New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
Many Veterans in Large
Squad of Candidates
for the Eight.
KENNEDY SELECTS
SWIMMING STARS
Union Gets Three Places on the
AlI.Northeastern League
Basketball Five.

Jim Wray. who has been working
overtime trying 10 figure out his best
combination for varsity eight from
an unusually large and promising squad
of seasoned oarsmen, took advantage of
the ice-free Charles River basin last
week for some good outside work.
The crew has been shifted once more,
and on Tuesday only two men OF last
years eignt-Chandler at stroke. and
Reynolds, at No. 3-were in the shell.
Three Of the other six men who
showed so much promise early in the
practice nave been shifted to the sec
ond crew, although possibly only tenn
po-arily. Soucy. centre rush on the
football team and a member Of last
years freshman eight has replaced W.
Mittendorf at No. s, Harwood gave way
to Gardiner at No. and Morgan's place
wss given TO Talcott.
The Harvard coach mas some splendid
material. and II is gcing 70 be hard
work for him "a. get MS best crew to-
out yesterday for the start of class row.
ing, so that there arc now fourteen
Fights on the river Or these eight rep
resent the freshmen class. The var
sity order now stands:
Murray, bow; Talcott. 2: Reynolds 3;
Gardiner, d: Soucy, .; II. Mittendorf 6,
Schall. Z; Chsnler, stroke.
Harvard's spring football practice be-
gan on Wednesday, when Captain Brick
ley had more than fifty men on Soldiers
Field. Several veterans, however. are
working with the crew and the baseball
and track teams. Percy Haughton will
direct this years practice personally, as
he wants to get the men into condition
early so as to have plenty OF scrimmag
ing little later.
The prospects Of the baseball nine,
which is now out Of doors, have bright
ened considerably with the announce
ment that Rex Hitchcock. who saved
Harvard in the series with Yale last
wear. will be eligible to pitch Without
Hitchcock the Crimson would be weak
in the box.
Jacob Carlson, coach of the Wesleyan
basketball team, has picked an All-North-
eastern League team from Union, WILL
Jams. Colgate and Wesleyan. Union,
which won the league championship after
q tie with Wesleyan, receives three places
out Of five.
In making his selection Mr.. Carlson
wrote:
ain niclSing an All-Northeastern League
team from Williams, Colgate, Union ana
WESLEYAN. | do not hesitate for an IN
slant I'm picking Eaton, of Wesleyan as
right forward and captain OF the team
He is fast on the floor, plays good team
work has an accurate eye for foul shoot-
ing knows the game and Is norm
leader.
For left forward 1 would pick Hodge
Of Williams. lie and Eaton would make
a star combination. Hodge Is worker
fast on his feet, IL a dangerous man IN
game. and makes his opponent watch MN
all the time. -,
Centre is the hardest position TO MI.
Allison, OF Wesleyan, has shot more helu
goals than any other centre in the league
and is an aggressive player, but is SLOW
ON his feet and seldom gets the jump
81 would rot consider Garfield, OF VIII
,ans as he plays more football than bas-
ketbail Johnson. of Colgate, IL better
man than Garfield, but | would not pcsi-
,o.e ~ nickirg Woods Of Lnion. for the