New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10
BOATING TOPICS At YALE.
CAUSE OF RECENT FAILUREs-A RETURN TO
FORMER METHODS.


FORMER METHODS.
tvpoN An ocC tsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRRUNEl
NEw-HAvEN, Feb. 3.-The defeats which
Vale has suffered at the hasds Harvard in the last two
wears at NewIOndon appear TO have been inhcted
10 some purpose When Bob Cook and the class OF 10
were graduated YaleS boating "tOok header, ana al
though it has "bobbed up sercnely occasionally since
their cparrc movements have been altogether too
cratic inspire confidence Bob Cook took TO Doal
pc Ms duck does to water. He went behind the scenes
and studied there He devoted his best energies TO
boating fonr ycarS. worked out system that was
wholly practical and successful and left 1t "a legacy to
the college But he had been away from college only
short time when the woods were full oil
UNDERGRADUATES who thought tncy knew rs
much about boating as Dob" Cook. and not a few
who thought they knew great deal more. One OF the
letter was made captain Of the University crew lie
thought he knew Il all When Cook and Wood came 10
Haven TO coach he ignored tn eir advice to
such an extent that they both became Disguised and re-
fused coach the crew any further This captain led
the crew of that year defeat that has never been
surpassed Ia these annual regattas-and that's saying
great deal George Rogers came into the captanslp OF
the crew with the idea that he didn't know AL bat had
little TO learn. Next Cook he is perhaps the best
cap,an the college has He commanded the conn
dence and esteem the whole college, and his brother
Erred" who pulled i'm the same boat, won a
similar place the estimation of the college men.
glance from the inside the conduct of the crews OF
the recent years brings light queer things which
may account for recent defeats member OF tie
crew for the two years declares that while tobacco
was technically forbidden during training, there were
mon on the crew who not only smoked hut chcwed
obacco al through their training Further than that he
SAWS he knows OF repeated instances when members OF
the crew bavc home late at night sadly under the
unuencc OF l0uor These little sldclights will not only
adorn tale point moral No wonder the crews OF
lar. years have secret about their training.
fla stpota NCtic basp oleIf yia
for two years was il is understood against the judgment
NJ The best informed graduates. Cook has sat on the
whole thing from TO last and repeatedly predicted
defeat for it, II generally reported in and abont
New London last summer prior to and on the day or the
race that Cook had said he hoped the crew would he
beaten two miles II has taken several overwhelming de-
feais 10 teach this college the error of Its way II now
In 1875 Not that the will row the STROKE
ciscly and in the same kind OF boat mat Cooks
crews hal, bat nearly so than ever
before Whatever of good has been worked out III boat
ing during this inerreSnnm as It we're VII be mace use
Of Already candidates for me crew nave bcg'h ihlnG
in the gymnasium: Cook. who Is now ID lhlladehia on
The Press has made several visits 10 NeW-IIaveD and
will continue TO make thcm' Tor the purpose OF uStact
ing the crew His stroke is such radical change from
dsabSe The OF the Of pulling the old stroke,
Cook considered it necessary TO resort to severe
measures For instance he compelled the men to row
with stationary instead OF sliding seals Ihcy arc now
using the slide, however.
when the candidates Tor the crew made their nrst APP
pearanco as such in the gymnasium recently many
present to sec from what sort OF an crowd
I
was present the Time and after having carefully taken
i'm the candidates he remarked That doesn't look much
like the crowd we've IN here in former years There's
no beef there Pretty slim material think" and he
moved away detected and disguised HIS remarks seem
10 reflect the opinions OF the majority OF the students
They appellate the lack Of beef and realize that the
crew tits year will be a light No dafes make
nrrcio rs 10 the result of the with Harvard and
an seem 60 think that their greatest hope and naiuStdy
arc in COOk who has pllOcd the crew through so
many races. -,
Eleven men are training. These are H. K. Elan
dcrs 80, of West 1lshrIy, Mas, captain and i. g.
Peters SO syracuse, n. Y, both OF last years crew.
T. A. Merritt -. Of Polsdan. n y, VINO was snbsti-
tute on last years aud now president OF the navy;
Henry W. Pcn. So s. q. S, OF North Haven, new man
i'm hoatuc; Alfred COWles ir, SO, Oi Chicago. ILL.,, cap
tain OF his class crew: Richard StoIrs 30, OF Orange
l. a member OF his class crew ana brother or wei
known Yale oarsman Joseph A. Blake, 80, OF New
Haven, membe of HIS class crew; Charles H. Hobbs,
80 Of Brooklyn, n. y substitute on last years crew
Charles Dodgc'S5, OF NewYok City, how oar IN the
winning Durham at the last SatOnsall regatta b.
Schuzc ir. SO, Of Ncw-Jcrsey captain OF his class
crew Clarence Bakcsee, S5, s. ST. Of New Haven
member OF his class crew.
Besides these men, training for positions in the
boat il is hoped that there will soon be added TO the list
Hvndman and Parrot, both Of last years crew, who
are pursuing graduate courses here tins year II Is said
that unless these two become candidates Peters, who l.
now training will not again. Par1Ott says he has
enough OF boating aud 80 II seems unlikely that he Will
measure oars with Harvard again.