Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-11
HARVARD ROWING PROSPECTS
BEST IN YEARS.
Only CAPTAIN Richardson Lost from
Last Years Champions.

Candidates for the Harvard rowing
squad reported on Wednesday, and In
two or three days the rowing season
will be on in full swing. A large mum =
Der of candidates have been doing a
little work in the tank for almost a
month, which shows in a measure the
interest taken in the sport. Probably
enough men will be taken on the var
sity squad this week to make four
crews, and these will be gradually
weeded down to two crews, which will
be kept until the New London races.
1t is felt that the new Charles river
dam will be a distinct benefit to row.
ing at Harvard by doing away with
the extremely low tides and strong
currents.
Harvard's first race will come April
IL on the Charles river with Columbia.
On May 80 the Crimson will row at
Cornell, and then in June will come
the Yale race. This year Coach Wray
is out not only to beat Yale, but to
down Columbia and repeat the victory
over Cornell. The outlook at this date
is certainly very promising.
There ars enough men to make two
first class crews, but Coach Wray will
not spend any time in developing
three or four crews Of as nearly equal
strength as possible. Instead he will
put all his best men in the first boat
as rapidly as possible, and from then
on devote his chief attention to that
crew. This is in line with the policy
which Wray has followed since his first
year at Harvard, and the old system,
in vogue under r. G. Storrow of class
and club crews, has disappeared entire
ly.
For stroke there seems to be but lit
tie question that Sargent will hold his
place. The Improvement which Sar-
gent showed last year not only in the
technic of rowing, but in cultivating
the dash and spirit necessary for a
good stroke, was most remarkable. Last
fall he continued his good work as
stroke of the first crew. and with the
experience which he had in his races
last year he ought to be a very val
liable man this year.
All of last years eight with the ex-
ception of Captain Richardson will
again be out for seats. Ward, who
rowed at No. last year. and With
ington, No. on the freshman eight
are both promising oarsmen. The latter
weighs 1870 pounds, stands over six feet
and IS well set up. 1t would not be
surprising if he were given the seat
This would put the rest of the star
board men back in their last years
seats: Ward at 3, Captain Severance al
8, and Faulkner at bow.
Last fall Eliot Cutler. who rowed at
No. in last years varsity, was al
bow. Faulkner at 3, Severance at I
and Ward at No. z. As Severance has
been i'll for some time and very lively
will not be able TO row for several
weeks, the order of the starboard mer
at the start will be merely temporary
With Severance in the boat, the
chances seem to favor Ward for No.
Severance for and Faulkner for bow
Eliot Cutler may very likely lose hi;
place in the boat to his younger broth
er. Roger Cutler, who stroked last
years freshman crews. He also roweC
in the second crew last fall, but Wray
is planning to put him in at in tbs
varsity crew this spring. This viii
move Bacon, who rowed at last year
back to No. 4, and Lunt will move
back to No. 2. Probably these ques-
lions will all be definitely determined
before the crew goes on the water. a
least If Captain Severance is in shape
to take his place in the boat, and o.
course the personnel Of the crew and
the order in which they row is Of little
importance in the indoor work.
Hooper, who rowed at Z on the fresh
man crew also Is a promising candi-
date for a place in the varsity she'll
and Paul Wilmington, Ellis and Reec'
Of last years four oar are also avail
able. 1t IS not at all Impossible thai
moro than one man who rowed in the
varsity eight lase year may lose hi:
seat. There is promising lot of mer
this year and everything seems Il
point to a successful season. Wray il
now in his fifth year as coach Of the
varsity and freshman crews. and all o.
the men now rowing on the varsity
have ban developed by him. He ha:
been favored every year with a wealth
of good material and this year it seems
even better than it has been before.