New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-12
measures the capacity OF which has been previously nc
curately ascortaincd."
ATHLETIC INTERESTS At HARTARD.
BALL CLUB AND BOAT CREW DILIGENTLY TRAINING
RnR COMING CONrEsTs.


CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Feb. 9.-The SEMI
annual examinations nearly over ana the eyfhn'7'
um begins to wear an aspect strongly suggesting That
the annual boon" in athletic sports has again visited
Harvard Every afternoon. between the honrs oil TOUR
and i've about 800 students TO be seen Dusty III
work at the chcst-weigts rowing machincs' uape@e'
ladders and other apparatus, with Which inc h'"
Hemenway Gymnasium is so well supplied just po'oio
the Christmas recess there decline oi interest," III
athletic games which threatened, II continued, 10 destroy
Harvards prospects Of regning prestige on the water
and the baseball held But all is changed Never
before has greater activity been shown in the gym
nasum. At a quarter before o'clock every afternoon
the eleven sturdy from whom the eight that are 10
represent Harvard at NewLondon next are I'd DC
picked emerge from their drcssing-r0oms ana take
their seats at the rowing weights where they pull about
500 strokes After this they work at the chesweiShts'
and then take run the track out OF doors, If the
weather permits OF the eleven candidates, six, Ham
mond Curtis Sawyer, Cabot, Chalfant and Hudgens'
rowed in the Varsity eight at New-London last spring
and are consequently veteran oarsmen. All the other
five have had more or less experience in their class
crews The candidates for the Varsity with their
present weights are as follows: C. NJ. Hammond, 'S3,
New-LOndon, Conn, captain weight 1s5; c. r. Carts
49, Boston, stroke weight 15O F. L. Sawyer 's3, Cum
berlaud Me- 1872; T. l.. Cabot, 49, BroOkine. Mass,
I75: W. Chafant, S2, Un!onviDe, Pa, lSS; r. A. >.
Clarke, "a, New-York 1877; r. p Perkins 81, New
York 1874; s. l. Hudgens, "a, Sandwich, Ill., 1885, r. NJ
Appleton "a New-York 175; L. Il. King 'si, San
Francisco, Cal, 1925 H. r. Woodward, "a, New-Albany'
Ind 100. Nothing definite is yet known as to the posi-
tons of the in the boat, 10 who will compose
the Predictions in regard to the result OF the race
with Yale are now seldom heard but the general feeling
of the college seems be that Harvard stands better
show of winning this year than she did year ago, ana
that Yale will have to present better crew this year
than she did last if she wishes again TO place the blue
ahead Of the crimson.
The candidates for the that are to row in the
class il the spring nearly az active In their
training the Varsity eight. The races promise 10
be close and exciting. the crews are pretty evenly
matched and single crew seems TO nave any decdeu
advantage over the others The freshmen OF course,
strong OF in training The class crews pursue
the OF training as the Narsity-rowlng,
working on the chesweights. and running The s0nhO-
more class the prolific one In COLLEGE III furnish
inc oarsmen Besides the six 81 men that are trying
70 the Varsty, there eleven in training for the
class crew, ali OF whom are good uarsrnen.
The base ball nine practise in two divisions In the
base ball room on Mondays, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS
between the hours OF and a. On Tuesdays and Thurs
days they exercise the chestwelghs, etc. between
also practise in the morning Inc positions IN the nine
all well filed with the exception OF That OF pitcher
There are candidates for the position, and II Ia
hoped that by the time the nine goes on the field In the
spring OF these Will he able TO pltch well enough 10
do the University credit The following the most
prominent candidates for the nine: Pitcher. Bean, 81
and Tucker. VI. s.; catcher, Nichols, So aud Croker
80; irst base, Burt 81; second 2ase, Prescott w. -
80 short STOP, baker, 81; right Held, Lowering, 81
left field, Olmstead, 81 captaln); centre HELD, f. .
TAKEN az a whole Harvard's chances for victory next
summer good II not brilliant with six veteran oars
Oh the ". many more veteran bail PLAYERS
In nne ought 10 be aDe TO regain her Old position
III athletic games whcn sine lost 10 Yale two years ago
Harvard Will be represented at Mott Haven TINS year
by about the team she had last year Drscol tue
champion mue walker, LAS bon engaged To tram the
candidates Tor the mile walk, ana Merrill Tor the mile