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.
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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.
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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. —
