New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
Hanlon Robb and Fulton The trials for the pole
vault and hammer throw will come of later
YALE ATHLETES BACK AT WORK.

YALE ATHLETES BACK AT WORK.
THE BASEBALL. MEN ARE NOT IN EXCELLENT
sHAPE-NEw SHELLS FOR THE CREW
New Haven. April 20 (SpeciaD-The baseball nine
is receiving the lions share OF attention just now
in the Yale athletic world Its return from the
annual Southern trip last Thursday found 1t In
lamentable condition. Carriers arm Is so lame that
he can hardly raise 1t to his shoulder and he must
have least fortnight's rest to nurse II back to
its oldtime strength. Although the nine won a ma
jorty OF the games played the weakness In the
box in some OF the games was painfully apparent
Trudeau failed realize expectations and no other
pitchers the trip Quinby has proved weak
at shortstop Fincke Is making errors in abundance
at third and Redingon has lapsed in his second
base play. The intied must be strengthened. For
the present Captain Rustin will make the expert
ment Of playing shortstop himself. Keator has
shown up better than any other member Of the
team. He has batting average Of about $50. al
I though he has faced National League pitchers IN
a third OF the games this year All the games
/ that the nine Will play for a fortnight Will be on
the home grounds.
The track athletes have been AZ the Yale Field
/ all the Easter vacation. and were joined by the
field athletes Thursday. The Yale spring games
will come off next Thursday, and the best idea
possible can then be formed OF the strength OF the
! Mott Haven team this year.
! The management OF the Track Athletic Asso-
| cation Of the university has written to the Uni
VerSlty OF California track team, which VIII make
an Eastern visit next month. and has placed the
Yale Field the service OF the Westerners. 1t is
hoped that the California men Will be here in time
to participate in the games May 4. which
entries will be received from all amateur athletes
! in America
The crew had four Gays vacation. beginning
last Friday and ending at noon Tuesday. Since
the return Of the men the rowing has been ragged.
The vacation has relieved the strain Of hard train
ing to which the oarsren have been subjected but
they are in poor rowing form John Rogers, captain
thiS week lie made the first change In month.
as stroke to Captain Armstrong Since Rogers's de-
| parture. Langford has reganed his seat. and the
throughout the season Cross is giving the coachers
as much trouble ever and Bailey Is rowing in
OF zine when Cross will resign his place in the boat
ana baey wii take H. Tne present makeup Of the
I:ongacre; No ;, Dater; No. T. Cross; No 5. Beard
as in the bow candidate. for he Year has
been made and only Bailey and Simpson remain as
The rnanagement OF the navy has arranged for a
quartet OF coaehers to be present at least two days
They are. Hsrtwen, So Ives, 80: Bolton 81 and
Rogers 81; They will have exclusive charge OF the
work or the men until the return OF Bob" Cook
from Europe; Captain Armstrong has received WORD
u bo Mr,e we cSn'S an OF the - Grey tnat NJ
coach the ale men this year Two new shells have
tinuousy since their arrival they are both Of pa
pcr az all Yale shells have been for three years
contest. and the other. about seventy pounds
heavier IS built for the rough weather in the har
Dor until ;he crew gets away In June Both shells
ale built upon the models used for the last few
years The new invention which Captain ArmstrOnf
VIII Introduce into the boat j. expected the coming
week II consists OF pump placed in the stern. Z
be- worked by the coXs vain in the boat need.
bang out. II can be hanily operated by the cox
SWANS foot and. in trials already made has PROVED
a fire success.
The freshmen are trained several times a week by
Captain Armstrong They rowing in good form
AMI VIII give Their Harvard and Columbia rivals I
hot chase "a New-LondOn.