New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
ATHLETICS.
NEWS OF COLUMBIAS CREWS. ELEVEN
AND BASEBALL TEAMS.

NEWS OF COLUMBIAS CREWS ELEVENS
AND BASEBALL TEAMS
The Columbia crews have now been on the water
little more thar fortnight, and their work thus
far has brought JOY to the students. Captain.
coach and manager working in harmony. and
the candidates go about their duties with a spirit
and enthusiasm that augur well for the future.
Dr. Peet put the men in shells at the beginning.
and has thus saved at least three weeks heretofore
spent in the barges. This saving be traced to
the oar, rugged In the tank where the patchwork
was taught and the men drilled on the feather.
catch and throw-out. so that the barge work was
unnecessary.
Thus far the men have been using six-inch slides.
and will continue to do until the new machines
for which they measured Saturday are
ready. The slide will then be increased about
three inches a week until the normal racing slide
of eighteen inches is attained. DIR. Poets object
In beginning with short slide is TO develop A
long. even swing which would otherwise be cut
short II q long slide were given at once. and TO
teach the men TO slow down the full reach and
jump off on the finish An indicator has been
placed on each seat of the varsity boat which
registers the outside of the boat the exact
length of the slide each IL using and aids
materially in showing Just who is rushing.
The present daily work the water consists OF
Of four or five miles at about twenty
strokes TO the minute with occasional stops for
practice The stroke will gradually be raised
TO thirty-two or thrty-three. The body work OF
the men is excellent and the time fair but there
is a slight lack OF uniformity in the blade work.
which is explained by the short time the men have
been on the water The boat Is kept on an even
keel the fore-and aft work being good and with
practically rushing Of the slides The boa I
smoothly between the strokes. and there is an
encouraging absence Of the hang which is so dis
astrous TO good speed
The varsity will race against Annapolis May
13. and has been entered in the senior eight-oared
shell race. at two miles. in the Harlem regatta on
Decoration Day. The freshmen will row in the
Junior eight-oared shell at one mile tho
same day.
Spring practice for the candidates for the foot
ball team will begin tomorrow afternoon. ana in
all probability Sanford Will then look the
men. Arrangements have been made by which San
ford will coach the during the full practice
season. The three teams that are 10 go Into quar-
tiers on September ! Will travel to Maine as
sort for o month. and will then 20 into permanent
quarters In house at Onehundred-and-hft Il II H.
St, Just above Manhattan Field Games have been
arranged for the scrub team with the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association. OF Phade-
phia, the Hollywood Inn team OF Yonkers, and
the Rutgers and New-York University second
teams. Negotiations also pending with the
cups will be offered to the teams winning the class
and departmental championships.
Columbia WILL send a relay team to franklin
Field Philadelphia. April - TO run against
Pennsylvania Cornell Lehigh, Lafayette and
Pennsylvania State College.