Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-30

Dwight Torrey GrisWOid S name
 last June was one of the most widely known in college sports because he, as stroke of the Yale varsity eighl cared crew, collapsed in the boat at about two and a half miles of the
 -Four mile journey. Griswold was taken out of the shell at the three mile mark and Yale finished with seven men. nearly mile behind H&r
 yard. Griswold's collapse was not physical, because he was able to TOW little bit even after he first showed signs of failing. It was merely that he was a nervous wreck at the time of the race. It was a condition Of overtraining brought on through worry which apparently the Yale coach did not detect
 GriswoId was member of the class of 1908 in the academic depart ment at Yale. He did not make his freshman crew in 1905, nor was he ill any of the varsity combinations in 1906. Last year he was stroke of the varsity four, which beat Far ward by ten lengths on the Thames When the crew was being made up for the race in June of this year there was a dearth of material for stroke oar, and Griswold, although a very light man and without adequate experience in rowing four miles, got the place.
 At the time of the race in June he was 23 years old six feet one inch in height, and weighed 157 pounds. There have been great stroke oars who weighed much less, but they were not quite so stall, and in most cases had ever so much more eXperi- ence than Griswold Furthermore, he did not have the rather methodi- cal, easy going temperament needed for the peacemaker in varsity crew.
 When the crews got to the mark for the race last June it was known that Harvard had Q settled policy of going out from the start to make the contest a fast one and to beat Yale killing speed. When the gun flashed Harvard went out in pursuance Of that plan, but both crews were re- called because Captain Ide of the Yale crew broke a shoe lace on his As the whistle of the ref eree's boat did not work, it took some time for the oarsmen to get the sig nal 10 go back.
 It is assumed that this check was the last straw in the case of Gris- wold's worn nerves. After they got going again Harvard, which had an veteran crew, once more followed its tactics of bruisin. race. Griswold was all in before the crew had gone two miles and dropped his oar once before the boat had got fard beyond the navy yard He started in rowing again, but there was no power in his strokes and soon he gave it up entirely.
 The Harvard crew went away oas- ly from the Yale boat so handi- capped, but in order to give the liar yard men some satisfaction the Yale eight went on with only seven men. was supposed to have recov- eItu ilOC lOuS dlleT lle race, put II IS believed the physical and mental strain had a bad effect on his sys- tenn.
 Many of the college rowing coach es agree that rowing four miles is too great q distance for the we'll being of the young men who attempt it. Even though rowing uniformly l attracts fhp yprV host nhySical eroof mems in the colleges there has been ! determined movement of recent 1 years to have the varsity races re- luced to three miles. It is believed ! hat the case of the unfortunate | young Griswold may have d strong :. influence in favor of such a move IeHt. {