Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-10

Coxwain, Victor Thomas, 's5.
 Yale in the very beginning met re- verse in the matter of captain. Gould was selected in default of better, and in obedience to that unwritten law of college athletics which is opposed to graduate captains. But this selection did not meet the approval of several of the graduates influential in boating affairs, notably Bob Cook and one or two of the New York men, and pressure was brought to bear on Gould to secure his resignation. This lost the crew a good man, for he then refused to row at all.
 Hartwell, M. S., was then chosen cap tain, and active work was at once com menced. But the crew was in a sad con- dition. Allen, one of the best strokes had graduated, and many other promising men who had been counted upon to fill vacancies were compelled to leave, such as Kleinke, '92. Then it was that the pro- verbal Yale sand came to the surface. Every effort was made to develop raw material, the fall regatta was made spe- cial point of and all the class crews were brought to point of perfection never be- fore seen at Yale. Two freshman crews were organized and every man who looked as if he could wield an oar was inveigled luIO tuo TOWluS Chuk UT UO6t AOusc.
 The fall regatta brought out several promising candidates. First of all it was necessary to choose stroke. Man after man was tried at this most important posi- | tion of the boat. Chatfield '93 for a long time seemed to be the favored one, but he was rather light and hardly showed the necessary qualities. Then Rowland '94, brother of the tennis player, who had I stroked the '94 crew, was given trial, but his lack of weight too proved an insupera- ble objection. Ives '93, who had been persuaded, after long struggle to gain his parents consent, to again don his rowing jeane, sat in No. 8, but Rogers and others of the graduate coachers were of the opin- ion that he would be better in his old position, No. 2. Finally Gallaudet, the l stroke of '93's class crew, was chosen and it soon became apparent that | he was the right man in the right place Rather slightly built, but possessing proved qualities of sand and endurance he is one of the most graceful strokes that has ever sat in Yale boat. Next to him comes Ives, whose career is too we'll known to need any comment, making the crew during the past year through heart trou ble, but is back again in his old place fully as good as when he rowed on the winning crew of '93. Paine rows 6. No man has re- ceived more coaching, and he certainly needed it, but now begins to show the ef- feet of it, and despite his weight and somewhat unwleldly motions has become { good oar. Hartwell, at 4, ia veteran and has rowed in three winning races. Var Huyck has worked his wey up from sub stitute on the freshman and has certainly earned his position. A good, ploddine worker, he can always be relied on.
 l Graves and Ballet at 3 and are botf good average men, the best that can be ob tained, but scarcely what they should be Johnson at bow was somewhat of a sur prise. It was supposed that Derby Rogers had at last, after three years of conscien tious work, made sure of his position, an6 roborate this view, but at the last moment Johnson was put in and is now fixture Bowns '93, the hero of the recent sad epi sode in connection with the junior society initiators, has been laid off in favor o less pretentious but more efficient men Cupid" had better opinion of his ability than Captain Hartwell did, and Babcocl will probably fill that position. Tn. substitutes are as follows: Howlane ann The average weight of the crew ii IFS pounds. They will go to New London this Saturday, along with Bob Cook, who has been with them for the past two week. and who will stay with them at New Lon don until the race. The race this veal will be rowed up the course on the morn ing of July 1st. Tickets for seats on tht observation train will be put on sale, fol college men only, on Monday, June IS, a 6:30 p. m., at $2.50 apiece. Cars hav' been reserved for the classes of '82, '86 ant 'S9, and the "Alumni Weekly" will hav' three cars to dispose of to graduates only Six cars and 8 half, containing eighty seat. each, will be sold to under graduate mem l bers