The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
HARTARDS ROWING OUTLOOK.
Bright Prospects for the Crimson Crew
The Men at Work.

CAMBEIDoE, March 1.-The regular spring
training of the Harvard crew, baseball and
track teams Ia now well started. and an es-
pecial effort ia being made in each OF these
branches OF sport to wipe out the defeats OF
last spring. The prospects are none too
bright. except in the crew. where six of last
years eight ere back in college and eligible
to row again. Baseball starts with practically
an entire set OF new material, and the track
team Is not much better OF.
Perhaps the chief interest at Harvard this
year centres about the crew, where Capt.
FAley and Coach Wray are both having their
second trial. Capt. Filley was responsible
for Harvard adopting a professional coach
last year and also for the selection of Wray.
Things did not go any too smoothly last
year In Harvard rowing. There was slight
friction between the graduate committee
and Wray, though what advice the graduates
gave was not meant to interfere with the
coach. They took a hand after the disastrous
defeat Harvard got from Cornell. and it can
not be said that things went worse after they
interfersd.
Wray made good last year, both with the
varsity and freshman crews. and he aud Capt.
Filley will play the game alone this year.
They have taken hold early and to-day the
varsity season is further along than il was
two months later last year. Coach Wray
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whereas this year two varsity crews rowed
all the fall. giving him an excellent chance
to size up the new men.
The spring work began two weeks ago. with
a squad OF thirty, men. All this week the
varsity and second crews have been on the
Charles, getting an outdoor start fully a
month earlier than usual, And so well had
the material been studied that the coach Was
able to pick a provisional varsity crew at
once, instead ofhaving to waituntiith middle
of April.
The boat as 1t is rowing now is far from
What 1 utl la in "a -.
most promising new men, as well as two
veterans, have not yet reported. Newhall.
tanned the hockey team this winter, and is
taking n rest after his strenuous season. He
will, report in about three weeks, and will un-
who rowed bow last spring, lis not with the
SQUAD yet 9 }Td 6r to a s Ia illnG s .,
bail team. and viii continue with il until the
season closes in two weeks, He was an ideal
IN the The o. ,So boat. and VIII be thoroYghly tried
best freshmen who has not reported is Fish.
He has Just recovered from an attack OF
bronchitis, The two varsity boats at the end
of the week were rowing in these orders:
Varsity Capt. Fllley, stroke; Guild. 4. r.. l.,
Bacon, 3: Rlchardson, 5; Glass, 4; Flint, 8; Tappan'
9: N M,pIniSs S%; IynS 81 dki sds.%sin 4; corOe''' q Despnrd'
The first crew catches the water well to-
gether, giving the boat a powerful drive.
The varsity has roWed some short stretches
together that we're very smooth and steady.
or the men now in the varsity boat, Capt,
Filley has been on the crew three years, and
was stroke of it for two. He will stick to
the seat this year. and not wastea lot of time
looking for another man so that he can get
into the waist Of the boat, as he did last year,
r. J.. Bacon at 20. 9, Flint at No. 3 and
Tappan at No. 2 we're all in these seats In the
varsity boat that rowed against Yale last
spring. Guild, who is now. at No. I, rowed
on the 'O8 freshman crew, but has not been
In rowing since then. Last fall he was sub,
stitute fullback on the varsity eleven. The
other three men were in the freshman boat
last year, Richardson and Glass are big,
sturdy fellows and the making of powerful
oars. Virgins weighs about 100. but is n
smooth, effective oar. Last year he was
captain of the on boat.
OF the men In the second boat, Gill, who
In rowing at bow, was on the victorious four
cared crew last year; Morgan. G. Bacon and
Despard we're on the freshman crew at stroke
o and ? respectively; Montgomery and Rich
ards were on the varsity squad last spring.
and Corbett and Emmons were on the O7
freshman crew.
These two crews are supplemented with a
fine lot OF substitutes, among whom are
Corlett. who ,stroked the four Dared crew
last year: Kellogg, a varsity substitute last
year. Shepard, who was on the four cared
crew two years ago, and Warren and Fahne-
stock of last years freshman boat.