New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14

| available. Mackmiller. who rowed IN lSiV'
and who was put out of the boat Tor IN
| fraction of the training rules last sprl's'
has reported FOR practice again. Vail has
a full crew of experienced oarsmen' lie
also has an exceptional freshman crew
The men who are available for the l9l-
varsity eight are: Templeton. bow Rogers
No. Q; Sjobolon, No. g.; Roberts. No q
Wood. No. &; Pollock. No. s. and Samp'
Perry and Mackmiller. in addition to all the
nen in the 1914 freshman boat.
lin Ten Eyck at Syracuse Will make the
most of the veterans In the crew that he
has chosen for his first varsity, only three
veterans having places. They are THUR
ston. at stroke Rabbit. at No. 2. and
Gregg. the bow man. Crimmins who is 10
row No. g. was at three in the four Dared
last year. while Mahan at No. .. and fuch
at No 6. were varsity substitutes. HI
finger. No. Z. and Robins, No L. were grad
uated from the "a freshman boat. This
crew will average in the neighborhood OF
ia pounds and has plenty OF power
With six OF last years varsity com
bination TO begin work with, jim Nray
has hopes Of turning out another successful
Harvard crew. Captain Cutler No. . aho
Lathrop wilmington. No. :, are the only
men lost by graduation. Wray has been
trying TO change the Harvard stroke aho
is at present coaching his men to make
longer reach and pull through further thar
they have been in the custom OF doing
This is a point that Wray has picked W
from Courtney, and he will use 1t against
the Courtney crew in the coming triangu-
lar regatta between Harvard. Cornell ana
Princeton on the Charles River Basin or
May Is.
OF the men in the Harvard boat. Newton
Strong and Metcalf have rowed together
for three years and have not lost race &c
Yale. Newton was at stroke last year
but has been shifted to No. z. TO make q
place for Chanler. who rowed at Elton. and
when he came 10 Harvard was in the 1911
freshman boat for a while.
The crew is made up as follows: Balch
bow: Stratton. No. .; Reynolds. No. 3
Goodale No. 4: Metcalf. No. 3; Strong, No
g. Newton, No. Z, and Chanler, stroke.
Although Yale has three veterans OF last
years crew still In the university, the new
graduate coach. ]. o. Rodgers. at the pres
ent stage Of the game has placed only two
Captain Romeyn and Philbin-in the var
slty BOAT. SCully, the one leftover, mas peer
relegated to the second boat. and four OF
last years victorious freshman squad have
been r1tted into the varsity combination
together with j. a. Appleton. stroke Of The
four-oared crew, and Freeman. a new man
The crew is rowing with Gore at bow
Appleton No 2; Stevenson. No. 8; Philbin
No. I; Romeyn, No. s. Denman. No. g.
Freeman. No :, and Lippincott stroke
Lippinctot was stroke of the freshman
: four-oared crew last year. while Gore
| Stevenson and Denman were in the fresh
man eight. Captain Romeyn has his old
place at No. 5. and Philbin rowed No.
in the eight a year ago
The squad has plenty OF enthusiasm, but
Rodgers seems to have gone back too far
TO revive an Anticipated method of row.
| ing. Whether he is successful only the
results at New London will tell.
II is Impossible al this time TO say any
| thing in reference TO the freshman squads
as they are altogether untried. Columbia
| Cornell, Wisconsin and Harvard on paper
| seem to have the best material among
| the various entering classes.