YALE ALUMNI WHEE EKLY
THE EIGHT IS GOOD.
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Most of the work on the river so far
has been done in the Clasper boat and
it is not unlikely that the race may be
rowed in it. It is light, but stiff, and
since the men have learned to keep it
well on its bottom, shows good speed.
The new shell from Davy in Cam-
bridge was tried last week and will be
tried again to-day when the oars for it
arrive. It is a trifle wider than the
Clasper shell and sits very steadily upon
the water.
HISTORY OF THE CREW.
Twenty-four candidates answered
Captain Whitney’s call for University
oarsmen on January 26th, including five
of last year’s boat now in College and,
with one exception, the entire victorious
Freshman Eight. Immediately after
the Junior Prom. training was begun
in the Gymnasium tanks, the men be-
ing divided into three squads. Fixed
seats were used at first instead of slid-
ing seats, to better ground the beginners
in the principles of the stroke, and
proved to bea very good plan. Mirrors
were also adjusted in such a position
that the oarsman could note his own
faults in style after being told what his
faults were.
Unusually mild weather in the early
part of February made the harbor
available for practice and on the 11th
of that month the Crew went to the
harbor. At this time the men rowed in
the following order: Stroke, R. P. Flint,
’99 S.; 7, J. C. Greenleaf, ’99 S.; 6, F.
W. Allen, 1900;.5, R. A. McGee, ’99 S.;
4, J. H. Niedecken, 1900; 3, J. P. Brock,
1900; 2, J. C. Greenway, 1900; bow, rE.
Whitney, ’08.
After a week’s coaching the order was
changed. Williams, 1900, who had been
absent from illness, went in at 2, Nie-
decken went to 3 to replace Brock, who
was sick, and Cross, 1900, occupied 5.
At this time it was noticed that the Crew
was much further along than Yale
Crews usually were at this time, a fea-
ture which was encouraging to every-
one. These men were shifted some-
what from time to time, but no import-
ant change,was. made. till.Wickes. was
substituted for Williams at No. 2, on
April 18th, Williams going to stroke
the second boat. The latter part of
the month of March and the whole of
April was almost unprecedented in the
amount of rain and cold weather. . Dur-
ing this time the four-mile course was fit
to row over but twice. The work was
therefore largely confined to _ short
stretches and a great amount of pair-
oar rowing under the personal direction
oii. Cook, .
About the last of April, Greenleaf was
forced to leave the boat on account of
an old knee trouble and Niedecken was
moved up from No. 4 to take his place.
Flint went in at No. 4, and Williams was
brought from the second boat and put
in at stroke, the position in which he
began the tank rowing. Greenleaf’s
trouble did not prove so serious as was
feared and in two weeks he resumed his
place at 7. Niedecken was moved back
from 7 to 5, supplanting Cross, 1900,
whose weight and consequent slowness
was disturbing the boat. From this
time on no further changes were made
except for the temporary absence of
Wickes and Williams due to a slight ill-
ness before leaving the harbor. Thus
it will be seen that the Crew with one
exception, Captain Whitney, is made
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ALBE
YOUMANS
STRAW HATS
ARE CORRECT FOR
COLLEGE MEN.
up from the Record Freshman Crew of
last year. Coxswain J. McL. Walton,
1900, has recently replaced Louis Green,
98, the latter having fallen below the
required stand.
The statistics of the men follow:
MO PRY RE VEILNOY 2 vos pices enegi 22 5-1046 — - 164
a SF od We OR CE nn co ds oo Caine ys bo 19 5-11 168
O62 DR, Ps TOOK nso we ws ook er ER 18 5-1045 «138
Be iy: Cais oes oS ip 2 18 amg =p Stn rar a 22 5-11 165
ND. bc Do ee NIPOGCCKEN |... 6 os. oo as 21 634 17
Ns ict ND Savas cad So ohne 5 9 Sie dee 21 6 181
Mo: %; J, -Greentieal 30755 ae .tesss. 20 169
Ry RW Th VALAIS. ns ook ca ea ee cos 18 5-10 157
Coxswain. J. McL. Walton........... 18 5-9 "414
Sirs oie ArlOG GG. occas conse 18 6-1 189
+ Toe) ASTOCO WAY so scenic de> ss 20s yee 172
aa MG POSS 45 ic ae eeea ee erede 20 6 174
HARVARD'S EIGHT.
Crew is Light and Was Chosen Late
—Only One of Last Year's Eight
Retained—iIndividual Records.
(Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEELY.}
Cambridge, June 11.—Amid the cheers
of enthusiastic undergraduates, the Har-
vard Crew and substitutes left Harvard
Square for New London last Wednes-
day morning. Contrary to the custom
of recent years, four substitutes accom-
panied the regular Eight and will train
with the regulars until the big race.
