Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
BASEBALL. L.AUTOMOBILING,- BOXING
YALE HOPES TO HAVE
STRONG ROWING CREW

personnel of the crew and not in de-
velopment of efficiency.
Several of the men have never been
in q four-mile race, and some have
never rowed before. Kennedy has no
doubt about their gameness, but being
a veteran oarsman himself, he fully
understands that good men are not de-
veloped in one seasons rowing.
The crew has once this season been
over a four-mile course without a sim
gle break. 1t maintained a pace of %
to the minute and finished in good
shape, in time that is creditable, to say
the least.
Great Strength
1t must not be inferred that 2S to the
minute is the maximum of the crew,
for the men are capable of rowing 3S
strokes to the minute when called on.
Yale sticks to her custom of rowing
trials over the full course at stated in
tervals at a given number of strokes
to the minute for purposes of compari-
son.
The crew as seen last Wednesday at
New Haven rowed in this order: Auch-
incloss bow, Griswold 2, Rice 8, Hop
pin 4, Taft 8, Howe 6, Ide (captain) Z,
Bolton stroke.
The bow comes from an old Yale
rowing family and has had some ex-
perience on class crews, but has yet to
earn his Y. He rowed on the 1905
freshman crew.
Griswold is new man, has been tried
at stroke and gives much promise in
that seat, but Capt. Bolton is said to
be more capable man, and Kennedy
wants a veteran there, and for that
reason is giving Bolton the preference.
Griswold's brother rowed seven in the
varsity in 81 and '92 and was consid-
cred a good man.
Rice was a member of that level
headed freshman crew that beat Har-
ward last season. He is splendidly put
together, rows well and should develop
into valuable oar.
Hoppin did some rowing on the var
sity four years ago and as a sub and
was tried again this season with good
results. He has fine physique, is eager
to excel and is one of the towers of
strength in the boat.
Taft, who is a nephew of Secretary
Taft, has done some work in class
crews, but otherwise has not figured as
varsity material.
Kennedy Optimistic
Howe was a member of last years
freshman crew and looks like fixture.
II is plain to an observer that Bolton
is not Coach Kennedy's ideal as a
stroke, but he Is certainly the most
available man, and If he does not go
to pieces or make some grievous mis-
take in the preliminary races he is
reasonably sure to hold the seat.
The crew as planned by Kennedy
early in the season has dwindled down
to an average one in point Of weight.
Even at this early date men show con-
dition, for they have in view a match
with the middies early next month.
The present crew, according to Mr..
Kennedy, will average about ITO pounds,
but he looks for an average Of about
167 on race day.
In height the crew will average about
six feet.
When asked what he thought of his
present crew, Kennedy said
"They are a raw lot and consequently
an uncertain crew. You know as well
as do that even IT, ugh 1 may have
men who are capable of lifting more
dead weight than that of last year ]
am still confronted with the problem of
developing rowing strength, which
means the lifting of certain weight
several hundred times a feat which
calls for rowing muscles and endur-
ance.
"If my men can develop in this re-
spect we ought to have good race,
but I know Harvard is in splendid
shape and ought to win. We are not
discouraged in the least, but will keep
on trying and do the best we can."