Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-18

narrowed down to the simple proposi- ton whether Wray Will be able to make the most out of his material. It will take a good many defeats to scatter Yafe's confidence in the long stroke-which averages from 30 to 32 to the minute. A crew which rows from two to three points more to the minute must have a whole lot more physical power to stand this additional pumping and yet not lose form and ef- fectiveness in the application of it's power. In 1909 Harvard demonstrated that she had this physical strength.
 The situation this year is not radi- cally different from that of 1909. The material for both crews appears to be better than it was a year ago. Just as there was in 1909, there has recent ly been shakeup in the Crimson shell after 1t had suffered defeat by Cor nell. The complaint this year was the same as last, namely, that the stroke had shortened up. A year ago Wray straightened out this defect after he reached the Thames and he is trying to do the same thing this year.
 A year ago Harvard had more vet eran material than Yale and the same is true of these crews. The final makeup of the Crimson eight is likely to be as follows: Stroke. R. W. Cut Ter; No. |, F. c. Bacon: No. 6, Alex Strong; No ,. J. E. Waid (captain), No. f. L. Wilmington, Jr.; No. 3. G. P. MetcaIfs No. ?, c. F. Newton, Jr-;
 
 winning freshmen crew of two years ago and the winning varsity crew of Ia st year. Bacon Stroked the winning freshmen crew of 1907 and rowed in the winning varsity crews of 1908 and 1909- Strong rowed in the winning freshmen crew of 1909 Waid rowed in the winning freshmen crew of 1907 and in the victorious varsity eights of 1908 and 1909 Wilmington rowed in the winning freshmen boat of 1908, and in the varsity boat of 1909. Met calf was captain of the Harvard fresh man eight last year and Newton was stroke Whitney rowed in the winning freshmen crew of 1908 and in the vic torious varsity four oar of 1909 Add to this experience an average weight of 179 pounds, an average height of feet l inch, and an average of 20 years and four and a half months, that Yale has to contend against.
 The make up of Captain Wodell's crew has only been changed during the past six weeks while Wallis was out of the boat, at which time Colburn was substituted as stroke The order of the boat now is as follows: Stroke B. F. B. Wallis; No :. R. A. Wodell lcaptainl; No 6, c. L. Buckingham; H. Campbell; No 3, D. Baker; No. ?. R. Tucker: bow, P. Frost Wallis and Captain Wodell rowed in the varsity boat in 1909. Buckingham and Baker were members or the TreSnInan elgnt last year Frost rowed in the varsity four oar. of 1909. The experience of Van Sinderen, Campbell and Tucker has been limited to their class crews. Their presence in the varsity boat is the result of the systematic search for big material which was made throughout the. university during the fall and winter months. Yale averages in weight almost seven pounds less than Harvard an inch less in height and trifle older in point of age
 On paper the Crimson can outfigure Yale in all the calculations for this race. But this has not in the least discourage the Yale crew. The men might expect from Cambridge, and they are taking the situation calmly and preparing to make the best out of it. Veteran crews have their disad- vantageS and it is by no means inn possible that Yale should win this race. There is at least nothing a [ pres ent to warrant prediction that liar ward will have any such margin at the finish as she had in 1909.
 There is one encoura ging feature of the situation at Gales Ferry this year and this is the material for the fresh man eight. For the first time in four produced some good rowing material. If this Yale freshman crew is not heard from this year in it's race it will be in subsequent varsity races. Both of the varsity four oars have been reconstructed of late and it is impossible to forecast this race, other than by the fact that here again liar ward will have tremendous advan- tage in big and experienced material.