The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09

GARD WORE SELECTING A CREW FROM
M nav MATERIAL.
but Their Work h Fauity-A Glance at
the Promising Candidates and What They
Gas Vars Hard Work.

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but Their Work IL Fsuity-A Glance n
the prop,isipg Candidates and What The,
Csn Vars Hard Work.
CAMBRIDGE, April 9.-The University boa
house. on the Charles River. presents a livel,
Appearance during the days OF tho Easter re
cess. And we'll It may. for i've eight Dared
crews and numerous substitutes are at work
and most Of them shaving morning and might
and making every personal sacrifice for the
sake OF the honor OF either class or college.
Most Of the crews have been rowing twice O
day. in the morning In pair oars and In the nf-
tsrnoon In the eight-oarod working barges. or
the reverse. according to the judgment OF the
coaches and captains. The class crews will
have Monday and TUESDAY. tho last days oil
vacation. to themselves. but the varsity will
peg away at the monotonous work until We'd
Aesday. the beginning Of the third term. From
that time on they will drop back into the old
routine OF once a day practice.
Thus far It has been a peculiar boating year
for Harvard. The prospects from the first
have been unusually dark. but Capt. Vail and
Coach Perkins have accepted their difficult
task without grumbling. and with the material
ct hand have gone to work with most COM
mendable energy. The grand climax will be
The Harvard Yale race. In July. and should
victory come to the crimson crew It will be one
Of the most superb triumphs over heavy odds
that has ever gone on record. To begin with.
there was the remembrance OF an ovcrwhelm-
ing defeat last July. Presumably. then. the
best crew which Harvard could put on tho wa
Ter was not ono to be particularly proud OF.
even II every one Of the eight was back again
In college: but Cummings. Waters. Newell.
and Acton alone remained.
One By one three OF these dropped out.
Waters was elected football captain. and so
his interests were turned to another direction.
Cummings found that no had trouble with his
heart, and for a timc no gave up the Idea Of
rowing. Acton. never q very good oar at tho
best. had grown SO heavy that he was not
wanted In tho boat. and Newell had the dis
tinction of being tho only available man Of
last years crew.
This was practically tho condition OF things
whom Capt. Vail and Perkins began their work
this year. Not an encouraging one. everybody
will readily admit. but no one can charge these
two OF having complained OF their lot. They
saw at once the only way left open to them that
was to make up practically a new crew. They
then made n careful selection OF the best oars
men from the four class crews. With this ma
terial they began their labors.
Under the circumstances. then. IL Is not
strange that the crew is now not up to the
standard OF past crews at this time OF tho
year. Tho makeup is still a matter OF guess
work: not even do the coachers themselves
know 1t. First OF all. It is a toss up rs to
whether or not Capt. Vail will row. The latest
reliable reports as to tho condition Of his leg.
which he injured in football two years ago and
which has troubled him since. are not favor
able. Tho indications nre even that he may
very soon have to give up all thoughts OF row.
ang. Then there arc the cases Of Cummings
and Acton. Both are very anxious to row.
Acton is working hard to get himself !nto
condition, but not only Is he above weight bu:
he shows poor foric with tho oar. and is not Mt
all likely to provo IN addition to the crew.
Cummings ia sure to row II no Is fitted physic-
ally. 10 has been rowir: each day in the pair
carl. but the coachers have not dared to put
him In at his old place. Ho Is oEo Of the best
oarsmen OF those now trying.
Taking It for granted that only one OF these
three will be arailabl. this year. the question
Of the com opposition OF tho crew at once is verv
much simplihed. Tho most probable arrange
ment at present is: Stroke. Gliddcn. "a: No.
Z Fearing; 'a3; No. G..-: No. 6; stcarrs:
S SSi i; ha 9SI:: a s@: S SS; Il b brvIs ahs Cd d;oa ;,Si Z
ipst the men 70 All without disturbing the on:
suffer a very radical shakc;un. II looks
johnson. ~. and, Purdon. 'I5. have both Of
then 81 had a. + tri Gl;dd but y at zach change It has
cut out for Tor the ei placer Vii 'mis 'H row sh's M rocor va" has IS
freshman crew in the race with Yale and To-
again this fall. Evidently he has not reached
bis highest perfection as an onrsman: and tho
Of q man who has had years to show
q shf s. he %ar ssI a%i f} os lea almost ne 'f iSn,i
Fac Manu. He e WeighS 70 pounds and is 3 foot
nQfantlv hR mas thn anHlI rn nsn fnr IA r,r ~, H.. 7
Eiyss promise Of future mSroySms NH" His MAIN HHM
and on the shoot: added 10 this he Is inclinoi
% lean back toe far. imprrfsctions which. with
Fearing is. however. tho wonder Of tho crew.
y there p is one; Not that he Is nov clearly SUI
Esred the stroke so well in the 4ho, tA sx mai-
be- proved himself On. q tho hest. ,Isa
varsity eleven ,wic": TH nas ilaycd on lis
class nine also. It Is not strange. then. that
men looked forward conliA sntly to his making
the varsity. although he bad psysr tried his
ais great ndaptsbilily 10. any sport made
success almost assured. Ills 1Is. pounds are
sfsise i%D prss "e q his 81 2 sr isst ! st innh; tfSly ani
endprance: but that he has both ,has been
s%gly d Spfrb +, ted IN 2, the many athletic con
tends 70 row out Of order. kicks his slide out.
SA.as atAV N''iuhVh' 10 oioN VII " hIlDDt. |
Another man who resembles Fearing very
Huch In his Tiry and muscular build Is
somewhere n the middle Of the boat at ths
for three years. and 50 has had long expert
ence as an oarsmnn. lie Is about two pounds
heavier than Fearing and n half inch shorter.
ne handles himself we'll; however. and pulls
detecting his faults only. one would say that
his great difficulty was In getting his oar. out
not sit up well on his seat. His weight.
strength. and experience. however. clearly
mark him out as being ono OF the most avail |
Able men among the candidates.
EDDY. 30. who sits behind SteaIns, IL not a.
sure 81 his place as the three men already
pentioned; he is another siX-footer. broad
ehouldered. and weighing 1873 pounds. He is
one ne q 1. TIC heaviest lnen among, those trying
bounds the very heaviest. Naturally he Is
placed IN the middle OF the. boat. He has
sowsd only one year before this. on the fresh
nan crew last %spring., He seems like
. strong man. but whether or not lie
can stand the strain OF n four-miie
rAcs is 2 matter Of conjecture. Another Year,
able man; 1t would lie hard to find any better