The sun., 1895-01-20
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY At HARvARD.
Crews aud Track Athletes Have settled
Down TO Earnest TrainIng.

CAMBRIDoE, Jan. 1O.-IIaryard sports are in
an unusually lively state for this time OF the
year. The crews continue their steady work rs
they never did before; the track athletes have
settled down to earnest training, and the 900
candidates seem to take great interest In their
work. The battery candidates for the baseball
nine are practising steadily each afternoon.
More than usual interest is centred about the
work Of the oarsmen this year. for boating mat.
ters have been put on solid basis. Coach Wat
son has introduced new methods In his handling
uf the crew. Just what sort OF a stroke lie will
drill into the men Is " matter of conjecture, Out
lie is certainly training them with decided sys-
TEN and method. That an onrsnian should keep
In training all the year Is one OF WatsOn's ilrm
convictions, and II was on his basis that he took
hold OF the crew early In the fall. lie has al
ready got the men into pretty good condition for
the heavier work to come.
The idea is to have the crew In perfect physi-
cal condition when they go out on the river in
the sprng aud then the long, hard work Of the
warm weather will not encrva;o them. OF
course, severe work on the rowing machines and
In the gymnasium Is monotonuus and disagree
able. but this year Watson has tried to make
the training as varied and diverting as possible.
with Just enough work ut the oars To Keep them
familiar with the rudiments OF the stroke.
The men are now working IN two squads OF
two eights each. Watson has charge Of the first
squad aud the supervision OF the second, though
the men are in direct charge OF Hammond. Tie
training II unusually strict, and the men arc all
expected to look after their habits carefully.
The work Of the two squads Is kept entirely dis
tinct. The varsity men row three times "A week,
aud on the other days take exercise In the form
Of cross-country run. n game of hockey, or
long skate on the ice. The second squad are
kept at thc; oars five days in the week
BY March the crews will be cut down about
one-halt, and only two eighls. with II few sub
stitutcs, Will be retained. The success of the
new system Of handling the men and the long
training season IS being closely watched, es-
recialy Hs the Yale oarsmcn only began work
this week, and the Criason bOatmen have been
ing very dark about the stroke. hut there is not
liSrly TO be ANY chnnre. there will probably Le
fair amount Ot the Old-time body swing, with
ther shorter slide than II late years.
The Mott Haven track athletes have now had
nearly two weeks OF active training. The many
candidates are nGnw hard, at work under, the
been classified and divided into squads accord
ing 10 their events. The ncw outdoor plank
ers had II chance TO show their ability hy trial
heats On the forty-yard straightaway. The
track here is a little up grade, but nearly u dozen
men covered the distance in - seconds. Tho
next day the long-distance men were sent out
on trial heats, the mile men having the quarter
to cover. and the half mlers doing the 30 yards
The fastest quarter wns j1ta seconds, and the
fastest eighth % seconds pretty fast time un-
der the circumstances. % OF last years team who
Garcelon. o; Prado. : : Hoistcr. Drew. Jameson,
sha tckneY Tnasn ana f% mmnroe S%cn ana "q dTeth
each l. Merrill, Coonley, Bluss, Carson, w heel
wright, and Hill. with total Of - points, have
left college or are ineligible to run again.
Tim keefe has had the pitchers and catchers
OF the baseball nine at work for two weeks.
Highlands and Scannell, last years battery.
half an hours practice each day in the cage.
After the mid-year examinations. early in Feb
will be made and then Capt whittcmore will
keep them at IL through the season.