New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20

No. s. Cyrus y. Marsh. l5t
Stroke John E. Eustis los
Mr. Downes is an excellent bow. Next TO Eustis
he inspires more confidence than any man in the
boat. He is a wIry agile fellow, feet 9 inches IN
hight and tough as a knot. He has worked on
farm a cool deal AID has regularly learned the
bricklayers trade as the boat-house testies. He is
junior. AID since he to college he has become
an excellent gymnast and is catcher of the college
baseball nine. He has never pulled in a shell before
this year. but has pulled in almost everything else
NJ his home at South Berwick Me-, and Is handy
with his
APPEARANCE OF THE CREW.
Mr. John w. Whitney who pulls No. 2, is that pop
uar character a thoroughbred farmer boy. He
comes from Antwerp, Jefferson County, New-York,
is a neighbor of Messrs. Downes and Eustis and
with them has had some experience with the oar on
the wild waters of Single Greek, and has guided
the active the sinuosities OF the
thousand Islands. He pulls the best of all the new
men, being really a very fair oarsman already HIS
trouble is want of weight He Is quoted at 1873. and
probably weighs even less by this time. Mr.. Whit
ney is lightly but gracefully formed, and very agile
being like Mr.. DOwnes, University nine man, play
ing left field. He is famous runner, and will pos
sibly enter one of the running races at Saratoga
1t has been expected that Mr.. Waldo would phil
No 8, but it is now doubtful whether he or Mr..
Warren will occupy that position. Mr. Waldo is the
heavier aud stronger man, but Mr.. Warren Is at
present much the better oarsnan. and skill has the
preference over strength at present. Mr. Waldo Is
splendid scholar standing in the first rank IN his
class and is the best gymnast in college. 10 Is much
u be hoped that he will acquire the requisite art IN
time TO benefit the crew by his strength. Mt
Warren had been mariner and had developed
some skill in pulling before be came TO college but
had never pulled in boat. His tavorite exercise Is
a liz or breakdown and he frequently nduges IN
few steps III boatng-rig the loat amid the piaud-
its.of the multitude
Mr.. Hermans No. 4, is a lank dark-skinned man
of great toughness and determination He has APP
piled himself sedulousy, as have all these men,
and has made himself already a very respectable
oarsman. He never entered a shell before this
Spring, but has pulled constantly this in his
single ,cull. He has rowed a good deal in the Che
mung River near his home al Corning n Y. Since
coming to college he has become an expert at base
ball. playing first base in the college nine and Is the
best boxer save only Mr.. Eusts, in college Mr.
Hermans is junior and measures six feet
Mr. Marsh. No. ;. is a freshman from West New
ton, PENN green like the rest, but determined and
ambitious. He is one Of the few men who show no.
ticeabe points in the crew. having rst-rate back.
He measures feet 81 inches.
OF Mr.. Eusts, the stroke and captain, II is neces-
sarv 70 say but little, as he is well known He was
stroke Of the Wesleyan crew at Springfield. and one
of the finest who came 10 the line III that race
He undoubtedly contributed more than any other
single to the excellent performance OF his boat
on that occasion. He is mature man Of y, square
and muscular, standing five feet eleven inches
He is large and powerful, with chest broad rather
than deep and fine breast and shoulder muscles. He
is of great energy, and Will do all he can. He
is well developed all over and good at every athletic
exercise. especially boxing IN which he IS unrlvaled.
Mr. Euss will De entitled 70 the chief credit for any
honors which his crew may obtain.
THE GENERAL PHYSIQUE.
few words of general criticism are perhaps
necessary to give correct idea Of this crew. 1t is
a dark horse" At present the mel are by no
means skillful. They are not a prOmsing-l Hooking
crew. The bullying lungs and heavy backs which
are in fashion at present do not appear here. These
men are muscular and bony. except Mr. Waldo, who
is of a burer make and would be a valuable aces
sion they are fatter in the barrel and more mus
cular about the chest and shoulders. Active men,
base ball players and boxers, rather than men OF
great calf and back weight-or such lfters as last
years experience brought into vogue. AT the same
time these men have two great merits. First, they
are large sound, tough, and muscular to degree
second, they men who put their hearts in their
work. Strikers killed more than one crew last
year at Springfield There will be none such IN this
crew.
Elliott Of Greenpont has completed new boat
for this crew, and it is waiting for the oars. Like
most of the boats this year. it is an inch or two wider
than that of last year. and tritle shorter. The
boat of last year was IS inches wide; this one is
between one and two inches wider measured at the
water line This is concession 70 the English idea,
which crihcises boats generally as too light An
English University oarsman did not hesitate to say
recently that the crew which at Saratoga has the
heaviest boat is the be st off The experience OF the
Wesleyan, Agricultural Dartmouth, aud other crews
last year. supports this statement. Wesleyan Fresh
men VIII enter no crew this year at saratoga