The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-06
E'SHENLEY CREW
Old Eli'S Picked Men Sail for
the Battle Ground.
IN EXTRA FINE FBTTLB.

I'm EXTRA FINE FETTLE.
No Change in the Bob Cook stroke.
The Eight an Extra Strong One
and Should DO Wen.
NEW YORK June GA group OF big.
heavily built young men sailed for South
ampton to-day. and a month from now the
eyes Of the nation viii be riVeted upon
them These young men are going to wipe
out, if possible. the stigma of inglorioua
defeat which besmirched American oars
manship last year. when the Cornell Col
lege crew made such a weak showing at the
classic Henley regatta This year it is
the pick of yale that viii give the English
battle and if the eight sons Of Old Eli 90
what is expected Of them their fame VIII
be as enduring time.
This little table tells the story Of the
great eight as they viii appear in the she'll
on the day Of the race.
Stroke. @. Langford, 81 S. 19 6.01la 174
Z. H. b. IreadWay. &c. y 5-l1 l2
s. J. NJ Longacre. '96--.--. 2 600 ~
. p. Bailey, 97....-...-... p 600 ll3
4. j. o. Rodgers '98- .--... 21 500 le5
2. A. Brown. go. -...-...... % 60l 40
Bow, J. Simpson. '97-.---- 81 5-10ia I6l
Averaeez d an 1757
Coxswain, T. Clark. 97-... o. sos rs
1t is big. heavy. solid crew Ea % man
is blessed With superlative stock Of health,
grit and experience. Tt is dollars TO dough
nuts that there viii be no fainting or catch
ing of crabs by 'this crew when the RAGS
is on Many Of the men are old campaign
ers who rowed the Yale shell to victory in
other years. They have been trained with
the care that mother lavishes upon her
infant, and the same care viii be exercised
up to the moment Of the race
Should the changed conditions Of climate
affect any Of the men, or any emergency
arise which might incapacitate one or more
NF ffzF
the first class VIII be on hand to Ill In any
of the breaks These substitutes have oeen
just as carefully trained as the others and.
barring experience. are just as capable as
the others. They are:
q .r.-b zoe A 55 fo6 45
PAYNE whitney, esq.,. l9 5-l95s ~
p Mills. 9f.----.------- l3 1-lU-a 10
Bob Cook the veteran coach. eX-Captai1-s
Armstrong and johnson and a host of lesser
Varsity lights viii be with the men DAY ana
night until the race has been rOwed- Sutta-
bic training quarters have been engaged
on the Thames near the little town OF Hen
ley. The men count on taking their first
spin on the waters Of that historic river a
week from Monday. and there viii be no
let-up until July g. when the Henley re-
gatta begins The regatta lasts three days.
the final race being r0wed on July TO-
Much has been written about the change
in the stroke forced by Bob Cook upon enc
men. AS q matter of fact, there has been
no change ia the style Of the stroke as
it is precisely the same that has been
used by Yale for the past half dozen years,
and used successfully, too. There has been
one change in the matter of application.
and that one is necessary for obvious rea-
sons. The Henley course for the Grand
Challenge Cup Tor which the \ ale elsul
viii try, is but mile and third III lengln-
The Yale Varsity crews have always been
trained to 60 four miles, and it has been
the aim Of the coaches to force the men
to put every ounce of the four mile energy
into the mile and a third course To DO
this it was not necessary to cnange lne
stroke
on this subject Bob Cook says. THE
Yale stroke is as good at one mile as It
is at four. 1t has not been cut down 1T
is true that more strokes VIII be rowed TO
/ the minute at Henley than at<Iew Lon
don, but this is done by pulling the oar
harder through the water A strong, heavy
man simply has to put more power ia his
oar handle to raise the stroke. The blades
rip through faster and the time is gained
for adding the extra strokes without losing
a bit of the power in the long, even swing
and the full slide distance. Extra power in
the pull through the wster, Quickening the
shoot away with the hands. and moving
faster generally are the only changes The
character Of the stroke is precisely the
same.
The strongest man is Longacre at No s.
He rowed in the 90. "a and 20 crews, ana
is finished oarsman. He has always given
the coaches a deal Of trouble 10 the early
training. but his big bulky frame has now
been worked dcwn to the fneuess and regu-
larity o. q watch spring. and from nov on
there Will be no further trouble with him.
Treadway the captain, rOWed In "a ana
So crews He is a graceful and powerful
oarsman. level headed. and altogether an
ideal man fer the place.
Lsngford who holds the important seat
at stroke, was in last years race against
Harvard, and knows all Of the ropes thor
0ughly. He Is expert judge of pace,
and can hit off a certain number Of strokes
to the minute with the regularity of the sec
Ond hand Of q watch. His great height is
something Of a drawback but his other
qualities more than compensate for this
Simpson at bow was one Of the suns In
last years crew. and has developed into 2
first rater. Brown at No. is new
conner in the crew. He has an almost per-
feet physique. and showed such aptitude
for the work that he distanced many men
Of more experience BE is great weight
-hr0wer, and his work on the athletic team
ranked very high
Bailey at No. is an old hand in class
crews, but this is his first year IN the var
sity boat Rodgers at No. DISTINGUISHED
himself as q football tackle and has great
strength. He is a good man at the car
Beard at No. 8 is veteran in the boat. and
has prOdfgfous strength.
The men viii do light exercise work on
the steamer during the voyage and VIII be
kept strictly on the training diet Of NUT
ton rare beef. fowl eggs tossrs potatoes,
fruit, milk and oatmeal On this side then
only beverage was oatmeal water but 70
England the climatic conditions are d1fter-
ent, and the men viii be allowed ale OF
claret with their meals. Otherwise the dlez
viii be the same as here
The Yale rooters hope that the crew VIII
not meet either the Learder or the London
Rowing Club crews in the preliminary race
This matter is decided by lot These two
crews are generally made up OF the best
men in Oxford and Cambridge and enc or
the other invariably wins the race The
preliminary races viii take place on We'd
nesday July 8. the eemi-hnals On Thurs
day and the final on Friday. To win the
cup the victor must win three races.
Many Yale boys VIII make the journey to
the other side for the particular purpose OF
roofing tor the crew and putting W geod