The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-13
HARVARD PREPARES
REVENGE ON YALE
Boat Crews ndBdSebaIi Teams
Anxious to Wipe Out
Defeats
Special to The Globe


CAMBRIDGE. Mass. March 12.--Hav-
Ing defeated Yale at basketball and
hockey, Harvard is now looking forward
to the spring athletic season, when she
can have other chances of reyenging her
self for last falls football defeat at New
Haven. Already. the track, baseball and
chances of success in each branch of
sport seem unusually good The crew.
especially, is looking" and the Ellis will
have to. watch carefully or their long
series of victories on the Thames will be
broken in June. Only two men are lost
from last years Harvard crew, and with
from there seems little likelihood of not
being able to fill their places.
AS a nucleus with which to start the
Season on the water. Harvard has Filley,
who stroked the crew last season: Law
son. who rowed No. 5; White, No. 4;
Flint, No. 3, and Smith, No 3 Lawson
work, and there has been some talk about
their not coming out for the crew. This,
as every Harvard man realizes the i'm
portance of winning from Yale. and re-
fusal on the part Of these men to come
out and row Will not be accepted by the
coaches. Meier, another varsity oars
man. also is available. but whether he
VIII make good Is question. Meier hurt
although he has the use of ii. Ii still is
very weak. Besides this seasoned ma
terial Harvard has other candidates, all
OF whom are more or less prominent, and
who are putting up a still fight in COM
petition with the veterans.
ober. OF last years varsity four, is a
bow-a position left vacant by Capt
Dillingham; last year. Swayne, Bowditch
four-oar who are again in college. While
French Bacon. Farley and Richards are
available from last years freshman eight.
OF the last four Farley is the most con-
spicuous, not only on account OF the re-
markahle neatnesS with which he handles
the oar, but on account of a physical de-
debar him from athletics altogether In
spite, however, of the fact that one of his
legs is shrunk and deformed, Farley was
the best oar on his freshman crew. and
stands good chance of making the
varsity this spring.
Captain Filley has already demonstrated
Magnetic and enthusiastic. he makes an
ideal leader. and the men are working
under him as they have under few cap
tains. Filley is a splendidly built fellow.
Tail. with a strong neck, deep chest
Sinewy arms, thick thighs and tapering
legs, he is, in the opinion of almost every
one who has witnessed the practice, the
'trimmest'' figure Harvard has had on a
varsity crew in a long time Finley re-
ceived his early education in England, and
presents striking contrast TO the men
and white striped jersey, with its black
skull and crossbones on the chest, and
the short but well filed chamois skin
rowing trunks which he won while pulling
an oar across the water.
So far the work has been very simple
BY cutting down the size of the oars. and
by readjusting their balance. Head Coach
Wray, who will be to Harvard's crew this
year what Kennedy is to the Yale eight,
at last has made the crimson rowing tank
practicable. and most of the varsity prac
tice is held therein. Along the side of the
stationary boat in the middle of the tank
runs a narrow walk, and while the men
are rowing WTay walks up and down,
stepping over the moving oars and wet
ting his feet in the water swishing over
the planks. showing this man how to use
his shoulders, and that one how to thrust
with his legs and another how TO feather
his oar. Filley generally stands at one
side of the tank watching the men and
sizing them up. The two-Filley and
Wray-are an experienced and enthusiast
tic pair and if they do not succeed in
turning out a successful crew il can be
taken as a sure indication that Harvard S
luck at least in aquatics has deserted her.
A youngster from Honolulu in all proba-
blity will pitch good share of Harvard 3
baseball games this year. His name is
Alfred Lowrey Castle, and at present he
is considered next best man to big Paul
Coburn on the crimson pitching staff.
Castle is tall, thin and angular. with hair
that is almost white. and a strong face.
In his freshman year he pitched on his
team. and last year he was taken on the
varsity squad, where he figured in one or
two minor games. This year, with Clark