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152 BROADENED ROWING PLAN. Class Crews Wirst; University Later— The Stroke. The rowing season practically began at Yale, Saturday, January 13, when F. W. Allen, 1900, Captain of the Uni- versity: Crew, called out the candidates for the Freshman crew and set them to work in the tanks. One hundred and two men reported, or 12 more than came_ out last year. A majority of these men are unacquainted with shell rowing, but there appears to be much good material- among them, in the rough. ; The calling out of the Freshmen 1s the first step in a greatly broadened system of preliminary crew-training which has been planned by Dr. Edson F. Gallaudet, the head coach, and Cap- tain Allen. Last year, through the medium of the Dunham Boat Club, an attempt was made to put a large number of men into training, so that the choice for the University boat would not be limited to a few men; but the plan, principally through lack of equipment at the boathouse, was not successful and produced no oarsmen of the University standard. Being satisfied, however, that the system used at Yale for so many years was outgrown and not the best one to get at the undoubtedly good rowing material that is here, Dr. Gal- laudet and Mr. Allen set about produc- ing a substitute. After a thorough investigation of the system in use at Harvard—that of opposing clubs—they decided that, although the system had been very successful there last year, it would not go at Yale, because, the classes being divided, there would be no good reason why a man should support one club instead of the other, or be enthusiastic for its success. The plan of working on class lines was therefore hit upon and a course laid down which promises good results, al- though it may at first seem a little un- wieldy and difficult to follow to the let- ter with the insufficient equipment at hand. Immediately after the Junior Prom, instead of calling for candidates for the University crew, Captain Allen will give the call for candidates for the class crews, and it is believed that the three upper classes will respond with perhaps a hundred men, or enough to set 10. or: 12. eights tull..:Hach <class squad will have a head coach who will be responsible to Dr. Gallaudet. . The men chosen for these responsible positons are well-fitted to teach the stroke. They are: Sentors; John’ <P. Brock, 1900; Juniors, F. Gordon Brown, 1901; Sophomores, J. W. Cross, 1900. Captain Allen will, himself, look after the Freshmen and will be assisted by J. H. Niedecken and H. P. Wickes, 1900, both members of last year’s University Crew. Each squad head coach will have under him several assistants, to help in coaching and to attend to particular details of the work. These will be chosen later. The Freshman squad will include the men from the Academic and Scientific departments and all first. year men in the professional schools who have not received a degree; the Sophomore squad will include profes- sional school second year men; _ the Junior squad will include professional school third year men, and the Senior squad will include Seniors from all departments. There has not been a Senior class crew at Yale for many years and that part of the plan is heard ANYWHERE! That’s where you can buy a Knox Pat. For if by any chance the hat store at oh home is not a Knox store, a line to the main office, Fifth eae Hotel Build- ing, New York City, will start a sample your way. WAL ALU his by many men with great pleasure, as it will give them an opportunity to work under systematic and sound coaching. The management is particularly desirous that men taking post-graduate courses here shall come out for the Senior crew. CHOICE OF THE CREW TO BE LATE. Through the month of February and probably well into March, the crews will be kept at work in the tanks learn- ing the fundamentals of the stroke. About the middle of March the men doing the best work will be sent to the harbor to row in fours and eights. A college crew will be formed at the same time, which may meet an outside crew, probably that of Annapolis, as last year. By degrees the other crews will be re- moved to the harbor—rowing in the order of their quality. The final selec- tion of the University crew will be leit till a much later date than ever before; probably till after the Spring regatta. At least, until that date there will be no substitutes chosen for the University crew, and every man in a class boat will have a chance to displace a University man till after the third week in May. The plan as outlined above was talked over between the crew management and a dozen or more of Yale men who are greatly interested in Yale rowing, at a dinner given by General W. W. Skiddy at the Yale Club, New York, Tuesday night, January 9. Everyone heartily en- dorsed the scheme. Those _ present were: W..W. Skiddy,. 