New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

A. w. Marston captain Of last years university
crew, who has been training all winter, stopper
few DAYS ago, and will not try Tor seat Ill '''e
boat OF the above candidates your correspondent
knows on good authority that the final makeup Oh
,he crew will be as follows No. l. Shape: 2, WIN
orbeo. 2 Wbittermore a. Kranz 5, Hager: D.
Troy: 7, ellison: stroke. Hall AT present these
mon are rowing In the best form upon the macJhnes
and II change Is necessary when they get upon me
water, IL will be done TO trim the boat IL i
certain that Hail. ellison. Troy. Hager Kranz and
Withcrbee will have seats In the university boat
Whittermore IS n doubtful man, because he Is inc
ONLY ono OF the candidates that has never rowed IN
q shell although he is quite an athlete holding rs
he does the Western championship In both hgh
and low hurdles and also an amateur SWIMMING
record. lie is taking graduate course AT 'orheii
having entered up from Leland Stanford UNIVERSITY
II h. rows as we'll in the boat as he does on the
machine, he will surely obtain a seat In the boat
OF the other competitors, Robbins, Sanborp, COINS
and Barr stand the best chances of getting seats If
ANYTHING should happen TO any Of the above eight
Kelly 'O3 who was captain OF his freshman crew.
and who has also rowed the last two university
crews IS a good oarsman, but lacks the necessary
strength.
As for the personnel Of the men picked, T. Hall
pulled No q on the O4 freshman crew. and strotcd
the university last year lie rows In fair form,
although very much inclined TO a rapid stroke which
keeps the other men husing. lie also has
tendency 10 rush the slide. Mr. Hall Is from Wash
lngon Canada and Is the best man for the position
of stroke. f.. G.. ellison. OF Machas Me-, Is q "a
man. who rowed No. on his freshman crew, and
the same in the university boat last year. In
rowing he does not keep the back straight enough,
and he also wrggles his shoulders on the stroke.
H. c. Troy OF ithaca, was captain OF the '95 fresh
man crew. and pulled an at No. with telling
effect His chief fault is that OF raising his shoulders
on the finish. f.. G. liagcr, OF Buffalo, y. y, IS
another one OF last years freshman crew. He
bends his back much and drops his hands NJ the
finish OF the stroke. which results IN featherng the
oar under the water Another Canadian IS W. G.
Kranz Of Berlin, who was stroke Of the '0i fresh
man crew. He puts mnch energy and snap into his
work. As for George p Witherbee. Of Port Henry,
" V his Workmanship may be regarded fault
less. but there minor defects In his rowing one
Of which is that he bends the arm on the stroke.
Mr. Witherbce WHO has recently been elected captain
Of this years football eleven, gained renown last
fall as hafback the team, for his bull-like
plungeS through the line. lie has but lately con-
scented to row. and will be of great service to Mr..
Courtney, he Is hard, conscientious worker.
X. l.. Shape. OF Milwaukee, Is fine oarsnen but
feathers under the water, the result Of not having
any tank to practice In during the winter. The
coxswaln will undoubtedly be- \. n. Sherman '95,
Of Watertown, y. Y.
Although the crew Is rowing In fair form on the
machines. there many faults 10 b. corrected one
Of which is that c recover Is not quick enough and
an attempt to improve 1t only results In sliding the
seat back fast. Coach Courtney IS not 50 conf
dent this year he was last year. because the men
are compelled To pull away on machines, while many
Of the larger colleges have rowing tanks In which
the men become accustomed to the boat ana master
The leg work. Here at Cornell there Is too little
time f,r this important work nfter the Ice goes ont
Of the rlct and the races in June. and the CorneA
crews are thus severely Handicapped.
Speaking Of the freshman crew, Mr. Courtney said
IL I, the poorest lot Of candidates that We nave
evor had and Columbia will surely defeat MS this
v.,r II l. all they could do TO row stroke 81
,wrntv five per minute and keep together. The
freshman candidates are now as fOllows'