The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
AHoUr HAKrAKD,s ROWING.
Tns style and Stroke That Coach O'Dea
VIII Tench tho Candidates.

CAMBRIDGE. Dec. 10.-The most important
move ever made by Harvard athletic leaders is
embodied in the following, open ommunica-
tion from Head Coach Storrow. Capt. +. l..
Higginson and Coachi0'Dea OF the varsity crew.
addressed TO the members OF the university.
Heretofore those In authority have kept their
| plans 30 much to themselves that the under
! graduates who were not In the swim were forced
to rely on the daily newspapers for information
about what was doing in athletic circles. HiR-
,ginson has come directly to the students SO
that they may know at first Just how things
stand and may feel that they have vested rights
In the success Of the crew. This action Ia
typical OF the new state OF affairs ushered in by
the football victories this year:
There have appeared In the daily papers
during the past two weeks q number OF articles
about Harvard rowing, and especially about
the university crew. which are not entirely
correct. We wish all Harvard men TO know
about their university crew and therefore ask
you to print the following:
I'm regard to Mr.. O'Dea. he Is q young
man, 81 years old. and an Australian by
birth. His rowing has been done mainly in
amateur crews in Australia and he has also
coached crews there. He has never rowed a
race for money. For the last three years he
has been coaching at the University OF Wis
~consin, where. under very adverse condl-
Iloil5. Hb buCCCtdcu III -ptphuSihS IuSl- NIcnS
I Ia1 sse aub " I.ansap %f va" and at both places
"Hs to style leiI and Stroke. Mr. opea did his
rowing mainly with Australians and Englisl-
a %sR, T sna a as H rSTsS an snd H. rom hnf ihsn S Ss xot hIs
long stride and short body swing for Iong-dls-
f rom 1t fiGfsi vi With taI M a. SSfSDssaa.e R aS's IN !p6Rlg S
row and rowing with him. his IDEAS on owing
spect different from ours. There will there
fore be nothing especially new tried this year.
i aIes j. G sRe Gnl1sTst.5 that Of Fenp tsf GGileS Srs
ssgCss sry Sna tS to r sTsh S9 9HSerGncaH the se sSns
DO among them are due to their varying de-
grees Of success In attaining their idea; aud to
i IL sh Sst crsWs P snS q tS Sehte eeSahsrs T Th sss VIII VIII
be but little change In stroke from the ideal OF
,Ssf i Ssas, oh IL liseis IN ls tie G Tissln sElR W. e sRali tTs
to have stronger men in the boat than last year.
end hope that they will row more %ssllt9GlIy.
..tA ,ss mssi,0! As q sSs II Wa S'R Sast Club, held
last evening. the new constitution, presented by
the eommittee spE9!nted . e the last last meeting nee
one In the sections relating TO the Governing
anS ! and 1nh IN sh9 sosE p6ovifhIn s fsIro 3 club SaEtsia
OF the club were elected:
President. l.. @. Coleman. 90; Secretary. 7. ".
der. r. i 4 sioS SHysrn ~, 3 Soi I, h h /; h lSSo. Sna
~ - . ~ NS1AeA y - 49, @'N0e 'SN
L. II. Brittin, 1901.
Tho Treasurer and remaining membcrs OF
the Governing Board will be elected at n later
meeting.
A Reception in Honor Of Old Penn's Crew.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 10.-A reception was
given to the University OF Pennsylvania crew
at the university clubs new quarters. 1910
Walnut street, this evening, Nearly 100 guests
sat down to the banquet. and among them wero
q number OF prominent PhiladelEhlans. 1t 10
no wonder that so many persons were present.
for they were entertaining the champion col
lege crew Of America. and this was the frat &C.
cas.on they have had to perform such q feat.
For many years the rowing supremacy among
the colleges has been In doubt, but this year
Cornell having beaten Yale and Harvard and
thon suecumbed to Old Penn. no one doubted
for q mlnut that the latter has the crack crew
Those who turned out last evening to wei
ZONE the champions were quite enthusiastic.
and the oaramen when they left tho banquet
room We're fully convinced that their splendid
efforts had been thoroughly appreciated. All
the speakers gave them u rOuSing send-on on
their success OF last spring. and spoke most en-
o~ouTagingIy OF the future. One OF the most in
tercstlnR teatn,os was the presentation To the
crew OF the intercollegiate Rowing Associn-
lion CUP. donated by Ia T.. seaman Of Cornell.
member Of the crew. ], 4. HRlloweli, on be-
hhtf of the Alumni, presented II gold stop watch
10 Coach Narh in recognition Of his splendid
services In rowing Affairs ut this university,