The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
WHY YALE LOST THE RACE.
,.yprRruEyTiL CREW IN RAGGED
Az FORM ar the STINT.

.,,.,., ,r - Hard STRUGGLE IN lsNs.
o,..,iry tho late Harvard and Yale boat
'onN ga, / orJou, which resulted IN such q
fsEo -, aL victory for Harvard, there are
,,,,,s ,v, icl, IRE vet TO be explained to
man ,.,,rnv IFS proper place In rowing his
"s Whom tho conditions which influenced
w. 1,ost ara known tho rore stands out in
,,.nr W. and only then. 1t was, perhaps
49,, ,,os, iinporiant tina has yet occurred be-
,,,o,n ,bose colleges, Tor 1t marks new era IN
,h. history OF their great race. harvard VIC
.,, was a double one. She not only broke inc
.noI Of Ynles success in Two consecutive
voor.. lut ,hS also broke tho spell OF IN
,ea, ,oro,ys,s with which she las been
ao,i,,el durirs that PERIOD. mo con-
,, ~ ,heolics. rreyuiices, and inter-
cs,. lesau in 1881. Wheh bancroft ie't
,,s o,.v. anil tradition was thrown to the
W. Tbs victory OF 1855 was not taken ut
". ,,r, vnluc md OILY added to the confusion
..,,I,h r,. Increased with each deoat. Tho
i,.h. ,rn,lo by tho crow Of 1870 against
u,n, In! hcatoa tho AtaIantas SO easily
val ;bnt Harvard was coming 10 her
-. L,., tho want OF systematic manage
h,i visited TOO long 10 allow OF any con-
n,or.. wupresr,t Of III iaro this Year was
.h,ro,,r, \ cemrete surrri.c and lis effect
Iib,.nn.Tble tho rullic interest and 10 in
80, ,,iinunncS Of tho foJr- race be-
.,o,n ina .wo rrsm ~ colleges ior many years.
,,,,,.r ,,l,a. acton mo smaller colleges
,,v TAX, In tic or.Q,iHation OF n separate
,mo,,,r, A'so. o standard 81 college rowing
will no i,nur,lr! n two ways. First, by the
t,n, ,nnt Harvard has followed iale's lead
"nI r,,npe.,ly freed herself from pro-
,...i,ogl theories Secondly. by furnish
IN. an cyamlje Of crew management
wLicb coul! Lagliy DO improved upon
In ,nvie,lh. Tho tory was we'll deserved.
t,r,,u rrrt,in, lad great Official los to meet.
rbs mo,eri,, Wa strong aul fairly plcntiiul,
,r,.,ro nus .,iu,. O( how to Gst it into shape
vi. A. co,nr!i a 81 ~ cver. Tho attemrt 10
o,.uir Mr. Ia, s0t : services was step in
,h, r.b, lrs.t.ga for Though no had had
,o,ynsrelrs ,,Nrh lssi it was certain that
uh,teycg h. tiHgltt the men would lie Of value
IL flo lg,Gre II Ill no. secure immediate
srccess lu.ta3re Is every reason 10 believe
.Lut,hs failure Of tia, plan Will work Tor tho
,,,,Imlirer LEGO 10th Charles Adams and
u Esye-, who Woo Harvard coaches this
wear .re ,uns mon thoroughly in touch
with the s. ri' 0; TIE present generation
of students. and this makes them quite
q, valuable as others who. though hav-
inr greater experience. lack tho same
II acne,sm Eut Mr.. keyss has this
year Shown le>tes that he las attained
= high standard II coach!ng and is able to take
over the management Of II crew ut the most
critical pa:.od uf their training. Thus the
greatest OF iiarvard's difficulties is solved for
years. Mr. Adams was the best man that
cu'l le obtained for tho earlier part OF
practice lie had no special theories. either
good o. bad, and his general views were
sound. lie was known As a winner In other
branches Of sport on tho water and he was
pcrsevcrng end painstaking. The crew was
stu poor while in his hands and had ceased to
improve. but it was ready to DO made first
class. Mr.. keyes came at the moment when o
change in coaches was essential 10 success. for
ss thu race draws near totally Gifieren.
style OF teaching is required. There are. in
fact, three separate periods in n crews career.
