Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
CAPTAIN VAN BADEN CONFIDENT.

Great Interest Beginning to be Felt Tn l Nexs Saturdays Race-0ther Yale | Notes - The Memory of Ancient | sophomore Societies Celebrated-rhe | Freshman Nlne Defeated-Changes to | be made In she Harvard Nine.
 Ia the race next Saturday with the Atalan- l ta crew some conclusions can be drawn with | reference to Yale's chances at New London l this year. And with this end in view a large number of sporting men expect to be present. If the visitors win the raca it .is become an annual event, to take place, of course, month or 50 before the New Lon. don races.
 Captain Van Baden is quoted as saying his men are confident of victory and are in per- fect condition. It is thought here that the visitors will very likely win. It is not genes rally conceded that the Atalanta men are in. trinsically the better crew, but it is thought they are in much better condition for race than are the Yale men at present. They will arrive here next Thursday night and on Fri- day they are to do their first spin over the feur-mile course. Their boat is a new one, made by Waters. It was christened the Da- vid Banks the other day in honor of the man who was the Atalanta's president in 1871.
 The steamer Long Branch has been char tered to follow the race and the tickets will
 
 ent in abundance, and as the time approaches interest in the event deepens.
 It Is said that several hundred oaremen from New York and Philadelphia will come up to attend the race.
 The annual Omega Lamda Chi celebration took place last evening and was participated in by an unusually large number of the students. According to the rule laid down by the faculty the procession did not leave the campus and go around to cheer the dif- ferent professors, as in former years. Yale has talent for first class drum corps, as we'll as other departments of music. They presented striking and novel appearance in uniforms of tennis trousers, sweaters and white caps. Honor was paid with fitting rites to the memory of the defunct sopho :. more secret societies.
 The freshman nine was defeated at the Field yesterday afternoon in five inning game, to 5, by the junior consolidated. THE HARVARD NINE.
 It is said that changes will probably be made In the Harvard nine before the next Yale game. Soule Is not doing especially good work at short stop. He fumbles the ball badly at times, and though he throws quickly he has not the strength to throw swiftly. It is rumored that Dean will be given trial at short and Buckingham will ! D6 IhR6u HUH tuo lEcnuAunu t0um auO kAVou d l trial at second. Award is not giving satis. faction at third, but there seems no one to take his place, as Rowland is needed in the | out6eld. There is said to be feeling of dis. | satisfaction among the members of the nine because Bates was not asked to begin train ing earlier in the spring. His arm is now very lame, and it may be impossible for hin to get in trim before May 31. With him ir the box on that day, Harvard men feel they would stand good show of winning. With, out him they stand 8 poor show, and thu loss of this game will probably mean that
 Yale will win the championship again.
 party of Yale men took sail across te Port Jefferson Sunday in Whites slool yacht Thorn. The party did not return l until late Monday afternoon.
 The same old tale-Harvard in the soup Well. Stagg won't be on hand in '91, say the Boston Herald.
 The Princeton Yale freshman base bal game will probably take place June 12
 The Shelf. senior class pictures will be taken Tuesday, Nay 90, at g a. m. on tn steps of North Sheffield hall.
 Thirty-6ve membership tickets in th Shelf. Tennis association have been sold q