New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-17
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
TysE HARVARD STROKE.
rBs sroRRow VS.. THE BANCROFT - EITHER
pTrFER THAN THE HELTER SHELTER
-LECTUREs-PHI BETA.

BETTER THAN THE HELTER SHELTER
-LECTURES-PHI BETA.
Cambridge, FEB. 16 CspeciaD-Of course nothing
Asenite can yet be said in regard to the crew that
harvard will send to New-London next June, but the
outlook is at least promising In the first pace
there are good expect that the strokes ana
the general work of the crew viii be more nearly
nertect The defeats that Harvard has met on the
water in the last four years have not had their origin
in any circumstances inherent in Harvard lhe vi
athletics but there are especial explanations III each
case The stroke given the victorious % cre" PS
Captnin StorrOw was undoubtedly superior one anu
If il had been properly followed 10y succeeding crews
Harvard's boating prestige would not have sunfed
&c u hos In ,se the distinguishing features OF the
storrow stroke which MAJ be considered as CONSIST
ing In more powerful work with the legs by uio use
OF long stretcher and an inclined shue' "ere u0-
veloped at the cost Of the other parts OF le Sroho
with results far from Satisfactory. IN ~ the laul's
of SO were seen and corrected and the crew maui
good record rowing four miles and defeating column
bia in 20 minutes seconds only hve seconds more
than Yale,s best time in 49, The next year, for
some unexplained reason, the storrow stroke wmeh
is nearly identical with the Yale stroke was abahuoheo
for the old Bancroft stroke. Last year the StorO"
stroke was restored Harvards bad defeat was almost
ENTIRELY due 10 individual faults There was great
uncertainty about the stroke, and this vagueness re
suited in an eight in which each man rowed more or
less 10 suit himself. While at Yale there has been
regular development and Improvement in rowing there
has heen here disastrous shifting about and cropping
in the darkness. This year the work has been begun
with a definite notion Of the stroke to be attained,
and This is being reached by regular systematic stages
Each detail is taken up separately, and carefully
pracised until thoroughly learned by each man.
Keyes captain OF the 81 crew. is coaching. The
recover Will be made quicker than last year, but
Oh the whole the stroke will be the same.
The raw material that is in process of manufacture
into body Of men destined TO move and act as one
man is of exceptionally good quality, but very crude
There are sixteen candidates. divided for convenience
into two one crew is stroked by Goddard 02,
$50 pounds in weight, who stroked last years
victorious freshman crew. Jones. 81 rowed fve on
,he same crew and weighs 161 IL; LothrOp, 90
rowing six and Pulsfer, 90, rowing bow, have both
rowed in their class crew and weigh respectively 1G2
and III: Perkins 81, 100 pounds in weight, rowed
on his freshman and was two in last years
VARSITY; he now five. Place four is filed by
Hartridge 20, weighing 161, and three by Keyes,
L. s., 175, new man. Powers, 80, 100, occupying
Two, was captain OF his freshman crew. The other
crew is stroked by WarisS 100 IL pounds in weight
also of last years freshman eight Upham, 80,
rowing seven, ISIS pounds III weight played on the
Dartmouth football team last year, and has never
rowed before Nelson, 81, 1853, next in position, is
also a new Parker 81, 152 was formerly
captain OF his class Ialant, o. rowing four
is new blanchard, 81, 10, and Fitzhugh,
'91, $50. row three and two respectively; they have
both played on the football eleven and are new men
HerrCh 80, The captdin, weighs 49, pOundS and rows
bow. He stTOked last years Varsity. and had rO"ed
tive years before that. only Two Oi Inc candidates,
as is seen, rOWed last year. and six new men
Hutchinson. TlltOn and Finlay, Of the 80 VARSITY
suu u college, also CrduetOn. All except Gran
ston will probably consent 10 row tins year. Inc
candidates row 700 strokes each day, eXertIse
sharply with dumbbes and take run OF three or four
miles. The men are now learning the sliding move
ment. The tank works satisfactorily, but VIII not be
used much this year, as the ce"s expect TO get on
to the water by the first vi March
The college library has received through Miss Annie
Wakeman picture o. George Washington, aft from
Mr. John Coroett, VI. r. Tie picture Is miniature On
silver and purchased at The sale OF celebrated
collection Of pictures and cuiloslues IN London.
Justin WinsOr, the college librarian, delivered "A
lecture last week before Political science AssOcia
ton Of the University of Michigan On The Perils Of
Professors TIowbridge and Hail will deliver a course
OF eight lectures TO the fr,hmcn during the second
half year, chiefly on the subject Of electricity
". Bolster, editor.in CHIEF II. II; Darling, treasurer
Williams, ). NJ Newell. G. Wright.
The Crimson board Of editors for ls0Of9l, recently
organized consists of II. a. Davis 81, president; W
800, secretary and ". f. Beer, 81; ". II. Quinlqn,
'9l Ii. n Rice, 81; s. r. Finley, 81 I. W. Lamont,
Professor Cohn OF the French department. viii
deliver a lecture Monday evening on \ French view
L. A. rockingham has been elected temporary cap
tain of the freshman nine.
The folio wing from the senior class have been
elected members of the Phi Beta Kappa society in
addition TO the first eight men whose names were
announced last November: y. Il. George, X. II.
Arms F. 5. Duncan, F Irwin :. F. swiuburne, N. {.
sOss II. F. Burton c. VI. Eaton. \. G. Burnlnm,
F. >. Stebbins, and q. Rublee. Besides these. the
following I've, who, though they entered win ~,
will graduate with 80: X. J.. Weeks {. 6. Gluick.
c. II. Page, F. G. Rabbit, and c. L. Mix. The fol
lowing men have been chosen the first eight from
'91 c. w. Willard, c. II. C. Wright {. J.. Slatery,
Il. Mckenzie, G. y. Barron, Ii. G.. Davis, W. W.
Cannon, and +. y Robinson.
y NicolIS lpcU o. ed q
1.-THE LampoOn7 for the ensuing year in place OF J. Z.
DenisOn, go who has retired Three editors
were chosen F. J. Cotton, '9O c. ;. HopknsOn, 80,
and S. VI. Brice, 49,
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