Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-20
YALE swings TO
ENGLISH STYLE
OF ROWING
Buys British Shell Besides
Adopting Stroke of Men from
Across the Water-Boat Is
ide-RigJed "

NEW HATEN.--In putting into ex-
ecution plans for adopting in detail
the English system of rowing, Yale
has gone to the extent of bringing to
this country an English shell, side.
rugged, and trying it with view of
adopting it for spring work.
The shell has just arrived, has been
rugged and boated and was last week
fused by crew made up from the
varsity SQUAD. Its operation was crit
ically watched. by Head Coach Jim
Rodgers and other members of the
Yale row. ing committee will witness
its adapi alton to American rowing. 1t
was purchased In England the past
tall by Payne Whitney, who was a
former Yale oarsman and crew cap.
fain and who is now a member of the
Yale rowing committee
He visited England to look over
rowing systems there. in connection
with other matters that occasionedI
his trip and looked over the various
beats as well az the rowing strokes
and oars used. The shell which I'M
pressed him was the model which has
been used by the Leander crew in
winning its races for the grand chal-
lenge cup for years He bought al
shell of this type and it will be given
a thorough test by the Yale rowing
authorities.
The boat; differs from the lines of
most American college shells in that
it has slight bulge, but the fact
that it is side-rigged makes its in.
~ For. 49, s~v,
en- important event in Yale aquatic
history. and of interest to the inter-
ollegiate world The fact that IL
was used by Leander crews makes it
the ideal English model to follow.
Jim Rodgers, the Yale head rowing
coach, said that not only would the
fside-rieged shell be used, but that the
thole pin, which is employed by Eng
lish oarsmen, would be introduced
during the series of experiments
which are being made. At present
the outraged of American make and
fashion is retained in the Shell.
The introduction of the new Eng
lish.built and rugged boat, with side
rig interior and thole pins instead of
outriggers, indicates the extent to-
which Yale has swung its efforts to
follow English models for revising its
rowing system. ..-
The English stroke was adopted last
year and was taught as accurately as
1t was possible TO instruct it. An
American-made and rugged boat was,
however, used in the race at New
London. The English stroke was
studied by Averill Hartman, son of
the late Edward H. Hartman, who
was coacL of the freshman crew. He
spent month last spring in the
camps of the English crews on the
Thames. ..-.~.
1t was also announced today that
Head Coach Rodgers would take a.
trip to England at once to continue
THE study of English rowing methods.
Iale's fall rowing is closed and the
oarsmen will give their entire time
10 the semfannual scholarship exami-
! Eations, which begin in two weeks.
After the Christmas holidays the win
I ter work OF the oarsmen will be re-
| sumed
Coach Rodgers will find opportuni-
ties for studying the English rowing
i liOSI IdNOEdDlc DIS luIS IlHlS DIS tue
coaches of the Oxford and Cambridge
shells are busy getting them into
| form for their annual races in March.
| They are at the period of mastering
| the elements of the stroke and of be-
ginning work as a finished crew and
every advantage is promised the Yale
| coach in his yisit.
! Hartman has been made university
coach for the coming season at Yale.
nd with Rodgers, is coaching the
crews daily. They have developed
he oarsmen a. the fall practice and
/ have been aided by Lippincott. AT
| Ginson and Bryce. who have been
| varsity substitutes, but who are pre-
vented for some reason or other from
| rowing al present. These three win
/ assist in the training of the crews
| turing the spring.