Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-21
COMMENTS ON THE YALE CREW
with One Exception English Critics
Think Well and speak Kind
Iy of Them.

London, June 2l-The quiet, gentl-mauly
behavior OF the Sai- men at Henley and
thor splendid physique ave created the
most favorable impression upon all who
have seen them. They are already great
fayoritos, and the comments OF the press
GENERALLY arc OF the fuirest and kindllest
description.
A notable exception is Sir George
Scwmes' Daily Courier. which to-day IL
full OF sncyrs, II snys, for instance;
The Cornell men claimed that their de-
feat was due To their being druEEcd. This
yuuT's crew comes of II higher social class,
bat u must not he supposed that they
are rho social equals Of arlstocratlc Hnr-
ward. If NUl" men are beaten, as is very
possible, they are not likely to take their
defeat n- pleasantly as Harvard would
working hard at oxford. New college has
q Formidable eight. Of. which J. j, Deik::
the oxford crow which defeated Cam
hriIgr lu tho historical race on the
Thames, this year, Is u member.
work at Henley. aud 1t will be gratifying
70 their friends to learn that they are IN
IN" best ot health and speedily Improving
i'uh Cook is perfectly satisfied and coni-
After the work Of the oarsmrn to-day, n
representative Of the Associated Press had
long tnllS with the famous coach and the
men themselves. Mr.. Cook said: The
men arc IN superb condition, They have
not hHen. ~ the least affected by the
change OF climate,
hFEA4 tlNk lll' snort. QUICK SItokt WlllNH
the tapeis uTiucise. you can say that II rs
as long as the stroke we employ III races
IN America. | found it necessary 10 Bive
the men severe work, and therefore, I
made thCm pull fast Tho crew docs not
nnd the Henley course different from The
hOnlh courses and 1t Is fully as fast"
George Lungford. the stroke In the Yale
crow remarked: Instead OF finding the
climate "nnryatlng, / think i is hTaetnE
THIS Captain Troalwuy and Messrs, Baird
ana rogers eolncl!ed. From my seat In
here as over American courses
r. l., Clarke, the coAswain said; Tho
b. ! .Wauchope, The. stroke OF the Trim
crew and infinitely superior To the Cor
neil men. l was member OF The Trinity
iIa!l crew which helped to beat Cornell.
Yale men are 50 sentlemanly and arg. bet
lrs In work ana manner. Their stroke is
see a llitle more strength put into the
finish anu have them dip littla deeper"
pL Mcdowell the American champion
fault with the narrowness of the course.
He says; 81 have been used TO much
wider space and feel as though l shall
wind blowing directly across the course
makes It diricult to keen the boat in prop.
take a defeat without regret
u think that the Yale stroke is too short
IN' I'M" fHAtHfs
Mayor simmons, Of Henley, claims that
tho Yale men have wonderfully improved
within the last two years, He says their
stroke Is much longer than at first-nnd on
that account he hopes for the best. especial
~ as tho Americans ar" feeling well and
arr pleased with the climate
The experts have also been carefully
watching pT. Mcdowell. one of them
said; He is a strong man, sits his boat
wen and uses his slides SO a To secure tho
most effect from the leg work but l do
not think his style as good as that Of
Gulutss or Nlckalls,"
courtesy shown him by the Henley Of
NCials,
Ths Yale men for tomorrow have been
invited to lunch with Frank Crisp, OF
l'riar Park, Henley, a famous lawyer, and
afterwards they viii be the guests OF MIR.
Cooper, secretary Of the Regatta commit
| 10 Marrow for tea.