New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
HARvARD'S CREW IMPROVING.
MUMFoRD's TRAINING SHOWS GOOD REsuLIS-
CRITICISMS OF THE MEN IN TIE
VARSITY BOAT

cambrdge Nav 30 (SpeciaD-The Harvard Var
sity crew is nearing the end OF its work on the
Charles River. In another week on June D. the ere"
will 60 10 Poughkeepsle for the hnai training Tor
the qua1rangu.ar race OF June %. .-7-sr
Since Mumford has taken hold OF the crew there
has been a very noticeable change In the stroke
Watson taught a hard catch with the shoulders. one
apparently so hard that the crew could not hnish
out the stroke in good form. Although Mumtord
insists also on a hard catch II Is not so hard as
Watson's The power il applied all through the
stroke which is considerably longer. and the pro-
portion OF the time that the are In the water 10
the length OF time they are out Is greater The
great point In Mumfords stroke. however. Is the
powerful! leg drive which was characteristic OF the
Harvard that used to win years ago.
Since the crew has been the river large part
OF the coaching has been the outboard work. but
during the last two weeks there has been renewed
attention paid TO inboard work. The result Is at
least that the crew looks much better in the shell
than Il did a month ago.
The crew a. a whole, has two very evident faults.
They are all apt 10 rush their slides. and when the
stroke s raised they in too much OF hurry
to pull through, the result being a shortening OF
the stroke
There Is marked difference between the port and
starboard oars the latter being much the better.
The time Is broken by stroke and BY No. T.
Since the clasI races the crew have had no chance
to try their mettle against other crews as the
and that has been doing only light work. But
there have been several stretches raced on time,
and they show that the boat is moving faster than
II was a month ago The only trouble is that the
crew has lost much OF its dash by constant trying
OF stells. Bat they have finally picked a
boat and are getting back their characteristic snap
The physical condition OF the men has been
usually good all the season. The light men have
held their weight and the heavy men have dropped
Every indication. therefore. seems 10 point to the
fastest crew Harvard has had in years
show
Goodrich, the stroke. who weighs l6e pounds;
rushes his slide badly. Captain Bullard. at No I.
weighs lGS pounds; He rows with vim and preci-
once the beginning OF the stroke
3 & at Ho has dr2ppeh S much esh s but is
He sits In the boat beautifully. but gets little
ira body swing at the full reach and Is slow in the
Fennessy. No. s. weighs l75 pounds. He may pos
sioly be ira transferred to his ola place No He
he has not yet had time to get over the Watson
stroke. which he rowed last year.
dies his oar badly at the recover and is generally
slow and behindhand.
ps spras1e. at No. g. weighs US pounds He Is pretty
necessary for man in the waist Of Of the boat He
HGsST St s.. No weighs ~ pounds He is slow
has been rowing in the crew less than month.
s ys %s and be the
lghtest men in the boat. but their form is 80 good
that II seems inadv.sable 10 put the bow men down
there The Of the In the boat are OF
pretty nearly uniform weight.
The substitutes Bull Mou,on Ames and
Adams. who take their daily work In a four-oared
barge. rowing in the the order named They are all
crew next year, when Builard. Townsend Fennessy
and Derby graduated.
The freshman crew fas been taking light work all
along since Its remarkable work In the class races
The coaching has been done by Kales '96 an old
varsity stroke They VIII begin hard work again
when they go to Poughkeepsie. on June s.
The crew Is rowing In the following order: Stroke
Boardman No: Z. NcDuffie: No. 6, Thompson; No
3 Whitbeck; No 4 Perkins; No. 3. Donald: No 9