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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.
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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. The amount neces-
sary to complete the building is $75,000
to $80,000.
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