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WAT. ALUMMN? WHRrmEt didates, and coached them daily until ten days ago, when he was obliged to go to the Infirmary. G. A. Lyon, 1900, is in charge temporarily. The team promises to be strong in fielding and fair at the bat. THE BATTERY. The battery is above the average, hav- ing in Gibson, 1900S., and Stickney, 1901, two good pitchers. Hirsh, 1901, is looked upon as the most promising candidate for catcher. The rest of the team takes the field as follows; first base, Robertson, 1901; second base, Rithet, 1900S.; shortstop, Irwin, 1900 S:; «third ‘base, E. Brown, I901 (temporary Captain); left field, G. Clark, 1901; right field, Boyce, 1901; center field, Townshend, 1900S., Tay- lor, 1901, and Eliason, 1901. Thorne, 1901, and Serles, 1901, are substitute pitcher and catcher. Robson, 1go1, is expected to join the squad shortly. He will play third base, and E. H. Brown will probably go to second. The final reduction of the squad will be made this week. Fifteen men will be retained. The training-table started before Easter with Hirsh, Gibson, E. H. Brown, E. D. Brown, Rithet, Robert- son, Irwin, Boyce, Clark, and Eliason. The team played and won three games during the recess, two with Huill- house High School and one with Hop- kins High School. > <> a al HARVARD ATHLETICS, Captain Goodrich’s Resignation— Good Freshman Oarsmen—Ball Nine Begins Poorly. [Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY.] Cambridge, April 18.— With the Spring vacation, which began last Fri- day, the Harvard athletic teams con- cluded their preliminary season of training. The test of this work will be- gin on the return of the students next week, and from that time until the close of the College year the athletic calen- dar is crowded. The principal events which marked the close of the term were the boat races on the Charles on Friday and Saturday. The first day’s program con- sisted of a two-mile race between five crews from the Weld Boat Club. Be- sidés the four crews representing the classes of the College, a graduate crew, so-called, competed, which contained three of the Yale alumni now pursuing studies in the Law School. On Fri- day afternoon when the race was started the wind was blowing strongly and the river was too rough for racing craft. Three of the crews swamped before the race was half rowed and the graduate boat foundered before reaching the fin- ish line, the members of the crew swimming over the remaining distance. The Freshmen were the only crew to finish and they also were obliged to take to the water as soon as they had reached the line. All the oarsmen were rescued from their precarious situation, but it was most fortunate that no disastrous re- sults attended the attempt to hold the race under the threatening conditions. Mr. Lehmann was opposed to having the race started, and Mr. G. H. Richards, formerly President of the Cambridge University Boat Club, has written a vigorous criticism of the referee for sending the crews away. The annual contest between the four class crews was rowed on Saturday morning under fair conditions, and proved an excellent competition, al- though the time was ordinary. The Juniors were strong favorites for first place, but were beaten out by two crews, the Nineteen Hundred crew leading by about a length and a half in 9 minutes 52% seconds, and the Seniors winning - second place by half a boat-length. Coach Lehmann has been with the crews for a little more than a week. He is accompanied this year by Mr. Willis, the well-known English rowing expert, and these two authorities on the science of handling an oar will unite in instructing the Harvard crew in ap- proved English methods. Both men witnessed the races last week, and Coach Lehmann selected sixteen men fro mthe contesting crews as candidates for the University eight. The Freshman crew was not considered in making the selection, as it will be kept intact. The men chosen with their weights, are: From’ the Sophomore Crew—F. L. Hig- ginson (163), stroke; R. C. Heath (175), Wo,25%* 1. Kernan (166), No. 4. Senior Crew—F. Dobyus (152), stroke; Ty hE Goodrich. (176). No: 7; J.-H: Perkins (179), No. 6; E. Wadsworth (soe) No s:°C. GC. an 0171), No.2; H. Adams (152), bow. Junior Crew— CGC. HW. McDume (62), No. 7; C. Thomson (170), No. 6; J. F.. Perkins 92) NO. St. Fs: Blake..(100), No.2; G. Marvin (160), bow. Weld Crews— tC: €oleman (2408), and: N;- Biddle (168). These men will report to Coach Lehmann next Thursday, after a rest of four days. The surprise of weeks in athletic cir- cles here was the resignation of Captain Goodrich of the University Crew, which was tendered at a meeting of the candidates Saturday morning, after the race. J. H. Perkins of the Senior class was chosen in his place.’ Goodrich was Captain of the Crew last year and has always been well liked by his fellow oarsmen. The resignation is considered to be Goodrich’s own wish. He is not considered certain of a nlace in the boat, and under the reseonsibility of the captaincy was last year a much over- trained man at Poughkeepsie. With less care on his shoulders, he should row in improved form and keep his place in the boat. : Mr. Lehmann is pleased with the showing and prospects of the Fresh- man crew, although the men are green in their watermanship. He says they are ahead of last season’s Freshmen at this time. Poor BASEBALL SHOWING. The good prospects with which the Ball Nine opened the season are fast BASEBALL OFFICERS. G. C. Greenway, Captain. Photograph by Pach. F. H. Simmons, Manager. melting away. The team starts its sea- son with most of-the old players back the important vacancies being the bat- tery positions, where there were good substitute players last year. But, in the opening games, the Nine has de- veloped marked weaknesses and made a poor record. The first game of the sea- son on April 4th, resulted in a narrow victory from Andover Academy by a Score of 4 to. 1: On the following Saturday, Tufts College won a poorly played game by 7 to 3. The Southern Trip has started poorly with a tie game with North Carolina University, which would have been a defeat but for some sharp fielding. Unless more strength is developed in the pitcher’s box and at the bat the Nine will not repeat the showing made a year ago. The University games of the track team candidates were held in a cold drizzle on Friday afternoon and the performances in the main were but fair. There is good material in the Fresh- man class which will show up well be- fore the big meetings. The class games will be held after the Spring term opens next week. Manager Morse of the Football Team has announced the schedule of games for next Fall. It includes contests with Williams, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Am- herst, West Point, Chicago Athletic Association, Carlisle Indian School, University of Pennsylvania and Yale. All except the West Point: and Yale games will be played in Cambridge. J. Weston ALLEN. CORNELL CREW NEWS. The Real Work Now Begins—Uni- versity Make-up Quite Uncertain. [Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY. ] Ithaca, April 18.—Although the crews were able to take to the boats earlier this year than usual, they have not made sufficient progress yet to enable one to speak with any confidence or satisfac- tion in regard to Cornell’s boating pros- pects for the season. None of the crews has ventured off the quiet waters of the little creek on which the boat house is situated. There they are sure of three quarters of a mile of smooth ‘water, it is true, but there is barely room for two crews to meet, as the readers of the WEEKLY probably noticed in the pictures which appeared in the regatta number last year. Numerous sharp turns, too, occupy most of the at- tention of even an experienced cox- swain and what coaching Mr. Courtney can do is confined to a few words now and then as the boats file past his station on the bank. The real work of the season will be- gin this week.- The machinery of the Jaunch has been thoroughly overhauled and she will go into commission in a few days. On the smooth six-mile straightaway along the west shore of Cayuga Lake, with the- coach in the speedy launch always close at hand, improvement should be rapid. Afternoon work on the hill prevents the men from getting on the water be- fore half past five. Six boats are at work. ‘Three contain candidates for the Freshman crew and three are manned by those who aspire to pull a Univer- sity oar in June. Nothing can be made out as regards the Freshmen yet. They are up to the average of Cornell Freshman crews in weight. As to the University boat, six of last year’s crew are in training. . Cap- tain Spillman and Odell, No. 5, received their diplomas last June. Of the six, Moore No. 3, and Wakeman, bow, have been replaced recently by Ludlam of the Ninety-Six. University Crew, and Dalzell, who was substitute last year. Sweetland, Reed and Perkins are foot- bail men who, although considerably havier than the average crew man, are doing well in practice. Each of them has been given a seat repeatedly in the boat with the veterans. The unsteadi- ness of the boat is all too