New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
G'rom photograph by Pach Brothers)

| between" far getting into good condition II
effects Of the change OF air and scene will be passed
| and the thorough adaptation TO the new condition:
For all this there are few Yale men who DO not
| what he Is doing. II has already been announced
! that ne VIII be the only coach 70 accompany the
GREY" Is gong TO make the trip himself at the same
UNI and VII. Of curse. b. NOR" or less Win the
as well as be d.i the conditions al New Tavcn
and al Henley. willing 20 advise the step AMI
! sponsihlity u bringing the men into form when
| the Grand Challenge races shall have begun IL a
this level -head,l boating expert that Yale VIII 10
credit 10 herself In the international contest Barring
thysr hi,. weeks al Henley under the daily super
@ n,roh ot Mr. COOK ought to work wonders with the
men \ single week az New London has often
sermel almost 20 transform the eight
this week and anno,incci in The yaIe W~ekv :
mat Mr. Cook would coach the eight from horse
some amusement Perhaps he may vary this and
takr to a b.cyc!". although the broad back OF Il
Studying ara c,nvcrsng with an eight from the
.hdil" - an uncertain wheel He cannot coach
fiycr. because tho swash would injure the banks
Word mas Just been received by the navy man
accepted II has been further learned from C;uy
YYiIEss "a" English oarsmen who had charge OF
accaly closed the contract FOR the Yale quarters
M hil ABOUT quarter OF mile from the river The
u s1u",on ION ~ ncalthMl and Is supposed to remove
one thing that Yale men desire mora than any,
thing else IL that the appearance and impression
shall be worthy Of the nyersty and woriSy
OF the country from which they come II is safe
foundod & I"'t ohe mop, nat this will be done is well
io,i'Iucn, i, cong win tho crew or following on
,eter steamers. VIII be some OF the best known of
representative alumni small army Of under
fraduales viii follow toward the latter part OF
iirge cohort and this Will be greatly augmented
THE MEN OF THE CREW.
Now something about the young men thems.Ives
who viii do the business. George Langford of m.
present junior class OF the sheffield Scientific school
Is the stroke He is the youngest man I'm the hoat
but Is generally credited with being mature I'm tho
science or Yale rowing. He from st Paul
ana had single scul practice with the Minnesota
Boat club before entering college He strokcd las
year n'versity crew In manner that was hard
to criticse 1t IL, however officially stated that no
begins 10 feather his oar before ne has talen {,
out OF the water at the end OF the stroke" and
that he does not make his catch keen enough while
the boat Is under headway \ little attention from
Mr.. Cook on this point with readjustments of the
rigging. will remedy these defects lie IL nIne,oen
years Old weighs 73 pounds and Is feet H. inches
tall
The starboard stroke. No. 7. is Ralph y. Tread
way the captain OF the eight. Mr. Trcadwav did
not row before entering college. but looks when he
Is In the boat as II he had been swinging an oar
most or his life Mr. Cook says ne is stiff with his
"rl'ts' and that must be Most people lust say
that he Is one Of the best oarsmen to be found I'm
any American eight He rowed In this same posi-
tion In his freshman crew. and also set the stroke
Ior the starboard side OF 90 and 9j University
ei8hts lie Is member OF this years graduating
claSs lils home Is In Sioux City. Iowa. He pre-
pared at Phillips Exeter Academy is twenty-five
years W5oO old % and Is fee. II inches in height.
strehgth and grit: John McC Iongacre occupies
the position. and IL counted on to pull up tho hot
ton OF me river II that Is necessary. In order to
push the boat ahead fast enough He prepared at
nttIe In that city before entering college He is a
HieinDer OF 70. lie was No. 4 in his freshman crew
ana No In s3 and '95 University boats He IA
tt"ehty,,wo years old. weighs lA pounds and is s
Iset taI MT l.ongacre. II may be added * not
above critic ism In the official report which saws he
IS faulty IN swing. seeming to settle with outside
shoulder at end OF stroke when ne starts to fe,tb
er IL Is also added that his featherlng Is Irregu-
Philip II: Bailey. Of Windsor Locks. Conn an
built and sandy" oarsman He prepared NJ the
Hartford High School and rowed No 3 on the ~
freshman crew He was also a substitute on last
years University eight. He Is a little Inclined 10
clip his stroke. Personally he is one OF the most
popular members OF the eight. He is twenty-two
years old and stands feet high
James o. Rodgers sophomore. is at No l. His
good points and faults have already been spoken
last years freshman crew. He is twenty-one wears
old. weighs 1891 pounds and Is 6 feet hgn Viz
home is in Toledo Ohio "s"' Ills
AT No. Is William VI. Beard an academic senior
Mt Beard Is from Poughkeepsie. and prepared for
college at the Riveryiew Military Academy there
and at the Hopkins Grammar School. New.Haven
He rowed in the Poughkeepsie Rowing CIuh ha,or.
entering coiiexe and was No. In his freshman