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376 we Ate AIO MN! W EE KLY * — THE CREWS. Yale Strong and Ragged — Harvard Fast—Probable Makeup— Strokes- Statistics. The training season for the Yale Crew of Nineteen Hundred is practically ended, and, win or lose, little can be added to the speed of the boat between now and the 28th. Each man who had a chance for the Eight has been coached to the limit of his ability to absorb coaching, in the time available, and knows the stroke as well as it is pos- sible for him to know it, in a season’s training, at least. From now on the work will be directed towards securing a neater watermanship and a greater unity throughout the boat. The question which Yale men are be- ginning to ask, “Will we win’? is as unanswerable as it always must be, but certainly no one can go to Gale’s Ferry, talk with the men and coaches and watch the work there, without being strongly impressed with the spirit of earnestness and determination which pervades the piace. Dr. Gallaudet, the head coach, says no men ever took coaching better, or studied with more painstaking to do what is required of them, in every par- ticular, than the men who are this year trying for the Crew. That means a great deal. It also means a great deal that Dr. Gallaudet and Captain Allen say the best eight men Yale has will be in the boat next Thursday, a result which has only been reached through ' the most careful examination and patient trying out of the eighty candidates who presented themselves last January. A thing that must strike even the most casual observer at Broadview is the apparent good health and spirits of the whole Yale company. They are there to’ do: their very best for the University and are not worrying, but working. But determination, earnest- ness and good health, though valuable things, do not alone win boat races. It is necessary to have a good stroke and. to know how to row it for the whole of four miles. | THE STROKE. It is worthy of notice that the stroke this. year is very similar to what has been called the “Cook stroke’ of the early eighties, which has been described by those who know it best, to have had for its essential points a good body- swing, and hard catch, followed by a long steady leg drive and a rather light finish, the recovery being quite moderate in all its parts. The short swing and wash-out-finish were developments of the later years. After the race at Hen- ley in 1896, Mr. Cook, apparently influ- enced by the tremendously long reach used by the English eights, taught the Ninety-Seven Crew, in the early part of their training, to swing far out of the boat on the catch. This reach was greatly modified before the Pough- keepsie race, but even then, was very pronounced. The following year Mr. Cook returned more nearly to his former methods, retaining, however, a good swing, but required a very deliberate recovery with the hands as well as with the body. Last year, the first under Dr. Gallaudet, saw a little quickening of the hands on the recovery, and a harder catch with the shoulders. The present crew, which is rowing with a 19-inch flat slide and a seven inch blade, reach as far back as possible for the water, without swinging out of line, and take it with a slight bevel. When the oars are well anchored on the still moving slide, the shoulders come on hard and are carried a little beyond the perpen- dicular, followed immediately by a strong leg drive, without a jerk. The finish is rather light and the recovery deliberate and regular with the hands shot away only moderately fast as com- pared with, say, the Crew of 1895, one of the most perfect examples of the Cook stroke of late years. STRONG BUT ROW IN POOR FORM. The form of the Yale Eight to-day is considerably below what is generally expected of Yale eights a week before the race. An explanation of this per- haps, is the unexampled changing of men and positions in an endeavor to find the eight best oarsmen, and when found, to put them in the seats where they can do their best work. Few crews in recent years, it is safe to say, have been stronger. However, it is equally safe to say that no crew has been more ragged in the nice points of rowing. Many of the early faults in time and blade work have been worked out on the Thames, but it is still not a pretty crew to watch, judging from Yale’s standards. Whether it will be a fast