New-York tribune., 1874-06-15

placed Mr.. Nixon, who finds permanent position A
No. in tho Freshman crew. -Four men Of this crew
present a wonderful uniformity of build. Mr. Wood
Mr. Fowler and Mr.. Kennedy being all noticeable
for the same points which make Capt Cook 80 re-
markable an Oarsman, namely, broad backs, heavy
loins and legs stout. especially in the calf The
chests are large by of lung space ratherthan
on account Of large pectOral muscles, and the arms
are bard and well shaped, but smaller than used to
be fashionable when men sat on stationary seats
and pulled their up to them mainly by strength
Of arm. Mr. Brownell bow. is not very different
from this pattern, running trifc less TO loin and
more to arm muscle than the others. Mr. Kellogg
is a man of graceful figure; slender waist. with
large chest muscles. and much less calf
measurement than the Others. He Is tall.
however, measuring half an inch over sir
feet and this gives him serious advantage of lever
are in swinging back on his oar. Country life and
work too, have made him exceedingly tough. and
his swapping gray eye betokens the presence Of that
invaluable quality called grit. He Is man OF Deeds
not words and may be relied upon in race to do
his uttermost After rating as substitute for some
time Mr. Kellogg has fairly won his seat in tho boat
and is believed to be better than any oar IN college
outside the present crew, so that he Will undouot-
edly remain where he is and pull at Saratoga lie
weighs 165 pounds. comes from Spuyten DuyVh
N. Y, and stands well in college.
THE YOUNG GIANTS.
No. 4 is one of the young giants oftthe crew. and
No. is the other. Mr.. Fowler. No. 4, Is an unmKed
product Of the Western soil. He comes from Lena
ILL.,. and has no great opinion OF anything Eastern
except the young ladies. This is the first work be
has ever done in boat and he has had to accept the
designation of Gland lubber.n He Is the kind of Q
boy, however, to whom such title will not stick
very long, and under the remarkably effective
coaching of the captain. he is already steady oars
man, and will soon fully up to the standard Of
the crew. He has worked on farm ever since he
was small boy, and is hard and tough in tho eK-
treme. As student he is successful, and has been
gradually improving and working up ever since he
entered college. 1t will be seen that Mr. Fowerisa
marked man. and the amount of beefsteak required
to sustain his efforts is prodigous 1t is expected
that no man will present himself at Saratoga who
can surpass Mr.. Fowler in the lastnamed particular
The,alumni however, respond nobly, and it is. be-
leved that he will be kept supplied. Mr. Fowler 10
81 years old. He stands an inch under feet and Is
laid out on a large scale all through In face and
form as well as in appetite he suggests the famous
Grecian athlete, and will handle tremendous oar
when he is fully trained. He excels as before men,
toned in loin and leg His big chest is big because
of the great vital organs within and not on account
of artifcially developed muscles outside. aud his
back is strong.
Mr. Kennedy, No. s. was the big man of last years
crew. and retains that distinction in this one though
Mr. Fowler pushes him pretty close He is just six feet
and weighs III pounds. His weight, like that of the
Others will diminish somewhat before the race II
was predicted last year that his massive strength Of
back and loin would make him great oarsman. and
il has done so. He is Capt. Cooks right hand man.
His figure is less imposing than Fowlera
but he is solid and compact, mind and body.
He raises nearly thousand pounds dead weight In
his gymnasium practice, Mr.. Brownell being the
only one Of the who approaches him IN this
respect. Mr. Kennedy is fine scholar and the first
member of Sheffield Scientific School ever admitted
into the Yale crew. He is forid. robust, and has
light hair He is a regular Western farmer bailing
from Struthers, Ohio.
The captain of Yale's crew and its stroke is man
who will leave an indeble mark on the history Of
boating His pleasant room is in Durfee, the newest
dormitory of Yale and from the windows the eye
sweeps over the whole expanse Of the old college
yard, where
Grand and hale are tho elms Of Yale,
So gently bending DER Us.
Upon his walls hang the flags which mark a.
trophies the victories of the University oarsmen.
The famous names of the of 1864 and 1865 VIII
bur, Bacon, Stoskopf w. w. Scranton, and their
mates, appear the stripes of two of the star
spangled banners. Then comes a long hiatus OF
eight years. and from that time to this the only
flags won by Yale have been those Of 1873, which
bear the of Robert j. Cooks crew. and OF the
class crew which he coached. Harvards victories
have been over Yale alone. Yale's were over
not only Harvard, but nine Others, and when the
startling reforms introduced by Cook in every de-
partment of rowing, after his trip to England for
instruction, and the determined manner in which
he pursued his points, through good reputa
H. ,,xa1 tsAn nf
entire upper classes of the college care consdered
can understand how the man was looked upon who
reganed for Yale her long-lost hOnors and brought
homo these flags of victory under SO many disad-
vantages. The effect on the students was immense.
From being doubted as a theorist, Mr.. Cook sprung
to the tOpmost hight Of popularity. The respect
which private soldier pays to general is not to be
compared with the veneration with which freshmen
now look on Capt. Cook. tiny model Of four.
cared shell upon the mantelpiece of his room is .
reminiscence Of England, being fac simile Of the
boat in which the London four beat the Atalantas.
Numerous flags and burgess hang about commeme
rating aquatic struggles, besides many silver cups
stored away; and gold scarf-ring with oars, etc. en-
graved upon it, brings up the class race Of last year.
SOME ILLUSTRATIONS or COOKS METHOD.
The way that race was run illustrates the deter.
mined character of Cook and the superiority Of HE
science. The day before the races he went TO soms
members of his class which had no crew formed n
that time and told the men he wanted that if they
would get excused from recitation he would makeup
a crew to contest the class race with the seniors
When the races came on the seniors took lead Of
three lengths but on the mile aud half the fresh
men, pulling Cooks easy stroke passed and finally
beat them by several lengths: Cook himself had
previously beaten the field in single scull race
with five competitors arrayed against him. -
Mr.. Cook is too well known to demapd long de-