New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-14
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

PROBABLE MAKEUP OF THE UNIVERSITY CREW
Cambridge March 13 (speclaD-with the opening OF
the Charles River the interest OF Harvard Coeee i'll
rowing began 10 assume definite piopof7ioh'' h'''
June. when the OF lIarvards usual NIo'oS oNo'
Yale was heralded all over the country thec was
coupled with II the statement that all OF the VcVoo"9
crew would be back in college and able to row bu'
when Christmas time and work for the crew began
In earnest II WIS found that PERRIN, and Powers were
both ont OF the question account OF lcah-ferklha
on account of the injury To his arm, from "lch "c
never fully recovered and Powers from real Sickness
that Vail had hurt his leg In football practice 10 SUI"
an extent that it would be doubtful whether he would
be in condition ut all. and that Lyman "or"
In the medical school too engrossng to permit OF
his coming out TO Cambridge every afternoon Tor tic
two and a half hours work which was necessary
Thus IL was that the eight old dwindled down
to four, and, with the exception OF heltoh perhaps
the poorest half Of the boat. But the lour mn
Kelton (the captain) Cummings. Rantoul and Newell
formed the nucleus around which number OF cahui
dates were gathered-some from class and some
entrey new men-and work in the tank and In tie
gymnasium begun In earnest soon after Chsuh'N'
At first there about twenty 1--WE men WIZ oouI'
be considered candidates, but these were gradually
cut down untf exactly sixteen men, enough loi TWO
crows we're In training. These were kept until the
university crew went 10 training table and iOwei on
the river for the first time March l. Then the first
cutting down took place, and the men from whom the
final crew will be picked are Nlrde, 03' kei'oh u.s.
Acton NJ. s. RantOul, 90; Cummings, '93i waters
'04: Newell '94 Slade, '93; Winthrop, L. D.; weed,
100, and Vail, '93.
The first eight men constitute the fist or university
crew as IT is rowing on the river at present Nire as
stroke and Slade bow. Winthrop and Weed are
substitutes Just now, and Wallis name Is incmded as
substitute merely because lie is not rowing at ALL bht
is at training table with the other men, Wheh van
finds that lie can begin rowing he Will undoubtedly
be placed the university boat, as he was certainty
considered OF the best men in the boat last year.
Winthrop Is another man who IS an old university oar
he rowed In the 80 at g. and ii is merely because
lie has been in training for few days only that he
Is included among the substitutes. Weed the other
substitute has little show OF getting seat In the boat
and the principal reason he was kept among The can
didates was TO have substitute stroke.
Concerning the other eight men who constitute the
crew at present 1t Is worth while TO say few words
Nirde whom Captain Kelton has put in At stroke is
not only new hand at rowing, but also a new man
In college, He entered Harvard this year. coming into
the Junior class He has improved rapidly, and while
he lacks a certain snap which n good stroke ought 10
have he will probably be the man to set the pace Tor
the other men when the referee shouts COOP at New
London on July I. OF Captain Kelton himself 1t Is
scarcely necessary say anything, save that lie is the
best oar in Harvard and probably of the best who
has ever entered college. lie weighs 200 pounds and
this represents solid muscle and bone, not pound OF
superluous flesh. Acton is an entirely new man.
He entered the medical school last fall but the press
OF his work there prevented his even entertaining the
thought OF coming out to play football, and it was
feared that he could not be persuaded to row. How
ever he consented. and although lie pulled an
car before in his lfc so rapidly has he improved that
Keton has seen fit TO put him in at 9, although this
may be only temporary. Acton himself Is IRISH.
handsome fellow and weighs 1875. Rantou. 49, at o. Is
an old He rowed 8 in last years boat. Cum
mings '93, rowed In last years boat and was NO
OF his freshman boat He Is good oar though in
clined TO be slow. Waters Is another entirely new
man to university honors. He pulled good oar on
his freshman boat last June and left tackle OF the
university eleven last fall. He is an unusually strong
fellow and 1t Is expected that certain faults he now
has will be eradicated before June. Newell 94, was
university last year hiS first year, rowing at DOW
lie Is fine and this year has been tried al -
although 1t Is quite probable that this is merely tenn
porary Next to Kelton and Acton, Newell is prob
ably the strongest man physically in the boat slade
'o3 who been rowing at bow, has never rowed with
the university crew before, although he rowed two
years with his class crew. c. F. Adams "a mas
been coaching the all through thewinter ana Will
continue until late in May. when il is hoped that Harry
Keyes will be able to spare the time to coach the men
Regularly Both men Will be at New-London. AS q
whole the crew IS several pounds heavier than last
years crew, which was by no means light one
About this time for several years past II has been
customary to form football squad for the purpose
of interesting men in the game and n developing ma
teral for the university eleven in the full Generally
this squad has recruited from the class elevens
nv from men who have never played before. The
VARSITY have not considered 1t worth their WINE
20 Join in. This year things VIII be essehualy
changed. -, .,- .
With the varsity nine. work Is well under way.
All of the old men have gone into training, except
Hoyey and TrafTord. Hovey will begin 10 play some
time next week. and Traford soon after. bates mas
returned college from the Bermudas ana VIII beeln
raining next week 1t looks now though he and
Highlands would be the two men who VIII pitch ior
Hayward this year. $3.50, ,,.
for the last year Of -, 212 21 as against receipts Oh
e2256 10.