New-York tribune., 1902-06-23

Eather cleaner stroke than is Harvard's, is tax
IL the catch harder, is rowing more powerful
H. and shows greater dash in the water and
ure vim in the work Harvard still shows a ten
lzncy 70 stop between strokes. and the catch IS
stronger than the finish Of the stroke The Har-
yzrd eight has been pushed hard in the two weeks
uey have been here. and have been sent over the
rogrse twice often Yale. Yale came TO ITS
highest point Of efficiency by the middle OF this
Eeek and from then has tried simply 10 hold
thr form gained. on the other hand. Coach Higgin-
sa1 Of Harvard, has not ceased experimenting. and
has been forced to give his men much harder work
than TIE Yale crew.
Tie strokes which the two crews are using this
year aEe alike except in one or TWO features The
gale stroke gives the impression Of being steady
Throughout starting hard but easily. pulling
through Nj ho1t a break and finishing easily The
Harvard stroke has d hard. clean catch, and the
Igl through Is powerful. The main difference be
tWeel the strokes this year lies in the recovery.
Where Yale-s Is even through hout. and Is executed
without The least jar jerk, the Harvard men
get back from the finish much faster, going through
te first half Of the recovery with great speed and
Ihea slowing down gradually TO another catch
Tie sowness OF the latter part OF the recovery Is
n0t regarded al BED Top a fault though to
hsny experienced oars il seems 10 bring about d
Noticeable hang 70 the boat. This hang is more
than anything else brought about by the exagger-
ae4 je.iberateress which the Harvard crew has
soi IN turning from the recovery into the catch
TIE men have been taught TO feel their way OUT
soAdly OF the sides and TO take the catch hard
There is perceptibe fraction Of a second that
Seems be lost Just al this point, and il is here
that The boat stops. In the freshman boat this is
eFsn more noticeable: the seem TO stand still
above Ire water the full reach before they are
trouble with tle % varsity Ii is capable OF max
Ss S5sy.e difference Of half minute on the four-ile
Both Yale and Harvard have better crews than
.lty nsd last EeaT the Thames. Yale Is rowing
: 4
s.S1h man last year. and IS rowing q sLnooIheF
SIoke al through. Harvard is thus far ahead OF
@Ast she doing Al tins time last year, as far
Is style goes. SO that the boats will prohao oly
=, up a sjir debate for the four mile on Ihursday.
- ons coaching this year both quarters has oeen
- y ge best Al Red Top NJ Higginson, captain
- 1Ie u 2oat, who broke his leg the uay pe1o.e
s spe race. has had entire charge Of the work AT
1es< 1sSeosIeE Alexander cameron and John "A heh- n
= ..sTlN 4ale's rowing adviser. have been unit IN
eAtT plans. There has been no interference from
.slslders- Il is in crucial year for Yale
t9@lls, as the success Of the system adopted Will
.sVe good deal do with future coaching meth
Bob Cook lost his two races in 1897 Since then
Siolnser set Of Yale oarsmen have been at the
win humber 81 r,rgiish IDEAS assimiated with
The ultimate wisdom 81 the methods adopted
mere Is nothing Of overconfdence at either quar-
sale knows that the varsity that will represent
- 80 Elue is fast boat trained TO the edge and
tb"hg a brilliant stroke But IL Is also recognized
o-Ts T Hazard has an exceptionally strong line Of
llNsrd the sentiment is generally in favor OF
rs-s, s, bdt does not far discoura cement Olq
r-stlaea who have seen both crews close at hand
on -lcipea 10 think that the race will be a herce
r., 3Ad that IL viii be impossible TO forecast
sSlcn ~ crew win win.
bs~ INC A2le varsity this year but three men
efroieN yer To|ed IA fOur-Tnile before Bogue'
bo,cN taptsin kunzig No :. and Waterman
Io"ed IN last years varsity, while of the re
rns ''.s aFe men four from last years fresh
i- uyal and one Is a newcomer with no expe-
ie ~ N Yale rowing Y&le's boat. therefore, IS not
Enlie racing 80 ~' --0' "
81 the men who will sit in The Vale varsity.
49, russell Bogue. Captain Kunzig and Daily
Poe.S, nae the greatest experience in Craftsmanship
an ~ sce suoked MS freshman boat two years ago
tfis sd varsity No last year, going to stroke
only 5asoh. - Cross No 4, and Judson No 1. have
gheI,s' '-a,d one years work in their freshman
f05r1L aplaln hunzlg No s. is rowing his
ma year a. Yale he rowed No in his fresh
inc ,p Cat N lsas and in sophomore year sent
8 n los varsity, rowing varsity No. in 1900 No
So I5l 60 shd 10. again this year Weymouth. at
bss vas captain Of last years freshman shell, and
bsll a. @ 2 long athletic training He played base
H.. SLq football at Bucknel College before enter
We tays Law School. and was fulIhack on last
rno1,s. ! sle team Coffin at No. g. rowed in Wey-
fbs 1s poGt and two years before that rowed on
sre's SsiaInoa varsity. Daily. No 2 is the best all
or ~ oar IN the she'll From 1896 10 1899 he rowed
wacbsM Lbs worcester High School eight and on the
IN So ses s sgnt and four, winning the nationals
He -. &c IsyO. when Ten Eyck stroked the boat
mas rowed in a large number of two-miie races