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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.
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He is 20 years old, -
weighs 175 pounds and is 6 feet I inch
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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
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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.
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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 :