apparent and most of Mr. Courtney’s coaching has been directed toward the correction. of this fault. It is useless to attempt to give the probable make-up of the crews, for con- stant shifting is still the rule and the utmost uncertainty seems to prevail as to what is the best combination. Last Saturday one crew rowed in the follow- ing order: bow, Ludlam; 2, Bentley; 3, Dalzell: 4, King; 5, Sweetland; 6, Holloway (Beardsley); 7, Savage; stroke, Briggs. Another crew, com- posed chiefly of last year’s Freshman crew was make up as follows: bow, Dorn; 2, Smallwood; 3, Drake, *99; 4, Wagner, 00; 5, Will; 6, Coit; 7, Ayres; stroke, Shire. The third crew were: bow, Stamford; 2, Bailey; 3, Perkins; 4, Reed; 5, Holcomb, 1901; 6, Oddie; 7, Wakeman; stroke, Raymond. Moore staid on the bank. The men row about six miles a day, but their condition is by no means all that could be desired. This may be due in some measure to the vigor of their University work. The heads of at least two of the largest colleges of the University are distinctly opposed to any of their student’s participating in ath- letics. Mr. Courtney will not consider a man seriously as a candidate unless his University work is considerably above the danger point, and thus the life of a Cornell oarsman is full of hard work. The result is, however, that the class work of the crew men is decidedly above the average. On Thursday of last week the follow- ing ten men were taken to training- table at Connoly’s restaurant: Colson, Briggs, Oddie, Dalzell, Ludlam, Beards- ley, Sweetland, King, Moore, Savage. For the present only the evening meal will be taken at the training-table. —__—_—_—_+o—___—_ OUTLOOK AT PRINCETON. Nine’s Make-up Not Quite Settled— Training for the Track. [Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY.] Princeton, April 18.—Princeton play- ed her first baseball game after the re- cent Southern Trip of the team, on Saturday. Franklin and Marshall was defeated, 22 to 1, Princeton duplicat- ing her performance in the first game of the season by making no errors. Eight games have now been played by the Nine, three of the contests result- ing in defeats for Princeton. All of these defeats were met on the team’s trip South. It was expected that the games with the Baltimore League team would not add to the Princeton Nine’s victories, but the defeats by George- town and Virginia were the cause of distinct disappointment to all inter- ested in the team’s success. | It is true that the team on the Souwth- ern Trip, was somewhat of a scrub ag- eregation, but the old players with reputations did not do what was expected of them. Easton and Robin- son, two of the best College out- fielders were not able to go South with the Nine, although Easton was in the game Saturday and it is expected that Robinson will be out of the Infirmary in a few days. Some of the most dis- astrous plays in the games in which Princeton met defeat were the result of misjudged outfield flies. Team work is still impossible owing to the fact that the make-up of the in- field is not yet settled upon. Burke has been tried at second base most of the season, but his work is so erratic at times that the Captain and coach are experimenting with one or two others. Barrett and Hutchings are doing work of about equal quality at third base, and neither one has as yet secured a mort- gage on the position. With the exception of these two positions the team will be constituted throughout the season probably as fol- lows: Kafer, c.; Hillebrand, Harrison, and Watkins, p.; Kelly, 1b.; Butler, ss. (Captain), Easton, lf.; Robinson, cf.; and Suter, rf. Eighty-five men are trying for the track team. The training-table will be started this week. The most promis- ing men for the various events present evidences are as follows: Sprints, Jar- vis and Gaskill; quarter-mile run, Jar- vis; mile run, Creegan, Palmer and D’Olier; hurdles, Wheeler; jumps, Car- roll, and Bottger; weights, Bottger and Potter. Most of last year’s point win- ners in the Intercollegiates have left College. These included Garrett, Tyler. Colfelt and Lane. The first games. of the season will be the Open Handicap games next Saturday. —————_oe>—__—. Captain Murray Reealled. Capt. Arthur Murray of the Ist Reet., U. S. A., who has been instructor of Military Science at Yale for the past year, left this City on Friday last, under instructions from his superior. officer. to join his battery now located at Key West, Fla. It is the intention of the ' War Department to return him when the condition of the national j affairs shall warrant such action. —