65 S:;: Vhomas i hacher,. i:: Julian. WW. -Curtiss): 79: Henry B. Sargent, 71 S.; Walter Camp, 7903; “Percival. R.. Bolton; : ‘86-S:;;): John Rogers, 87; F. A. Stevenson, 88; W. H.. Corbin; -’89;-: J. A: .Martwell, 80:5. ; Philip Allen, ‘90 S.; George S. Brews- ter, 91; Dr. E. F. Gallaudet, ’93; Sher- wood B. Ives, ’93; David F. Rogers, 98; R. J. Schweppe, 1900; F. W. Allen, 1900. The following received invitations to the dinner, but could not come for one reason or another: Alfred Cowles, ’86; George T. Adee, ’95; -Richard Arm- strong, ‘95 5S.; Frederick A. Johnson, 94 S.; Ralph B. Treadway, ’96; Philip H. Bailey, 97; George Langford, ’97 S.; J. O. Rodgers, ’98; Payne Whitney, ’o8. Should the general call bring out a large number of men from the various classes, a serious difficulty will confront the managers when it comes to boating them all. At present there are only three good barges and four or five usable Shells in the boat house. The boathouse, built for different conditions, will be greatly crowded and it will need the nicest kind of management to get the dozen or more crews in and out without delay and the consequent dissatisfaction and discouragement among the men. A larger and better equipped boathouse would seem to be an absolute necessity to the broadening of Yale’s rowing sys- fem. WIDE BLADES TO BE USED, About the only change in the stroke of last year will be the use of the wide blades and the consequent lengthening of the slide and shortening of the swing. The blades used last year were 6 inches wide, one inch less than those adopted for the present season. DATE OF RACES. At a very harmonious meeting in Bos- ton, just before the term began, between the Presidents and Captains of the boat- ing associations of Harvard and Yale, the date of the race was set for Thurs- day, June 28, at 11.30 in the forenoon. It will be rowed down stream, over the same course as a year ago. Following the precedent established last year, there will be a four-oared race between the substitutes of the two crews which is scheduled for an hour later, or 12.30 P. M., Starting at the upper mark of the University course and finishing at the Navy Yard two miles below. It is planned to have the Freshmen ready at that point and to start them off without delay on the same tide. The whole regatta should therefore be ended by half past one o’clock. It is intimated that great rigidity will be used in enforc- ing the rules regarding the opening and closing of the draw and the movements of boats near the course before and dur- ing the races, so that a repetition of the accident which happened to the Yale Freshmen last June will be impossible, WE Pas TY The Freshman Candidates. The names of the one hundred and two Freshmen who reported to Captain Allen Saturday, together with their weights, are printed below: Academic—T. R. Strong, 155:C. D. Green, 150;:S: N. Arnold aro: © G Durant, Jr., 162; R. Hazard, 162; R. A. Granniss, Jr., 178; W. G. Wing, 143; Day, 146; .C. > Brown, 3380 (— A. Washington, Jr., 140; R. Bogue,, 168; Rio. Ewell, 1575°©. J: Hantlinwage: W. B. Walker, 144; D. A. Dunham, 159; We Frew. .1433K. oD. Clark; r07 Fie: Clark 106; 1. N. Hogan, 735; 7. @. Freeman, 179; R. P. Brinkman, 160; F. Farrel, Jr., 140; G. B. Chadwick, 150; R. L. Black, 160; J. J. M. Fairbank, 147; J. aaney, Jr; 140; GB Paras 147; B. Hewitt, 163; M. Atwater, 143; t. MM. Latimer, 130; P. Fo Mann toa: C. C. Auchincloss, 155; W. H. Paylor. 147; RG. Bushong, 175: FL Paden 161; W. A... Lyon,.-138:.W. K.. Vere berry, 139; D. L. J. O' New, 1682] NA Campbell, 159; IT. Baker, 1s5>.-W.- 4H. Peckham, 2d, 165; D. H. Morgan, 160; F. S. Goodwin, 185; W. C. Moodie, 145; W. J. Denno, 160; J..M. Stevenson, Jr., 145; Z.. Sargent,.158;...D..R. McKee, Je 2700 i -pchiey,. 100... Praty 7 150; A. Tulin, 160; H. M. Sawyer, 140; W. A. Blount, 143; J. W. Reynolds, 153; 1, James. 140; 0.5, Kigtland.150; LF. Rhedes, 150; Av 1,, Ogden,“ 150; Aly FE .. diariien, .1605 M1 Marshal. 142; 3N;, Livots, 142; 1D. Nikessog, i175: CFO Rewell No Call Gt. Park hurst, D. E. Kennedy, 139; G. Beards- ley, 1465 E. Calmer, 136;.6; 2. Crowe, 156: G. tis Parr,. 150; J. Me. Dreisbach, 555-4. MecChntock 1653 7. G. Laas, Jr, i432 W.. Bo. Westen, 101. Tt. H. Wackwite. Jf. -100 > )..31. Stoll, sir, 150. Scientific—M. S. Elmer, 140; H. A. pndart 153; 14, We Bates, Ircciso: HH. S. Bristol, 160; B. Reynolds,.156: H. H. Pease, 150; E. Stanley, 146; J. R: Van- Fleet, 100; A. Jy Newell 143-7. -#, ‘Trumbull, C... Be Greenough, Rv: N: Crankshaw, K. C. Sooysmith, 160; L. Whitney, 160; R. M. Levering, 160; S. J. Reeves, 1633 (W:. Doolittle: 153: 1: B. pehley; 15457). Come gee KR. D: Mitchell, -170;.