IN Tho first the coach aims to teach the men
individually tho details Of tho stroke. giving
item IN. as little to think ot rs possible outside
oars. The second rer!od Commences whsu the
men have acquired s,eelf-coutdence and mem;
Orized their faults They aye tn al addressed
asacrew aud Taught uniformity aud water
ma4ship or The proper control OF the shell.
while wri at intervals recalls to them the
begins only two or ih.eo weeks Ie.ore the
race. and II possible. when tho crew leaves
tho hone waters, The change Of scene and
!houEht assists tho coach in ntr0duc nS The
eha@Ee o! tactics, For tho object now is to
low OF the roush edges isty, it being then
h. " Sons o s sra a 10 %nsh aFs
for livrIiness and. speed. ono OF the
,ro'Yt IN .ani. lerkins's management. most
ti,,,os, lon o. Ito men. Tls was ,'G accom-. on.
r!she! much earl er than is usual with col.
lego crows aud especially at Harvard. There
circumstances hat there Wa an entire alb
..erce"! III" .,unlelinr" which, arising from
c"ss o. Es IS minh IS so iatm, TO sue,
considerable di,irulty, and there must have
is y"as soIr Mo temptation IN, I" give the place e T.
~ III oW1oin College Tho fact that after
e ear triii lie was placed in the middle
d as s,s r ner, IS ol%fiHo proof Of Marvars
2, ,ny got ,he,e metho cd whish
w. ,,%ef' WHO TOOK tho stroke seat at he be-
ENnhilgo "ac!cc, was not then steady or
r. ,! GM!ar en-" I'll or an INEXPERIENCED c:ew TO
iieatn boz md and II was fortunate that Capt
iethlh' wa, lersI.ad"d to take the teat HIM
l H.; ana pace lnwrs hrhel IN In tho boat.
. .erS w, i,a ne Qualities t!at Powers lacked
a." wheE me acc Dent to h is hand necesstateu
H., eIl VA, 'he crew. aud especially Pc" ers.
cont rI,,, cen ,, an'.n,%t to stage when Pow rs
Of opr rs lew TO u" stroke seat without danger
,t 'apN n . rcv.OuS errors.
~" ma'.asenieat OF lie lale crew was as
w"u' WHIT T. ,rF' {" previous yeas rs bad inck
hvni 90 o. tho i,rC,ious years crew. and OF
, ~, nHe was So X for some weeks and was Mt
~, ms W 10 ms PREVIOUS form. The lack OF
.nn.e' M Nii" so great that IL WAS necessary to
uicHs l'lo III, u" vice OF tho crew n MAJ who in
,ho race VOL he'd ~ Toast seven nom more
nun any on sman who has ever sat In n she'll
i, nS ,nsh "I ma ne u useful 0Arsmun out OF
49,, 'irhHrL "0 ii be di!cult In any year but
S SnH 'si rclh - 50 VI en- tho rest Of tho crow
~ ngh and not abe 10 max ur for Ms d..
,nT inc,"s "a Wa'r mansliD And yet one can
~ "ISthhd ne 'ompta ion to ut Iictlelllnger
~ nc crew. Tor TO WAS made of tho I roper
us s,u''i IN his earno lness anu WILLINGNESS
t' ~ Proportion 10 his weight. Paine
his NO. NO.. 700 heavy and WAS much handler in
H., tu,.ohs lhcsp men were of necessity
sunn my ~ go n;trsinen OF The boat. ana pre-.
un,r' ~, III tie!r power 10 lean thoy made n
l., w "i' ous - f" crew. brewster came next
nMtv,sht' ana naturally tool; his scat Mt
hi. l W - ~ VI LIE WAS rot in good form and
rhi,f ~ " 70 slfok" WIS Door But the
ga ~, II, MY la% III ii,ling tho two stcrnmost
Ins, 40 ha-"l''inh was another experiment..
Tia I ,", y .i.iow M his weight on TO his oar ut
am roo n'o mont wien hiI body commenced a
boTv w motion from that OF tho rrro, cry his
;ha u,shh 10 moe, but his oar hung over
was "hh"T ior several seconds before tho blade
su"h p'' i There are many results from
II nro'la N!,. bn' tho most serious is that
sor r'' ", The mon behind from Heep.ng any
thai. y, lih" Tut Ms in IicNelfngrr's case.
carSr Wa r'er' probability that. under inc
on ,',,m Coaching. wh l"h III" crow had through
catsd"Vi ltn'ti ., his trick wouli be cradi-
rrii IN, "a o,ilcr resp"rts lIHGermnn was tho
was No ,, ~ Tor the place. md moreover thers
~ l. t.N, sl,