The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
CREW LOOKS GOOD
Old Eli Claims Representa-
tiye Eight This Season.
THOMPSON VERY OPTIMISTIC
Come. Out with Encouraging state
ments in the Yale Alumni weekly
in Regard 10 Outlook Cor senior
Eight-says the Crew Has a Chance
for Honors at New Londoa,

EVerard Thompson IN the Yale Alumni
Weekly has some encouraging things 10
say about the development OF Yals's var
sity crew. The boat IS coming along
lot better than might have been expartAs
There is 2 general impression abroad
since Yale's poor showing on the scbuvI-
kill and Harvard-s splendid showing on
the Charles" says AIr. Thompson. etha+
Yale VIII be a mere spectator IN the race
at New London on July / Il isn't by
any means as bad as that IN fact Il
isn't bad at all
The Yale crew IS good and viii BE-
somewhere about the finish line when
the flags drop. II IS an un-ied crsw
/ however. and cannot be rated On ps--
Torrance as good as that tried ard We
torious Harvard crew: but It Is Just the
kind OF a situation that Yale has worked
out before now 10 the satisfaction Of her
7 friends.
This view OF affairs IS very different
EfroB the general idea OF rowing condi-
/ tons at Yale. indeed Il would be q big
surprise If the great Harvard crew had
a tumble The Yale situation is:
Cold and windy weather has greatly
/ handicapped the crew n its work since
the Easter recess For days together n
was impossible 20 get onto the har5o-
because OF rough water. Even the lower
river was bad The management Dor
rOwed a nsphtha launch and from this
| the crews have been coached On the
| upper stretches OF the river. where thev
/ do not ordinarily penetrate and where
the draft Of the Eli Yale does not uer-
/ nit r7rvs n
| been made In spite OF the adverse con6;-
| tiOEs. The important change o. Wallis
from 4 20 stroke oar was made last week.
Capt. Howe Stroke.
! Capt Howe has been at stroke since
| last fall. and up 70 a certain point did
admirable work He vas Just the kind OF
man for the position. He had great
power and was experienced as varsity
oar In the early training ne set q spIen-
did stroke and got good results from the
men behind rim At thirty TO the minute
no one could wish TO see smoother crew
OF one with more speed. Capt Howe's
test as stroke came az Philadelphia
I against Pennsylvania When the necss-
sity came OF keeping the stroke high Il
/ was kept up at the expense Of length
I 2
Howe remained at stroke. however m
II last week, but he himself finally de-
cided that IL would be well 10 nv wallis
out as pacemaker. Wallis Is z comnsrs-
lively Rsht man. being only about 80
pounds in weight, but he IS well and
/ strongly built and is natural Oa-sman.
be has good beat and is lively and de-
Rendable- He appears 20 be able 70 put
! the stroke high and keep il long, which
IS going 20 be a necessity in the rzcs
/ with Harvard Wallis stroked the Yale
second crew in its great and winning race
at the American Henley last May.
/ When Wallis went 10 stroke. HYDE, who
has been AZ s, was shifted 70 and Howe
resumed his old seat at s. Van Biarcom
q freshman oarsman OF last year. mas r.
Gently been tried az :. but otherwise rhs
boat remains unchanged The order Is as
follows. Bow. Rice; = GIenny: 3
BraiRard, (. Hyde. ;. WodeIl: 6. Howe,
Van BlaroOn: stroke, Wallis The coxs-
vain IS Csss. who steered last year. Tie
boat since the changes have been made IS
"a very prettily balanced one.
Good Type in Boat.
Rice weighs about IS pounds. Glenuy a
pound OF two heavier, and 50 on Cd the
boat to Capt. Howe. who VIII row At
iabeut IS pounds. Nos. and s are IL
ard ls2. respectively The general type
CT the boat IS good The men are tail.
have long bodies. and a good reach. The
crew rows very smoothly, unusually so,
and gives the appearance Of considerable
power. Whether it has power O. not Is
the question
People who are nearest to * think that
IN spite Of the failure at Philadelphia Il
is as good crew as Yale has had in q
+ long time II certainly IS fast over the
measured rive course, and It has gone
two miles on the harbor at good speed.
i but no one knows what the four niles
can be done IN. Every one IS praying
for z calm day and smooth water, 50
| that the sour-mile trip may soon be
taken. Strength as well as smoothness
viii be necessary this year to beat Har-
ward
For mile or two miles O. perhaps
even three miles the untried Yale crew
to-day ought 70 be about as fast as the
veteran Harvard eight: but has 4 the
strength 10 last the distance and keep
rowing2 I think so.