The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-02
YALE OARSMEN
HARD AT WORK
MAKEUP OF CREW is STILL IN
THE AIR.
Second Eight Holds Varsity About
Even on a Two-Mile Pull-Varsity
Still Using Slow Stroke-M Much
Shifting of the Men to Get a Stroke.

New Haven, Conn, May 1.-THE train
Ing Of the candidates for the Yale eight
cared crew was enlivened this week by
g time row over the four-mile course on
the New, Haven harbor. Four-n mile rows
on the New Haven harbor are not every
DAY occurrences. The winds and tides
make rowing on the harbor very difficult
at tunes, and some seasons have gone by
without a single time row here in New
Haven over the full four miles.
Inc first four-mile trial was made ten
days ago. The second was made last
monday: In both trials the second var
slty eight has been used as n pacemaker
for half the distance. The second eight
is preparing for the Annapolis race which
takes place on May at the Severn at
Annapolis. The coaches have been de-
voting a great deal Of attention to the
second crew, and this eight is now doing
some very good work. Monday the second
eight roWed against the varsity for two
miles and practically held the varsity
even. At the finish the veterans were
leading by less than half length
The varsity is still rowing a low stroke,
averaging about twenty-six strokes to the
minute. The second eight is rowing the
fastest stroke and the varsity was conse-
quently at disadvantage in MONDAYS
pull.
The varsity eight is rowing in the
same order in which it was made up for
the first trial about the middle Of March,
| with a single exception CAptAin Cross
remains at stroke, and he is a fixture at
this position unless something unforeseen
happens. Miller has been retained at No.
Z and Whittier at No. 6. These three men
who are the three veterans Of the eight,
| have been shifted from one side of the
boat to the other since last season. Yale
has never made such radical change as
this. The idea Of shifting the mainstays
OF an eight from one side Of the shell to
the other is such a serious proposition
| that few coaches would attempt the
change. John Kennedy, however, decided
that Yale would have to make this
change in order to get a stroke oar and
he has made it, and from present indica,-
lions 1t begins to look as tho he would be
able to pull the candidates thru in good
style.
Chase of last years freshman eight re-
mains at No. 5. He is weak on the catch
but has lot Of strength and seems to be
deStlned TO I'LL a place in this years boat
Stuyvesant Fish has been rowing at No
until this week, when he was moved tc
No. Q. H. Scott another member of last
years freshman eight, was moved to No
4 IN place of Fish. Scott has been doing
, some very good work recently and the
| coaches have decided to give him thor{
trial in the varsity. Prior to the Easte,
! vacation Morse was rowing at No. 3. HI
has been laid up for several weeks ant
Ferguson has taken his place. Ferguson
has done very good work, but he is not S,
powerful as Morse. Swenson of the four
oar has rowed in Ferguson's place in til,
second eight. This shift has left the four
; oar with only three men, Dominick, Low
and Kineon.
Weeks is doing very good work In tn
bow Of the boat and seems to be flxtur
at this position. Weeks and Captain eros
are the two lightest men in the eight AM
neither Of these men is a featherweight
The crew as 1t is now made up average
over 179 pounds. This average will, O
course be cut down considerably as tn
training progresses This average, how
ever, means heavy eight and if all Of tn
big men are retained it will be one Of tn
heaviest that Yale has had in numbe
Of years.
The second crew is made up as follows
Stroke, Whitney; No. Z, Myer; No {
:. Daley; No. s, Bloomer; No. 4, B. Scott
: No Q. Swenson; No. 2, Blagden; bow
{ Phipps.