising of the mile runners, but there are several others, whose work is good. The best men in the mile walk are W. Darrach, ’97; A. N. Butler, 1900; J. ic ehitchooxw, °'91S.; and “Jd. Po Adams, 1900. Yale is very strong in the hurdles and with such men as E..C. Perkins, BBs Fe V Oa as eCUuren, 1290). WJ. . Thompson, ’97; and P. Van Ingen, ’97, should do well. The most prominent pole vaulters are C. C. Van Winkle, ’97S; B. Johnson, 1900, a new man who is doing well; R. G. Clapp, °99S;) W.> By Selin,:’98,;: and W. G. Cooke, ’97. In the dual games R. C. Merwin, "978, will force Morse of Harvard to do his utmost in the high jump. C. M. Ferry, 1900; and N. C.. Bradley,. ’97, in the high jump, and C. D. Cheney, ’98, in the broad jump, are also doing well. With R. Sheldon, ’98S, and Charles Chadwick, ’97, the shot put and ham- mer throw should be well taken care of. TRIAL RACES. The first trial races for the reduction of the candidates of the Track Athletic Team were held Saturday, April 10. The members in the quarter-mile, half-mile and mile runs were reduced to the fol- lowing: Quarter-mile—E. Alexander, 1900; H. F. Benjamin, ’988.; H. O. Havemeyer, 1900; “Cea ysiauce, 1900; BP. Garvan, 97; W. S. Johnson, °99;. D. C. Drew, 1900;'D.. @. Byers;:798; SS: Ks Geraray 97; and H. M. Field, 1900. Half-mile run—J. B. Hartwell, 1900; Cc. E. Ordway, 1900;'S. M. Buckingham, 99; EK. Boardman, ’97; E. H. Betts, ’98: Cc. G. Atha, ’98S., and G. W. Hubbell, 1900. Mile run—A. S. Mann, ’99; E. T. Ware, 97; H. M. Poynter, 1900; C. B. Spitzer, 99: H, Palmer, °99; G. B. Clark, 1900; Go 8S. -Obree 290s J.P. Clyde T.8.5 2, Some of the more promising squad members are: Ebenezer Hill, jr., ’97, Captain; Fs Brookfield, °97; Hi. 33mm Kauffman, ’97; J, 1. Butler, ’978S.. 34, P, French, ’978S.; L. Tweedy, ’99; An- derson, ’98S.; W. F.. Cochran, jr, 373) and Howard, ’9 8S. The men will be entered in the races on May 1 at Princeton and in the an- nual Intercollegiate bicycle races which will be held on June 5, probably at Manhattan Field. Twelve men will be retained for this event. The men will also be entered in as many open events as possible up to June 5. The bicycle team has been reduced to the following men: Tweedy, Butler, An- derson, Howard, Brookfield, Walker, Benedict, Kauffman, French, Cochran, McCutchen and Hill. These men will remain in New Haven during the va- cation to train. Freshman Baseball Squad, The Freshman base ball squad began work in the cage on February 25. Eighty men presented themselves as candidates. This work consisted mainly in practicing first base and in picking up grounders. H. M. Keator, ’97, cap- tain of the University nine, coached the squad until the appointment of F. H. Simmons, ’98 as coach. By March 15 the weather was such that practice at the Field was possible, and the can- didates have practiced there ever since. On April 7, J. W. Wadsworth, Jr., 798, succeeded FEF. H. Simmons as coach. The fielding of the team thus far has been very good indeed, and the team work is improving. The base-running is uncertain and the batting weak. The pitching is very wild, but may be cor- rected by practice. At back-stop the work is good. Tne following may be mentioned among the most promising candidates for the various positions: Pitchers— Dunn, Dunleary, and Alexander; catchers—Sullivan and Newcomb; first base—McBride and Russell; in- fielders—Norton, Bronson, Ferguson, Crawford (temporary captain), Seeley; out-fielders—Lyon, Phillips, Lamb, Hutchinson. : The Freshman Crew, The Freshman crew has been work- ing since January 9. The work consist- ed of practice in the tank, under the Supervision of J. O. Rodgers, ’98, up to February 24, when the men who had _ Shown the best form were taken:to the harbor for pair-oar work. Here they were coached by J. O. Rodgers, ’98, and B. Wilcox, 998. On March 4 the men first rowed in an eight-oared barge and since then the first crew has been coached principally by R. J. Cook, ’76. The second crew has been under the charge of J. O. Rodgers, ’98. The men were able to row on the Harbor earlier than last year and so have had con- Siderable more actual practice. When the call for candidates was first issued, seventy-three men responded. The squad has been gradually reduced since then, and now numbers eighteen men. The temporary captain was ap- pointed early in the season, and was J. W. Cross, 1900, of Groton School The permanent captain was elected, April 3, J. P. Brock, 1900, of St. Paul’s, being chosen to fill that position. The training table was started at the Cafe Francais on March 31. Ten men were taken, as follows: F. W. Allen, noon; Andover; J. P. Brock; 1900, St. Paul’s; J. W. Cross, 1900, Groton; R. P. Flint, ’°99S., Lawrenceville; J. C. Green- leaf, ’99S., Westminster; J. C. Green- way, 1900, Andover; R. A. McGee, ’9958., Seal’s; J. H. Niedecken, 1900, St. Paul’s; mR. M.* Patterson, 1900, Tutor, and T. Simons, 1900, Lawrenceville. These men will remain in New Haven during the Easter vacation, rowing both morn- ing and afternoon. The first crew has been rowing in the same order now for some time, and is made up as follows: Stroke, Flint; No. 7, Cross; No. 6, McGee; No. 5, Nie- decken; No. 4, Allen; No. 3. Brock; No. 2, Greenway; bow, Simons. The men who are on the second crew are: W. B. Williams; 1900; R. J. Schweppe, 1900; S. Campbell, 1900; F. S. Hunn, ’998S.; A. M. Bell, ’99S.; H. P. Wickes, 1900; W. R. Clark, 1900, and C. A. Warden, ’998. The crew as a whole has shown.up well for so early in the season. The effects of the early practice on the Har- bor and of so much graduate coaching are clearly visible. » The» material is certainly excellent. The men are all heavy, the average weight of the eight- een candidates being 167.2 lbs., while the average weight of the first crew alone is 177 lbs. The men are all work- ing hard and are expected to make a good showing in the Spring regatta, where they will nrobably row a three- cornered race with the Tniversity crew and the University of Wisconsin. MeLauchiin Prizes Awarded. The McLaughlin prizes offered in the Freshman class for the best essays in English have been announced. The prizes are in books bought with the in- come of a fund of one thousand dol- lars founded in 1893, to commemorate Edward Tompkins McLaughlin, ’83, late Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Let- tres in Yale University. The first prize was awarded to Elbert N. S. Thompson, of East Orange, N. J., and the second to George B. Tennant of Waterbury, Conn. ww < Px ol Mr. Wendrie’s Gift to the Law School. Mr. John W. Hendrie of Sound Beach, Conn., has given the Law School $10,000 for the completion of the Law School building. This gift makes the total of Mr. Hendrie’s contributions to this fund, $35,000. 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