° FF. Jetke:13337 J. J. Brainard, 161; H. M. Coffeen, 143; N. Macneale, 160; W. Bailey, 156; O. G. Butts. —_——__0@-____ Freshman Navy Officers. A well attended meeting of the Aca- demic and Sheffield Freshmen classes was held Friday, January 12. in A1, Os- born Hall, for the election of officers for the navy. Richard J. Schweppe, 1900, President of the University Boat Club, presided. The following men were nominated and seconded: For President from 1903, W. B. Tyler, J. M. Dreisbach, J. R. Robinson; for Vice-President from 1902 8., W. Bailey, R. D. Mitchell, C. E. Greenough, R. W. Griswold; for Secre- tary and Treasurer from 1903, C. R. Auchincloss, A. Fox, G. A. Goss, M. C. Pitch. and =f.” H.- MeAlsrey, “The formal ballot gave the following result, which was unanimously approved: President, John Martin Dreisbach of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Vice-President, William Bailey of Somers, N. Y. and Secretary and Treasurer, Charles Rus- sell Auchincloss of New York City. Bh Se pe Intercollegiate Golf Meeting. At the annual meeting of the Inter- collegiate Golf Association held in New York City, December 22, it was decided to admit Pennsylvania to membership; to change the present scoring system to the English point-scoring method, which is slowly coming into favor in this country; and to adopt the four-year limit rule. Another important change was the transfer of the date for the Intercollegiate Tournament from the Fall to the Spring, which will throw the next contest in the Spring of 1901. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Chester Gris- wold, Jr., Princeton; Vice-President, George C. Clark, Jr., of Harvard; Sec- retary and Treasurer, S. R. Nash, Jr., Columbia. The committee appointed to purchase prizes consists of S. P. Nash, Jr., Columbia; T. Markoe Robertson, Yale, and -Chester Griswold, Jr., Princeton. NoT AT THE Eleventh Hour, But with plenty of time, prepare for the social engagements of January and February. You may be coming to the Prom. It is really quite time to get ready. We can equip you, wherever you are. CHASE & CO.., New Haven House Block. ENRY EATH Intercollegiate Gymnastic Meet. The first meeting of the Intercollegiate Gymnastic Association was held at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 14, with delegates pres- ent from Yale, Princeton, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and MHaverford College. R. M. Patterson and W. L. Otis, 1900, represented Yale. The chief business of the meeting was to arrange the number and character of the events to be con- tested at the championship meetings in the future. It. was agreed that six events should be contested—Club-swing- ing, side-horse, parallel-bars, tumbling and flying-rings. The individual scor- ing the plurality of points in the last five will be called intercollegiate gym- nastic champion, and the college scor- ing the plurality of points in the entire six events will be awarded the inter- collegiate team championship and a ban- ner. It was also decided to have a seventh event which might consist of any particular gymnastic feat a team felt proficient in, but that it should have no part in the decision of the cham- pionships. The first meeting of the col- leges will be held in the Columbia Gym- nasium, March 25. The election: of officers resulted as follows: President, W. E. Mitchell, Columbia; Vice-President, Walter L. Otis, Yale 1900; Secretary, H. H. Jenk, Haverford, and Treasurer, A. H. Mitchell, Princeton; Executive Com- mittee, W. F. Mountain, Princeton; W. L. Otis of Yale; Augustus T. Stroud, University of Virginia, and E. B. Rich, University of Pennsylvania. ————— Championship Hockey. The first game of the Intercollegiate Hockey series was played at the Clere- mont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, Tuesday night, Jan. 9, between Columbia and Princeton. Columbia won by the score of 6 to 1, her team outclassing Prince- ton’s in the finer points of play and team work. Shiras Campbell, Captain of the Yale Hockey team, umpired the game. The schedule which was originally ar- ranged before the close of College in December has been considerably changed. It stands now as follows: January 19, at St. Nicholas Rink, Yale ve -Trincefon: January 27, at St. Nicholas Rink, Brown vs. Columbia: February 9, at St. Nicholas Rink, Yale vs. Brown; February 13, at Cleremont Avenue Rink, Yale vs. Columbia; Feb- ruary 17, at St. Nicholas Rink, Prince- ton vs. Brown; February 23, Brown vs. Columbia; March 3, at Cleremont Avenue Rink, Yale vs. Princeton; March 9, at St. Nicholas Rink, Yale vs. Brown: March 13, at St. Nicholas Rink, Colum- bia vs. Princeton; March 17, at St. Nicholas Rink, Columbia vs. Yale, and March 20, at St. Nicholas Rink, Brown vs. Princeton. —_$+o___. . Columbia University has just received a gift of $100,000 from Mr. John D. Rockefeller to endow a Chair of Psy- chology. —