one or not cannot be decided till next week. It is only certain that in the four or five time rows up to this writing no records have been broken for the course. The fastest time made, according to informa- tion from the Yale quarters, being some- thng over 2I minutes. PROBABLE MAKE-UP. The Crew will probably row in this order: Bow, Williams; 2, Wickes; 3, Niedecken; 4, Kunzig; 5, Brock; 6, Allen (Capt.); 7, Blagden; stroke, JOHN HENRY KLOSTERMAN Townsend Speaker ‘Cameron. This will probably give the Four the following make-up: Bow, Lancom: 2. Hooker: 3 Mitehen: stroke, Atuchincloss, The continuous changing of men in the Eight, has kept the Four disorgan- ized, since going to New London, and it’ is unlikely that in the short time remaining the big handicap of lost tme can be overcome. ? THE FRESHMAN CREW. Coach F. Gordon Brown has made no change in the order of the Freshman boat since leaving New Haven. It is rowing as follows: bow, K. Schley; 2, Strong; 3, Hewitt; 4, Trumbull; <5, Brown; 6, Auchincloss; 7, R. Schley; stroke, Bogue. This combination rows well together and will give Harvard a good fight. The chief faults are rush- ing the slides as soon as the men get fatigued and a tendency to shorten greatly when the stroke goes up. Mr. Brown expects to improve both these things a good deal during the coming week and hopes to have an average crew. In several brushes with the Uni- versity Crew they have held their own well, and once or twice gave evidences of sustained speed. Harvard’s Crews, Harvard’s three crews reached Red Top, Thursday, June 14, and since then have been training hard. The Eight has made three time rows over the course and the figures given out are consider- ably faster than those given out for Yale’s trials. All the crews are un- doubtedly fast, although the stroke be- ing taught by Coach E. C. Storrow, this year, is a somewhat unorthodox one. It consists of a swing very much like Yale’s but when the oars are anchored, the slide is immediately started by the legs with the shoulders following. The finish is strong with a sharper recovery with the hands than Yale’s. The boats will probably row in this order: The Eight—Bow, Biddle; 2, Harding; 3, Wood; 4, Shuebruk; 5, Ladd; 6, H. Bancroft; 7, Sheafe; stroke, Hig- ginson, Capt. The Four—Bow, Bullard; 2, Hender- sen; 3, McConnell; stroke, J. Bancroft. The Freshmen—Bow, George; oF Switzer; 3, Hartwell: 4, McGrew; 5, James; 6, Whitwell; 7, Ayer; stroke, Robertson. — | . University Crew Statistics. Following are the statistics of the three Yale crews: YALE CREW. Frederic Winthrop Allen, 1900, Cap- tain and No. 6, prepared for College at Andover, where he played football. He made the University Crew in his Freshman year and has rowed on the Crew ever since, being also captain last vear. He is 22 years old, weighs 180 pounds and is 6 ft. 1% inches tall. Alexander Cameron, Jr., 1901, stroke, of Brokolyn, N. -Y., prepared at St. Paul’s. He rowed on his winning Yale Freshman Crew at stroke; stroked the College eight which defeated Annapolis last year and also the four-oared which lost to Harvard at New London. He is 5 fet. 10% in. in height and weighs 165 pounds. Augustus Silliman Blagden, 1901 S., of Washington, D. C., No. 7, prepared at Friend’s School, where he was promi- nent in athletics particularly in football and weight throwing. He rowed No. 7 in last year’s Freshman boat. He is 21 years old, weighs 172 pounds and is 6 ft. 2 inches in height. : John Penn Brock, 1900, of Lebanon, Pa.. No.5, prepared. at St) Paul's, where he had some practice in rowing. * He was captain of his Freshman crew, rowed No. 3 on the University crew of ’98, and captained the four-oared last year. He also rowed on the College. Philip Henry Kunzig, 1902 L.S., of Philadelphia, No. 4, prepared at Black Hall and Delancey Schools, where he did some rowing. He rowed No. 5 in last year’s Freshman boat and in the College this year. in height. 