New-York tribune., 1902-05-12
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS,
FACTS ABOUT AMATEURS AND PRO
FESSIONALS
THE HARVARD CREw-CHANGEs IN YALE
NINE-CLUB POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
NOTES AND COMMENTS


unlucky week. The first part of the week
Captain Bullard strained his ankle severely in
jumping over low stone wall. an injury which
will probably deprive him of two weeks rowing
at least The following day r. S. Francis, o.
was laid off for a week, threatened with ap-
pendicitis. He rowed in the victorious four oar
last year, and this year has been rowing at No
Z. He is considered one of the best men on the
starboard side and Bullard also rows on this
side the eights are considerably broken up and
not we'll balanced at present.
Little progress has been made since the Easter
recess toward selecting a varsity eight It
seems that Higginson, the coach, has not yet
found a stroke who is wholly to his liking
for within the last week he has tried a number
Of new men there. even moving some of them
over from starboard. Francis for instance had
a trial al stroke just before he was laid off and
also Shuebruk. who has rowed on the port side
for four years Phillips, of last years freshmen
has proved too unsteady. and is probab blv out OF
the race for stroke He has gone back 10 rowing
at No. : At present il looks though McCirew
would be the final selection Bancroft had the
call on the position at first but he has shown
little improvement in the last two weeks. Nc
Grew gets fairly good beat into his stroke
but the coaches have their doubts about his
ability 10 drive crew along. He is strong.
effective oar. however, in this respect being
ahead OF Bancroft, and he is profting by coach
ing also OF the other the port side
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he is perhaps the best man on that side of the
beat, and has years of experience behind him.
If McGrsw wins out at stroke Bancroft will
probably be put at No. T. and No. will be
fought out between Phillips and Derby. with
Foster. the shot putter as possibility. On the
starboard side there four good men in Bull
lard Francis, Aver and James.
Captain Guernsey of the Yale baseball team
has made an all around change in his team as
an experiment. The university nine, while in
fielding the most brilliant of recent years ex-
oept at some places, is at the bat by far the
weakest. 1t is not to-day a nine good
last years and unless it improves it is difficult
TO see where Yale can win from either Har-
ward or Princeton. Captain Guernsey has taken
De Saulles out OF the game entirely for the
time being, and given second base to Metcalf
whose batting is excellent. Cote, the freshman
player who is the seasons find Yale, comes
in from left field to shortstop. and Miller goes
out at short In left field, White, the freshman
captain, has been taken He is hard bat
ter ana a fair fielder This arrangement
strengthens the nine all around but it is still
weak in spots. The team will need some hard
coaching before it is ready for its champion
ship series. The varsity is coming on in
rapid shape just now. and promises TO be first
class boat Bogue, who was tried at stroke in
the first part of the season, has been
definitely settled on for the place. He is imprOv-
ing rapidly in his work. Behind him Weymouth
has been taken out at No 3 and Johnson re
ing nearly it will in June against Har-
ward, follows: Stroke, BOgue; No. {, Cross;
No 6, Captain Kunzig; No. D. Stubbs: No. 1.
Scott; No. 3, Johnson; No. =, Adams; bow.
ably be Whtehouse, a freshman, from Newport,
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