BOATING NUMBER.
Vou. Vil. Noe
NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1898.
Prick Tren Cents,
THE EIGHT I$ GOOD.
Men in Fine Condition and Rowing
Well—Coach Cook Pleased with
the Time Made.
[Correspondence of YaLE ALUMNI WEEKLY.]
Gales Ferry, Conn., June 15.—Five
days more of training yet remain be-
fore the triangular boat race at New
London on June 22, but unless some-
thing very unexpected happens the Yale
University Crew will enter the race as
itis now rowing and has been rowing
for the past week. Wickes at 2 and
Williams at stroke are again in the boat
and are about up to their usual weight
and form. The order is: Stroke, Wil-
liams; 7, Greenleaf; 6, Allen; 5, Nie-
decken; 4, Flint; 3, Brock; 2, Wickes;
bow, Whitney.
When the men reached here a week
ago they were pretty well used up by
malaria caused by the exposed mud-
flats surrounding the boathouse on the
hatbor, when the tide is low. The brac-
ing air and cool nights of this ideal
headquarters has had a very noticeable
effect on every man inthe boat. Every-
one is in the best of physical and mental ©
form. Examinations are going on
~ smoothly with no worriment to the
oarsmen, conducted by Dr. Edson F.
Gallaudet, stroke of the University Crew
of 93. The rowing so far has been
lighter than usual with the exception of
a hard ten-mile trip, from which the men
returned in first-rate condition, a testi-
monial to their staying qualities and
condition.
It is safe to say that Mr. Cook be-
lieves he has a very good Eight this
year; not a record-breaking one, per-
haps, but one that can be depended
upon, and that will endure up to the
last length. In general, the boat as a
whole can be said to be more skillful
than Yale Eights for some years past,
but is not as heavy by an average of
three or four pounds to the man. Mr.
Cook has put himself on record as
saying he has never had a more satis-
factory lot of .candidates for a Yale
boat. Both Captain and men showed
themselves earnest and willing, and
eager to learn all the points of the
stroke he had to teach, and they have
applied this knowledge so well that it
would be hard to imagine a more per-
fectly-working machine. Coupled with
a powerful body-swing, there is an un-
usually good leg-drive and a snappy,
hard catch. Between the strokes the
boat does not perceptibly slacken speed,
and travels on an even keel.
_ Up to the time of the WEEKLY’s go-
ing to press only two time-rows of the
course had been attempted on the
Thames, neither being under fast con-
ditions. The last of these trials was
made Tuesday afternoon, when the
Crew pulled the full course in dead water
with a slight head wind, in about 22.30.
This would seem to indicate a speed
well within 21 minutes under favorable
conditions. The highest stroke was 32
to the minute in the first half mile and
this was dropped to 30 and held there
for the rest of the course. The men
rowed easily, with reserve power evident,
and finished bright, having given a fine
exhibition of form andtime. From now
on Mr. Cook will devote the greater
part of his attention to improving and -
unifying the blade work.
[Continued on 2d page.]
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YALE UNIVERSITY EIGHT AND SUBSTITUTES.
Cross, Sub. Flint, 4.
Greenleaf, 7. Wickes, 2. Niedecken, 5. Greenway, Sub.
“Allen, 6, Williams, Stroke,
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The Next Weekly.
There are two more issues of the
WEEKLY in the present volume. The
next will be published on June 25, and
will contain an account of the boat races
at New London. The last will be the
Commencement Issue, covering all the
events of Commencement Week and
_ published on or before July 15.
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Subscribers’ Seats for Yale-Har-
vard Game in New Haven.
Alumni of Yale, who are subscribers
to the WEEKLY, may obtain seats for
the Yale-Harvard game in New Haven,
June 28, by sending their application to
this office on or before June 22. ‘A
reasonable number of seats have been
apportioned to the WEEKLY and it is
expected that the supply will equal the
demand. Should the supply become
exhausted before June 22, all applica-
tions received thereafter will be de-
clined by telegraph at the applicant’s .
expense.
Not more than three seats will be
allowed on any application.
The price of tickets, including seat,
is $1.00. Twelve cents must also be
enclosed with each application, to cover
registry and postage.
Checks should be made payable to
Yale University Baseball Association.
Each applicant must state his class.
; Whitney (Capt.), Bow. Brock, 3.
Greene and Walton, Coxswains.
THE DECIDING BA ME Leaveag ‘ Hartiord -at’ ‘T1.30 ~ A. M.
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A General Summons to Yale Men in
and About New York.
At 3.30 Pp. M. Saturday, June 18, at the
Polo Grounds, 155th st. and oth ave.,
N. Y., will meet Princeton for the de-
ciding game in the baseball champion-
ship series of 1898. The word has been
passed that every Yale man in this part
of the country, outside of the army and
mavy, is expected to be present.
Wickets can be bought at A. G.
Spalding & Bros., 126 Nassau street,
New. York City, and at the Grounds.
New Haven people can get seats to-
day and to-morrow at the Yale Asso-
tion’s headquarters at Osborn Hall
Pharmacy. General admission is $1.00
and, with grand stand seats, $1.50.
The Yale men will be massed in the
seats behind third base.
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in Bi act
Special Trains and Boat for
the Race. |
The train service for the Yale-Har-
vard-Cornell University race on Wed-
nesday, June 22, will be ample and all
trains will be run in sections, sufficient
to carry the crowd. Special race-trains
will be run as follows:
‘Leaving New York City at 10.02 A. M.
Fare—Round trip, $7.00, including par-
lor:car seat, $4.75, day coach.
T.eaving New Haven at 11.40 A. M.
Fare—Round trip, $3.50, including par-
lor car seat, $1.75, day coach.
Fare—Round trip, $2.00 (regular fare).
The regular excursion fare from New
Haven will be $1.75.
Trains return on arrival of Observa-
tion train at New London.
Parlor car seats must also be ob-
tained by application to the General
Passenger Agent, as they will not be
sold at stations. 3 |
About 1,600 people can be accommo-
dated on the Steamboat ‘Richard
Peck,” which will leave about Io
o’clock. The fare will be $1.50 for the
round trip.
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The Game at Cambridge.
Yale men who wish to attend the
Yale-Harvard game at- Cambridge,
Mass., June 23, are advised to com-
municate at once with Mr. Frank H.
Simmons, President Yale University ©
Baseball Association, New Haven,
Conn.
Ll, i»
Tha. eR us
Y. A. A. Officers.
At a University meeting held Fri-
day evening, June 3, for the purpose of
electing officers of the Athletic Associa-
tion for the ensuing year, the following
men were elected: President, James Mc-
Devitt Magee, ’90, of Pittsburg, Pa.;
Vice-President, Samuel Brady Sutphin,
‘99 S., of Cincinnati, Ohio; Secretary,
Clarence Eugene Ordway, 1900, of Win-
chester, Mass; Assistant Manager, Jesse
Dwight Dana, 1900, of Lewiston, Me.
