New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD,
HARVARD.
THE ATHLETES BUSY. But NOT sANGUINE OF

SUCCESS,
Cambridge, Mass, April "A (SpecsD.-If ever The
expression Busy as "A bce' could be applied 10 any
body II be the Harvard athlete these days. Not
only the candidates for all the university teams
hard at work. but all the class putting forth
their final strenuous eEdeavOrs before the annual
class races, which occur week from Monday; the
class games take place in that time. and the Mott
Haven team goes to the training table next week.
The vacation work OF the university nine and the
play since then is considered only fairly satisfactory
by Harvard men in general. As In the case OF the
football eleven last fall Harvard mas fine individual
players but there isn't any team work. There Is too
much starring. too much tendency to erratlc work by
some OF the The batting IS poor but then al
lowance has be made for the earneSs OF he season
Highlands, uls,n whom everybody has been pinnlng
faith has proved himself able 10 pitch good ball. but
he Is apt TO get ratified at crises. The final champion
ship will be played with Princeton at Princeton
May Z. and 1t Is probable that large Harvard
contingent will go down to the game
II had been hoped a month ago that by the middle
Of April the final arrangement OF men in the university
crew would be made. Last week Cummings. who
had been rowing 3, taken i'll, and II Is feared
now that he may not be able to row again. His
withdrawal, perhaps only temporary, has caused n
readiustment OF the men In the boat, 50 that the
order is follows STROKE, Ninde kciton; o. Acton;
o. Waters: 4, Lyman; D, Winthrop; =, Rantou; bow,
Newell. week ago tho crew went into the new
cedar shell built by Davy for the first time. The
Workmanship Is pretty rough, but there Is slight
Improvement last year in the shoot and In gen
ersil Of body swing. The freshman crew have
also got into their shell, and, usual, their water
manship is terribly rough. The crew as whole IS
poorer than that Of last year, the men are much
lighter, and the outlook for the freshmen winning is
less bright Much Improvement is looked for, how
ever, In the next four weeks. "Ned" Storrow 80,
is coaching them for that period. The order Of the
freshman crew is as follows Stroke, Davis :, Pur
don; g. Eddy; ., Grant 4, Potter; 3. Briggs ,,
Richardson: bow, Cameron The senior crew is
looked upon as likely to win In the class
OF MAY ., with the juniors probable second. and
third place to be contested for by '94 and %.
The Mott Haven team goes training table next
Tuesday. The first games OF any importance are on
May = when the Harvard Athletic Association holds
an open handicap meeting: on May II, the spring
games May 21 possibly the meet with Tale,
and on May 2S the great Mott Haven games In New
York. About thirty men will be taken 10 training
table,
Inc Boston performances OF the IiaSty Pudding
Clubs opera. The sphinx" were given last
Thursday, Friday and saturday. The Cambridge per
fo mances are given tomorrow and Tuesday at the
clubhouse.
Frederick Townsend IT., OF Albany, New orlI-a
high standing ana prominent soclally-has been
elected TO I'LL vacancy i'll the first eight Of the w
rhi Beta Kappa.