New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-09
CHANGEIN HARVARO'SCREW
BULL, TAKES THoMPsONs PLACE ON
SEAT NO
But IT is NOT CERTAIN THAT he WILL STAY
rHERE-vIGoRoUs PRACTICE IN THE RAIN


rHERE-v1GoRous PRACTICE IN THE RAIN
on THE PoUGHKEEPsIE COURSE
Poughkeepsie. ~ V. June S-About the only lop'c
OF conversation among the oarsmen at Crum hIo"w
to-day was the removal OF Thompson from NO :"
seat in the University shell and the sustitution OF
S Bull in his place. 1t was the first chahse una'
Lehman has made in the crew, and tollowihs 50
close upon his declaration that he had no ih'e"'i'"
Of making any change in the boat before the race
II created mid sensation. Many regard the cha"sc
as only temporary. but when Mir. Lehman was
snoken to about il this evening said TO the As5o-
ciated Press representative: 1t may be only tempo
rary and It may he permanent. | Simply cohSHer
Ruu The better man" The significant way he SAID
I, indicated that Bail will stay in the boat.
This has been the first rainy day that the tam
bridge men have had since they came here IL
began TO rain at noon and when the crews went Out
a, $50 II poured But while the rein was intensely
disagreeahe the few spectators who stooo OH inc
bank to watch the crews Work, 1t was quite TO 'he
liking Of the oarsmen it made the air cooler and
the water smooth Lehman gave both crews
long row this evening. sending them over the course
10 within half a mile Of the finish.
The crews rowed side by side, doing short
stretches and ending each stretch with hard rowing
and occasionally making spuris together FOR one or
two minutes. The boys did not MIND the rain Dr.
FOR the oarsmen were almost naked while the cox
SWANS were protected by oi.skii suits that made
them look more like shad fishermen than college
men. Coach Lehman was in high feather Wnch ne
stepped off the launch onto the float with the water
dripping from his ollskins this evening.
THE University crew is in very satisfactory
condition indeed" ne remarked, though ! can
not say much about the freshmen. not having been
with them so much l had the University elsht
weighed yesterday. and found that they had gained
an aggregate Of TWENTY-FIVE pounds just over sun
day, which indicates that they are in good shape
Mr.. Lehman took occasion 10 deny report
which has been in circulation abou; the men dIllN-
ing champagne under his sanction As matter
of fact. they have had champagne only once ana
that was last Saturday evening. after they haG
either claret ale in moderate quantities at theH
meals, but that is all he said. - -,
Professor Coolidge stood on the bank ABOVE me
boathouse, nervously pacing up and down. wiiIC ne
University out this morning ana Len
get the boys back TO EXAMINATIONS N curriers'.
dismissed them after they had padded aD3ut
in the cove for less than nfteen minutes INC
water was smooth. and as the sun was enufciy
clouded the conditions desirable foc practice
but the day EXAMINATIONS have first call on tle
oarsmen. and there was no alternative Tor them
but to follow DR.. Coolidge up 70 the house. -,
The freshmen, having spured ahead OF , ne ~, NJ
had more time for practice this morning and Lch-
mann made the most Of it, Ever since the 1TGSh-
men were SO badly beaten by the Worcester High
Schoo crew the coach has seen the need of great
Improvement. If his youngsters are to 10 any
thing with the Yale and Cornell colts. ana ne IS
therefore working them even longer ana haiuer
than the senior eight.
Holster and McDufie, two of the University
substitutes Were among the few exempt from the
examination bugaboO this forenoon. and they spent
almost the whole morning IN the pair GARD boat
Hollister especially is bent on winning place IN
the regular crew If he \ great many poop t
mann when he was considered one of the best oars
in last years boat. but the explanation IS ina ne
could not master the English stroke he IS DONG
better now and Lehman is watching him crit
ically.