New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-12
NOTES From YALE.

TWO POPULAR cLUDs-BoArING. BASEBALL AND
LACROSSE
fPRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IKlBuNh'l
NEw-HAyrN, April 9-The Durham Boat
Club of Yale Organization which IN past years na'
been descryedy popular. was founded IN 1870 lo 'ho
purpo,e Of encouraging boating among those
who for various reasons, could not row III '"o
class crews. 1t has endowment fuhu oi
81 300 established by Mr. Frederick W. Stevens
NJ tho class of s who gave tho money and suggested
the name for the clab in contamination or George H.
Durham. 80. "a member of tho universy GRE" vi %
who was drowned while practising Tor tue har'ara
race For the last few years the memoerthip "i INC
club has been rather small and the enthusiasm not as
great AZ could desired but this summer Is eApecIe
ro vltne,. a great revival OF this branch or sport
The average Income of the club Is %Z"o year :
the EXPENSE ia only $50 and the difference IS nseu III 'o
purchase OF new The club owns ut present SIX
teen boats OF which eight single shells ana TWO are
fouroared Last fall the club offered prizes Oh 'o anu
$40 In the siuge scul race for tho Cleveland Cup ms
spring 1t Is proposed 10 give prizes ain""""H ~ wv
a four -oared and single scull race
The Yale University Club, social organization similar
TO the Harvard clubs, whose members however arc 'AA
only from the upper classes III college, was 'o"""o
in 1850 building on Chape'-s| was purchase'
through the iberallty Of Mr c. W. Bowen OF the class
~ "a and was fitted up clubhouse at consderaoe
o,,erso Tho elias. OF 81 was very active IN improving
the clnb and to its its successful career IL largely
due Among tho most energetic members "oi'
Ev,rts f. W. Dixon and j. H. bo"on
who were closely connected with the gov
crnmen Of the club of the pleas ATTEST features
h rst YEAR O, Its existence were the literary eNer
cises held each month In which many or the Faculty
nor,tc,naten Among the conven iences possesseu ny
,na oluh ara n no billiard room aud reaulngroom.
d,,,,r,o,o for club members has also recently peen
adtt Tna cuh has always been regarded with IaNol W
IN. Faculty and the list OF honorary memDeIS
the OF President foItoS, 49, pro,essor A "
prnfessor NorthrOp, Professor SUMNER PROFESSOR "a
Wright and Professor seymour lFo,S u'ote'' 40
manifested by graduates. many OF "hom "'0 ''H"
M of the cluD ~ ..o.. d % aasct mis-
since the schedule OF stuules "on' D,nioct i've
ye.k by which all recatiOns cease al h oLoeh nv,
affernoons I'm the week. there has been coisluc
hIe reyiya in aihletics at Yale. Al the stu 80
a. coila,e nov have common hour for recrcal ioh az,
,rat,tnr aud "a a resut Ia expected mat rae W.
80 80 rh n.d better athletic teams than TOT se'ea
80. n,st The Varsity crew Is certainly III muci
better .haDe than last years crew at TINS 60
the men arr pulling beautifully IN pracIic"' LA M
49,, ths .ce ntion of Captain Cowles 10 now auu
,rs nur bnt IN hard work counts Tor nyth,nG IL WI" ~
mi. IN give "A good account OF Itself at Ne"'Lonuo" H
July. ..,ou % ,bot ~ lost year Those
NJ the members OF last years team nave np' 1 ~
oil IN. necy u.u are all superior players mere WI" o
thrnn pfcher,. In catchers the rIuu 10 49, ,ha
bayIo vel Ieen found wac successfully handle 'Io
nmrvas NJ Dam and Illicit The shOrtslop Noy.s' ~
onr OF tho best IN that position ho ns hn, "a
Tn club as a whole will be me hehlnE toa", rrac a.,
weak AT the bat. 1t needs constant praet'oo ~ ~
this deficiency -. .ov,vad ,bt. .pasOn At
yaIe aud a team will be put IN the ne'a 70 oonpo
for thn Oelrlchs cup at New-fork Auoue NJ ~ tho
80 are now i'm tranng among whom are III %, INC
members OF the champion team Oh the cia'' VI 0''