New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
HARVARD'S NEW STROKE.
TT IS THOUGHT THAT O'DEAs METHODS
WILL sUPPLANT THE ENGLISH
SYSTEM

,,.ora,s victory IN football has undeniably been
n great tonic for every branch or Harvard sport
In 10 the time of the big games there was inc
usual fall training in the track. crew and baseball
teams hut II was characterized by much OF the
same half-hearted half-beaten spirit that has been
rather prevalent in Harvard athletics Tor three OF
four Years This seems to have all taken wings at
present and every man in the University looks 10
the coming spring season with greater nope IMAM
there has been in Harvard athletics for years THIS
has been partly due to the football successes, but
I, has a greater cause in the arrival and instament
Of ODea coach OF the Wisconsin crew. as coacn
OF the Harvard eight.
Two years ago. when the Harvard rowing inter-
ests were in much the same place from the con-
timed defeats that had come from the system In
voeue the Crimson haile1 with great Joy the ar
rival Of Rudolph Chambers Lehman as coach OF
the Harvard His work in England and the
superiority of the English crews over the Ameri-
cans in the few international races that had been
held up TO that time made 1t seem hkeiy that
Harvard would finish in a better place than she
had in other years.
Two annual professions in which Harvard was
valiant rearguard have given Harvard enough Of
the English method although to a man they have
str sIsa' himse There has seldom been
who has s h ss apo While
he may not have been able to get out any winning
crews he is as popular in the American Cambridge
Andrew oDea comes different sort OF
COdcn.
coaches and oarsmen. 1t is known that the stroke
which NJ has u"s So all tbs hi a ff TO
teach a stroke he did not believe in and, more than
that. his statements show that he VIII use
stroke decidedly un-Engsh Here Is the way ne
Il do r not approve Of the long body swing, which
was the most conspicuous part OF the Harvard rdf
stroke last year and year before, ana 1 smam
shSTsp much sa 4sS ais Gn rsm
sixteen 10 eighteen or nineteen inches. n,
shorten the oars from IL feet nches 10 IL Lee
He added that he and Mr.. Storrow had co n, ~
an understanding on the matter as TO the stroke
ing the question of which man prevailed Last
year Mr. Storrow had the VARSITY ana me resi- s,
strokn
sorrcw is be head coach. Just as he was ap
sav Now what is O'Dea to be? lie IS TO assist in
the work. the same authorities say. nut tne SUI
swer They have another solution and the ODDS
are pretty heavy that i Is right Mr. Sorr9T Is
| IS 10 do the coaching That is what it looks Ike
now. and the reasons for keeping it quiet are as
oId Harvard scruple against hiring coaches.
u Last fall or rather, this fan MacMasteIs was
brought 90 Cambridge as me Yrs bSss o
have a big finger in the work or any team II was
a departure Tor any team. ana captain Up Tno
hiring Of MacMasters marks new era in the
work Of the Harvard athletes. 1t Is by no means
ing to the fact that who has made coach
ing a life business is better fitted % DO the WORK
lege. who does 1t from theory The physi-
cal condition Of the men is the allnportant thing
and that Is what ne nipng OF ne psrE depsps
ment but that is all he has been usa1 for: Ito
has taken finger elsewhere but track a1hlscs
track record is the best Of the lot