Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-23
PLANNING FOR 1910 REGATTA.
Yale and Harvard Crew Men Looking
Ahead.

As an aftermath to the Harvard
Yale boat races on the Thames comes
the announcement that the 1910 re-
gatta will probably be held on date
a week earlier than it was this year.
The Christmas recess at Yale VIII be
shortened from three weeks to two
weeks next winter, and this will bring
commencement a week ahead of the
time that it has heretofore taken place
The interval between the Yale COM
mencement and the date set for the
race is too long, Yale men claim, and
by changing the races to an earlier
date next year this extended interval
will be done away with. Yale men
would like to have the regatta moved
to the date corresponding to the Satur-
day before this years races, but this
is not altogether satisfactory to Har-
ward, as Saturday, it is claimed, is an
unsuitable day, since, if the races had
to be postponed Monday is the first
available day. If this date proves,
however, otherwise satisfactory 1t is
possible that June 25 will be decided
upon for the 1910 struggle.
Harvard men are so well pleased
with the showing made by their crews
this year at New London that it Is
raise any serious objections should
Saturday be chosen as the day for the
race.
Harvards victory over Yale has
made one fact apparent at Yale, and
that is the urgent need of better rowing
quarters at New Haven for Eli oars
men. Yale's present quarters, the Eli
rowing experts assert, is by far too in
adequate, and besides that the unat-
Effectiveness of the limited facilities has
a tendency to make 1t difficult tesk to
get sufficient candidates from which to
select varsity eight. That was proved
this year by the number of candidates
who tried for places in the she'll
Coach Kennedy had only rs men from
which to pick a crew.
A step toward the procuring of a
new boathause has already been taken.
President Hadley has announced that
$4,000 had been subscribed; but from
$4,000 to $4,000 more is wanted. The
site for the new quarters was prr-
chased some time ago, at the time
when the question first arose as to
purchasing of new boathouse. Poor
rowing equipment was also another one
of Yale's reasons for the sustaining of
so decisive a defeat.
Even though the Crimson sent the
Blue down to defeat innaH of the races.
the Ellis do not lay the majority of the
blame at Coach Kennedy's door. Re-
ports from Yale quarters state that the
New Havenites are satisfied with his
work, and put the blame for their de-
feat on lack of rowing necessities
rather than the coach,s work
Harvard has already made the Eli
men turn their thoughts to next years
regatta. AS the matter stands now,
Crimson oarsmen are inclined to be-
lieve they will be successful again in
1910, as Yale will be considerably Grip
pied. Yale's outlook is anything but
satisfactory at present Captain Howe,
Glenny and Rice will not be in college
next year, and the Blues lost one of
their strongest men when Baker drop
ped out of college this year. Baker has
another term at college, but his mar
rage will force him to give up his col
lege course. The only varsity eight
men who will be left will be Stroke
Wallis, Van Blarcom, Hyde and Cap
tain Wodell. The freshman crew the
Blues sent to New London this year
was the poorest one ever sent
When college opens next fall Coach
Kennedy will begin the season by or
ganizing class crews, so as to attract
more men to@vowing. This plan, he