New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
TEE HARYARD CREW
ALEXANDER WILL BE sTRoKE-soMr OF THE MEN
wuo arr RgHtND HIM.

ALEXANDER WILL br bTkphE~b'HA- VI '''N '"~-'
wH0 sIr BgHIND HIM.
CAxBnrpoE March 24-Op Thursday afternoon
a new arrangement OF tho Harvard Varsity crew
was made, by which tho plan OF having two
crows on tho river for tho purpose OF g'v-
Ing tho Varsity greater practice In racing was hnay
abandoned II found difocult TO get barge Tor
tho second crew, and II was not very convenient to
have two crews In regard TO coaching Also Tho
Varsity crow now stands ~ follows: Bow f. c. sfor-
row. 'ss; 2, p d. TraRord. 'ee; 8, 9. A. Carpenter
'ss: j. B. Markoe, 'eo; 8, J. r. Frnay, '91 o. b. D.
Tilton 90; z, J. T. Davis, 80 stroke, W. Alexander
L. s. substitutes, R s. Corham, l. B. X E. Per-
kns, L. s. S.
OF those men, six src apparently sure OF seat In
the Varsity boat. Storrsw, Traford, Finiay. Ti'on
Davis and Alexander seem to be pretty sure Of place
in tbs ss crow Tranord has rowed before this
year. but ho was nne football player last fall ana IS
strong and quick to learn athletic points Carpenter
rowed bow his class crew In the class races last
May. MssAoe ~<rowed four on bis class crew last
May He was also ccntrc-rush on the eleven last fa
and n powerful man, though rather slow and clumsy
Tho weight of these men, when trained down fully'
will average l65 pounds nearly that, and thus they
are . heavier crew than usual for Harvard crow
Tho coxwain will be g. II. Stone, el, who weehs
under ninety pounds and Is . very capable man.
Wood 49, and Butler 65, of last years crew. VIII not
try for places on the Varsity this year. but four and
three may finally gven to men who prove them
solves fine Oarsnlcn In the May class races.
Alexander, who will probably be the stroke OF the
'ss Varsity at NewLondon, strokcd the 's7 senior
crew to victory on the Charles River course IN tho
May class races last spring. He Is capital oars
man. steady, cool, strong and possessed oil good pow
ers of endurance. lie has rowiug down 10 a CLOCK
w0a sroae sad Of s vss
was able call out all tho roscrve force OF me
men behind him, and the 'S7 VARSITY could undouUt
edly have pulled creator race With = more power
fui stroke. Storpow, however, Is hne oafsman ZOE
his weight and strength, and he has hfm grasp OF
the science of rowing, that he Will doubtless make
n thoroughly excellent captain
Tton In tho 100 boat last year In the Class races
and in the race 1t New London with the COLUMBIA
freshmen , ...
fve at Ncw-London
full He to have played op the eleven iast 1ali
as o centre rush. but was laid OF by hurt on MS
Corham was on tho 'e5 class crew In the Senior
yoar but has not Owcd since then TIL this year. He
Is a very strong Oar and 10 doing good work ,
The average weight Of the six above named men is
1874 pounds The first crew exercises every AFTERNOON
at :16, beginning with 700 to 500 strokes upon the
machines In the rowing room, and ending with WORK
on the dumb heffs and q run OF two miles; ihey
rise at 80 take q walk at 9, and on Sunday take
4 long walk ont into the country. .
Now that all idca of . race with Columbia IS gwen
up all energy and all the schemes and strateseS OK
rowing will he developed entirely for Yale ana ialc
alone Therefore, Is probable that the nevelopnens
OF tho crew Will b In narrower limits than ever DO
forv The stroke will be slowor than 1t was last
year In all probability, thrty-four to tho minute
Will Be tho limf and thirty tho average