New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
Much Interest in Dual
Coaching System To Be
Tried at Yale.
VIVIAN NICKALLS IN
WARDS PLACE AT PENN.
No Other Changes Among the
Coaches of University Fights
for Coming Year.

there is much activity in the ro"lhE
rooms. and preparations arc going ahead
rapidlv Cor the production OF the var
eitv oisht-oarcd crews which will up
hold the honor Of ten or q dozen col
lcces I'm the long days OF June. sun
months away. Since the shells were put
IN in the rock after the races last sum-
nc- there have been many changes N
the ranks OF the men who Will be e.
snonsiNlc for the coaching Of The crews.
OF TIC greatest popular interest is the
change that has been effected at Now
Haven. where Guy Nickals and f. j.
Giarirni have taken uD The reins az sue
ceesors to Averin Hartman and Jim
Rodgers. who were head Of the fate
crews for TIE last two wears. Nic|aiIs'
as every one knows, is remembered as
one OF the greatest oars that ONt0td
ever produced and later as crack Lean
der oars,nan and coach. Gianiuni is an
American product and for years has been
head coach Of the New York Athleuc
club crews.
These two viii cooperate IN the pro-
duction Of Yales crews of 1919. The eN-
periment of having two men al work is
q novel one and will be watched with
great deal OF interest Yale crews have
indeed been in bad way for the last 1--WE
or six years. but with the discUrding OF
tho graduate system of coaching and the
adoption OF am out and out professional
scheme. With the modification Of having
a graduate. L. H. ArmsWors. of the
class cr 30. romnally in charge. l"le
Another change of Importance is the
one that has taken place at the OniVer-
sity of Pennsylvania, where Ellis WARD
who had been coach for a score or more
o. years and had turned out three OF the
greatest crews the Hudson has ever seen,
has been succeeded by Vivian NicNails'
q brother OF the man who goes 10 Yale.
IS coach Of the Detroit Boat club crews
, Vivian Nickalls has already made name
FOR himself I'm American rowing. ana
PENNSYLVANIA men are enthusiastic over
The prospects which they see ahead.
Ward. they thought. had grown 100 old
in the last five or six years. and that was
the reason why Pennsylvania crews were
not holding their own in the Poughkecp-
sic regatta. Those who are on the in
side. however feel that Ward was handi-
capped more by lack of men and lack OF
funds than advancing age. For the last
wa or three years he had been allowed
10 take to Poughkeepsie only one or two
substitutes. and the financial Stringency
that was evident there was but a sample
OF what took place throughout the row.
Ing season.
The old adage that a new broom sweeps
clean will probably have another proof at
Pennsylvania this coming year, because
everything is being done TO give Nickalls
good start. Nickalls has shown that
as a coach OF light material he is one of
the best in the business, for his Detroit
crews, although made up Of striplings,
have more than made their mark in
American regattas. To Pennsylvania
men Vivian Nickalls seems even a better
man than his brother Guy. because OF
his long experience on this side OF the
water and his intimate knowledge of con-
ditions among American crews.
Despite his threats to retire, Charles T..
Courtney. at Cornell. runs on. like Tenny-
sons brook forever. Courtney's latest
bulletin has been that he would finish up
his work at Cornell when his contract
ever. to remain with the Ithacans as
sort OF advisory coach, so that he will
not be lost altogether. Jim Rice is hold
ing on at Columbia and will be there for
six or seven years longer. as he has
long term contract. He is not satisfied.
however. with conditions on Mornlngside
Heights, and there have been rumors
that he was trying TO break away. His
friends. however, know that Rice has the
interests of Columbia at heart ana Tor
that reason are trying TO get him the
place at the New York Athletic CluD
which has been made vacant by the re-
tirement of Gianinni.
Although Yale made a desperate at
tempt to vean Jim Ten Eyck away from
Syracuse. and actually did get his prom
,.e fo sign a contract. the Syracuse au-
thorIties came across with an advance In
salary. and therefore Ten Eyck will con-
finn. his duties in the Salt city, which
bt. began u decade ago. Ia point OF We
tories won at Poughkeepsic Ten Eyck
lakes rank with Courtney and Ward be-
cause three Of his Syracuse varsity crews
have crossed the line in the van.
Harry Vail will continue at Wisconsin
for another year at least. While jim
Nyrav is scheduled to remain at Harvard
for three OF four more years Or. J. Dun
can Spaeth. who combines the work OF
professor of English and coach Of the
crews TO the satisfaction OF everybody
~ Princeton. will endeavor to turn out an
other winning Princeton eight. His success
in the three years that Princeton has oeeh
rowing intercollegiate races seems mar
veuous 10 Princeton men and any change
ycould mean instant opposition from
,bem His crews have victories TO their
credit over Harvard. Yale and Pennsyl-
vania. and the only crews that have
taken the measure OF the Tigers are
Columbia. Cornell and Annapolis.
Many have thought that because OF the
restriction Of the Annapolis crews to 70"
races only of the Henley distance that
rowing would shortly find itself abolished
al the Naval Academy. This does not
seem to be the case this year. however,
because Dick Glendon has been retained
as coach. and race has already been
scheduled with the University of Penn
sylvania varsity eight
Although plans Tor the season nave
hardly had chance 10 mature, the
schedules already announced call iortn
promise Of keen racing The big con
tests. OF course. are the intercollegiate
Rowing Association regatta. at Poush-
t..,.fa an lime % and the Harvard