On Tuesday afternoon, a body of several
hundred students, headed by the college
band, marched down to the boat house
to witness the last work of the oars-
men on the Charles. As the Eight
rowed back and forth upon the river,
they were the recipients of continual
round of cheers, and Coach Lehmann
as well as his pupils has the assurance
that the University is back of him to a
man, and, whether his English methods
win or lose in the coming race, he will
have the gratitude and esteem of Har-
vard men. He has stated that, whatever
the outcome of the race he will not
return to coach next year. Two years
of disinterested devotion to the cause
of Harvard aquatics and American
amateur rowing cannot fail of appre-
ciation, and Mr. Lehmann will return
to England with the sincere thanks
of a large circle of friends on this side
of the water for his generous ten of
Service. '
Although especial effort has ‘been
made at Harvard this year to secure a
Crew capable of rowing the stroke
through to the last mile flag, yet there
is some doubt whether the effort has
been successful, and it is thought that
Mr. Lehmann himself is not sanguine
of the outcome. The crew is a light
one—lighter than most University
Fights. It is a striking fact that, al-
though most of the men who rowed a
year ago are still at college and eligi-
ble for the boat, only one has held his
place. The other seven members of
that year’s crew have come up from
the class and Weld crews after a long
contest for places. It would seem, at
first glance, that the men must be supe-
rior to those who pulled the Harvard
oars last June, and it is certain that they
are better grounded in the essential
principles of the English stroke. But
the lack of weight in the shell would
seem to be against them in a hard race.
THE PRESENT ORDER,
The present order of the crew will
doubtless be maintained until the race.
It is as follows: F. Dobyns, ’08, stroke;
Biddle, 1900, No. 7: J. H. Perkins, ’08,
(Capt.) No. 6; C. L. Harding, 1900, No.
s.r; &L.* Migpinson, 2000; No. 43-5:
Wadsworth, ’98, No. 3; F. Blake, ’g9,
No. 2; G. Derby, M. S., bow. The
substitutes are J. F. Perkins, ’99; G.
D. Marvin, ’99; J. D. Kernan, 1900, and
H. Adams, ’08.
The work of the rowing squad began
last Fall, when two crews were organ-
ized. Mr. Lehmann came from England
and coached them until the latter part
of November when a race between the
two crews concluded the Fall training.
After the Christmas recess an awkward
squad was organized and trained until
the river work began. The class crews
began work shortly before the outdoor
rowing commenced and continued un-
til the class race on April 15th. Mr.
Lehmann returned with Mr. Willis, the
latter part of March.
The Weld Boat Club races which
were set for the day preceding the class
race, were spoiled by rough water, but
the class race proved a good contest,
Nineteen Hundred winning, with
Ninety-Eight second, Ninetv-Nine
third, and the Freshmen last. Mr.
Lehmann then selected sixteen candi-
dates from the various crews to con-
tinue training for the University eight
and two eights were kept on the river
for three weeks. Four of the candidates
were then dropped and the first crew
selected. Since that time there have
been few changes. The only addition
to the ranks has been Derby, who was
given the bow oar two weeks ago, re-
placing Harding, who moved into the
waist of the boat when Heath was
dropped from No. 5. :
Soon after the class race, Captain
Goodrich resigned and later joined
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, J. H. Per-
kins being chosen to succeed him at
the head of the crew. Mr. Willis, who
had been assisting Mr. Lehmann in the
coaching, sailed for England a month
ago.
A larger number of crews has been
upon the river this year and it is be-
lieved more general interest in rowing
has been aroused than at any previous
time in Harvard’s history. :
It will be seen that the final selection
of the men was not made until late in
the year. All the Spring work was im
the class crews until the recess. Whether
this delay in selecting the University
Eight is a wise step may be questioned.
RECORDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL OARSMEN.
Dobyns, who will pull the stroke oar,
prepared for college at Oberlin, and has
had his previous rowing experience
upon crews of the Weld Boat Club.
He stroked the Weld Crew which won
in the Metropolitan Regatta in New
PAYNE WHITNEY, CAPTAIN YALE CREW.
York last Summer. He is under size
for an ideal stroke, but shows excellent
judgment in a race and is considered
thoroughly reliable) He drives his
crew hard, but, although he keeps ex-
cellent time, he is sometimes difficult for
the men to follow. He is 25 years old,
5 feet 9% inches tall and weighs 150
pounds.
Biddle, who carries the stroke to star-
board is a second-year special. He
prepared for college at St. Pauls School,
where he rowed on one of the school
eights. He-is regarded by some as te
best oar in the Harvard boat. He, too,
is a light weight, but gets a hard catch
and uses all his strength. He has not
always been with Dobyns in practice,
but it is thought the two men will be
perfectly together by the time of the
race. He is 19 years old, 6 feet tall,
and weighs 157 pounds.
Captain Perkins has been out of the
boat more or less since the crew was
selected,.on account of poor condition,
THE HARVARD EIGHT AND SUBSTITUES.
