New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
ATHLETIC AFFAIRS AT HARVARD.
RoArISG AND BASEBALL MEN, TEAINING-THD
BANCROFT sTE1KE-DUAL LEAGUE
WITH YALE.

Boston, March (Spccall.-Thc final makeup OF tho
Harvard University crew has not yet been dccdcd
upon. The work in the gymnasium and tank IS kept
up pretty regularly, although the tank work Is con-
sdered Zoo slow and less valuable than that done at
the machines The weather has been warm enough
for time to go the river but the trainer, Cap
tain Ilcrrich does not think the men yet in Us
good trim they ought to be before going on the
water. The regular daily runs arc supplemented two
three times week by long iaunt OF six or seven
miles into the country. The men do not go fast by
any means. but they keep up the same steady dog
rot from beginning to end and nothing seems to worry
them. The class crews will train according to a
slightly different method this year from the usual one,
and this change is the result Of the wisdom OF captain
Uerrick and the coaches, who keep in mind the train
Ing and developing of men for future university
In former years each OF the class crews has worked
by itself and has rowcd Just its captain dictated.
using whatever stroke it happened to learn in tho
freshman year. 1t may be the storrow stroke, the
Baacroft, the Keys or it may be corruption of the
Bob Cook stroke This year different plan is to
be adopted and the other day the different crew cap
tains told to teach the same stroke to their
,pcctvc crews namely, the bancroft stroke. the prin
cpes Of which the university is trying to master.
Owing TO this change, the sophomorcs will have an
advantage for last year they learned Tai, stroke
one extremely like It, from Alexander, l.. =, who
THEN coach. The present freshmen are also under his
tuition and they appear 10 be doing well under his
care although he occasionally gives them criti
csm.
Last Thursday the candidates for the nine were out
Jarvis Field for the first time this year and prac
tscd batting. while the pitchers threw the ball against
the back nets. 1t too cold for any decent Held
ing, and Captain Linn did not want to break up his
men by having them try to stop hard groundcrs and
almost surely put out Of joint some finger stucncd
with the cold They do pretty faithful work Of that
kind In the gymnasium. however. and they arc given
a good chance to get limbcrcd up every day.
speaking Of the question of a dual league. "Thc
Record says The college at large has settled down
state Of patient waiting for the athletic
uittcc, t. take action on Wednesday tho
Yale men sent up word that they would like 10 ynicr
with Harvard at tie nth Avenue Hotel either yes,
tcray today. Harvard, however. was not ready.
and her secretary had H. send back word that the
to be some delay arising from the relation, between
tie Harvard General Athletic Committee. presided
by Professor j. ". White. and her special COM
mtt"c t. confer with Yale. the chairman of which is
Professor !. l.. Aincs. The two committees arr on
perfectly good terms. but the trouble f. thit every
Ia conform t. the rule, OF the first committee and IN
many each action has to be submitted to II for
explicit approval and direction. All tins red taps
taxi, time and the college meanwhile l. dong It's
best t. find ont what is going on Every man on
both clnmltt'c-. however fciu-cS t. say word and
- the Yale ucu are equally l"tl'"nt there seem, 10
be- uo solution Of the matter until the action l. made
public through the newspapers. Tie feeling At lldr-
ward among the Undergraduate, sccu 10 bee that there
viii b" Virtual dual league with Yale although the
mere forms and written agreements for each branch
Of port nlay not De- set down IN black ard white.