3 James Henry Niedecken, 1900, of Mil- waukee, Wis., No. 3, prepared at St. Paul’s, where he did some _ rowing. He rowed in his Freshman boat at No. 7, at No. 5 on the 1898 University and No. 7 on the 1899 University. He is 22 years old, weighs 175 pounds and is 6 feet I inch in height. Henry Parmelee Wicks, 1900, of New York City, No. 2, prepared at Andover, where he played football. He rowed No. 2 on his Freshman Crew and played on his Freshman Football Team. Since then he has rowed at No. 2 on the Uni- versity boat. He is 21 years of age, weighs 168 pounds and is 5 feet II inches in height. William Biddle Williams, 1900, of Haverford, Pa. bow, prepared at Delancey School. He stroked his Fresh- man crew, the University Crew of 18098 and 1899 and the College Crew of 1900. He is 21 years old, weighs 160 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches in height. HENRY THOMAS HUNT Townsend Speaker George Peters Chittenden, iIgo1, of New York City, prepared at Hill School. He was coxswain of the Four last year and of the College as well. He is 20 years old, weighs 111 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches in height. YALE FOUR. Hugh Auchincloss, 1901, of New York City, prepared at Groton School. He is 21 years of age, weighs 170 pounds and is 6 feet 1 inch in height. He rowed on the College Crew last year. Henry S. Hooker, 1902, of Washing- ton, D. C., prepared at Groton School. ue He is 20 years old, - weighs 175 pounds and is 6 feet I inch —$$ He is 20 years of age, weighs 170 pounds and is 6 feet 2 inches in height. He captained the Freshman Crew last year and rowed on the College Crew against Annapolis this Spring. Paul Lincoln Mitchell, 1901, of Cin- cinnati, O., No. 3, prepared under a private tutor. He rowed No. 7 on his Freshman Crew, on the College Crew in Sophomore year, and No. 3 on the four. He is 20 years old, weighs 170 pounds and is 5 feet 11 inches in height. George G. Lincoln, 1902, of Washing- ton, D. C., prepared at Friends’ School. He is 20 years of age, weighs 159 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches in height. He rowed on the Freshman Eight last year. Morgan K. Armstrong, 1900S8., of Hampton, Va., coxswain, prepared under a private tutor. He is 20 years of age, weighs 106 pounds and is 5 feet 7 inches in height. He was coxswain on the Freshman Eight last year. YALE FRESHMAN CREW. Name, Psn.... Age. ant. Hgt, Bogue 8 21 168 6.1% R. Schley (Capt.) 7 19 160 6.1% Auchincloss 6 19 158 6.1 Brown 5 18 184 6.2 Trumbull 4 18 181 6.% Hewitt 3 19 163 5.9 Strong 2 18 154 5.10 K. Schley I 18 154 5.10 Lounsbury, Cox 20 100 5.5 <th, Li- ee eT. et Yale 2; Orange A. C. 3. Yale lost the ball game to the Orange Athletic Club Nine at Orange, N. J., Saturday, June 16, 2 to 3. Although the practice through the week had been fast and snappy the first two innings of the game were disappointingly lifeless. Af- ter this, however, Yale’s play was exceptionally clean, and only once did an opposing runner get beyond first base. Yale could not hit Lawson at all when runners were on bases and was unable to score until the ninth inning, when Reinacher’s errors at short stop let Guernsey in. Hirsch, who also made first on the short-stop’s error, was brought in by Camp’s long fly to left field. Barnwell played a strong game in center field, Cook going to left. Hirsh caught a first-rate game and Garvan, barring wildness in the first inning, was very effective, giving only four hits. The score: YALE. AB. R. IB. PO. A. E. Bronton, 2b... 2 Dae eet A Camposs. 3.55)... A Ges SF 0 Cook; ti a7... ..; 4°°O27 -1 0 0 Sharpe, hg genera AG 4s 1 I DUI WANS flocs 6 ss cs 3 3. 2 0. 0 SSMELUREY, 30. oF... "ORs Sins ae tale BE PAUISH, Ce css i yee ees cae Eee nt Barnwell, Ca: ..... 42° 6 2 oO ® Garvea- 0 ......; 3-0. 8:.0 20 JORNSION (2.5.7.5 .2. T-8.0 0 0 6 32-2. 3.27 153 ORANGE A. C. AB. R. IB. PO. A. E Pellowe. gases. oS: 2 0 t 22) O08 Passion, ss. Met BED OH IICIPECH dees cx sinc AO. Ott 6. 6 cAIMDETE 8h 65 2, 4-0 2 8 ft Sogo eee BB 3-06: 00.8 1 mith 4b pele... 2 OF 4s. 08 Reitiacher Ss.00.0.. 2: 058 0 33 ©’ Neill, seis ics. 144. 4 0c Bess 0 Lawson,(aou. fs AE. 2 9 0 20 3 42718 5 : 23450789 NBO Se oss en ws 00000000 2-2 Orange tAnC)) csi 32-0 6 606 0 0-3 Summary: Two-base hit—Bassford. Sacrifice hits—Camp, Bronson, Kellogg. Stolen bases—Guernsey 2, Hirsh, John- ston. Struck out—By Garvan 2; by Lawson 7. Bases on balls—By Garvan 4; by Lawson 6. Hit by pitcher— Smith. Left on bases—Yale 10, Orange A. C. 6. First base on errors—Yale 5, Orange 2. Time of game—Two hours fifteen minutes. Umpire—Byrne. | ‘Track Team Ys. The following men have been awarded the track Y for winning first or second places at the dual games with Harvard, May 12: Ira Richards, 1900 S.;°-G.: S.° Stillman, “to0r: J. B Thomas, 1903; W. B. Weston, 1903; F. G. Beck, M.S. | ae :
