The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-07
TRAINING THE
JUNE OARSMEN.

Rowing is one of the sports that viii
enjoy a boom this year. From one end
Of the country to the others crews are
being organized in all the educational
institutions where such form OF
amusement is possible. and the com
ing spring will undoubtedly witness
scores. of spirited contests between
these men in the shells.
Naturally, however, the interest CEN
ters largely upon two events, the ma
tional regatta that is to be held at New
York and the contest between Yale and
Harvard that viii mark the close of
the season of summer sports
For a time 1t looked as If this lat
ter event was to be made particularly
exciting by the appearance of Cornell
as a third crew to contest for the high
est hcnors of the collegiate rowing
world. In fact the athletic directors
and the representative men in the row
ing circles favored such a plan when
It was first proposed, but it now looks
as if the entrance Of the New York
college was extremely doubtful.
To certain extent this viii be a
disappointment. but the manner in
which the Harvard and Yale men
are going to work to prepare their
crews argues well that the next con-
test Will not be lacking in interesting
features. For instance, DR.. Edison
GalTaudet of Yale has formulated a
most elaborate plan for the purpose of
picking out the proper material for his
next crew.
GETTING READY.
Already candidates are getting into
condition. as far as possible al this
time Of year. They have been divided
into four classes, corresponding to the
class in which they belong in their col
lege work Each set of candidates has
its coaches, which have been selected
as follows: First class, Capt Allen
II the varsity crew; second class,
John Cross, who was a substitute last
season and who rowed in the varsity
boat two years ago; third class, F.
G. Brown of last years varsity crew
and captain of the football team; and
fourth class, J. p. Brook, senior who
rOWed in the four-oar last year and
in the varsity boat in 1898.
All of these men are under the COM
plete direction of DR. Gallaudet and
they will teach their men in accordance
with his instructions. This preliminary
practice win continue until some time
in March, when DR.. Gallaudet will call
upon the four coaches to pick one man
from each class. These men will then
be put into fOur-Oar and will begin
their work on the harbor. Later, the
four neXt best men viii be chosen, one
from each class, and the eight will be
the varsity squad.
At the same time the other candidates
will not be permitted to cease their
practice work. They will be kept at
1t almost as steadily as the men who
have been selected, and the class
coaches viii notify DR.. Galaudet if any
of these men show indications of un-
usual development. In such a case the
weakest member of the eight will be
displaced and the new man will be
given an opportunity to show his abil-
tty in fast company.
DR.. Gallaudet believes that by this
means 1t will be possible for him to
detect the very best men for the vari-
Gus positions in his boat AS all of
these crews are to be kept in training
until the middle of May, and as each
man will be expected to become a par
tictpant in the spring regatta, each
man viii be obliged to do about as
good work as if he had actually been
selected to a seat in the varsity boat.
AN INTERESTING SPRING.
AS the result of this system there is
every reason to believe that the spring
event viii be one of the most interest
ing in the history of the college. At
least fifteen crews will be ready to en-
ter for the various prizes, and as the
one effort of both DR.. Gallaudet and
rivalry between the different men, there
is no reason why every one of them
should not be in a condition to make
a good showing in the contests of the
coming spring.
Equally as great progress in prepar-
ing for the great collegiate event has
been made at Harvard. There the
work began promptly with the open
ing of the college term last fall, and
shells We're in the water as often as
the conditions of the weather made
such a thing possible Naturally the