The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
YALE NOW HOPES TO
BEAT HARVARD CREW
Remarkable Improvement IL
Shown by Varsity Since De-
feat at COrnell's Hands.
RECORD Is APPROACHED
Time Trials on Thames Excel
CrimsOn's-Big Race
on Friday.

GALES FrRRy. Conn, June l3.-Certain
happenings and Developments In the Yale
rowing camp. which have been hoped for
devoutiy during a long period OF ID
vers!ty on the water. have transpired at
last here and the spirit OF the oarsmen.
the coaches, the graduates. and even the
coll tgans back In New Haven. is that OF
optimism almost expectation OF su-
premacy on the Thames Friiay. II IL
such remsrksbi> evolution from the
near despair following the experiences OF
the second crew at Philadelphia and the
varsity at ithaca that only very matte.
Of fact analysis OF the situation convinc 8
followers OF the crews that Yale seems
to nave very excellent prospect. Pres
poets are dashed to the ground easily, but
they are all one can go by.
In the first place Yale closes its last
week Of practice rowing tonight with
certain definite accomp. shments and
reasonable hopes Guy Mex Ills has pu,
into the varsity boat e!ght oarsmen who
are without the shadow OF Il doubt the
most powerful and enduring men on the
entire squad. Not man sits in tbs shell
because he shows good form or because OF
any other reason save his physical quail
fcations for the gruelllng encounter OF
June 10. Each man IL rowing In fair
form, the eight has demonstrated excellent
staying qualiti,s. the time rows have
been pho nomenal, and II anything goes
wrong next week 1t will be because the
men have been driven too hard.
Right here one must take into account
the unusual personality OF Nlckalls, the
coach, which Is the chief factor In the
development OF this unique situation at
Gales Ferry. He Is man OF dominant
character. unusual nrmness and 10 an
indefatigable worker. Persona ly he 10 OF
giant strength. keeps In prime condition
by rowing ten niles before breakfast in
his single scull and running later in the
day with the coxswa!ns TO keep down
their weight in addition to rowing on the
river when coaching his crews. He ex-
poets every oarsman 10 stand as much
as he does,
How yer. ne is a keen Judge OF men
and the graduate advisers have faith In
his discretion and believe he will send
his Fights out upon the river next Fri
day ready for the race. trained down to
the minute and able to do the best that
| IS in them.
1t was Saturday. June 6, when the first
display OF power came from the varsity
at Gales Ferry. That day. rowing down
str am with a quarter.ng wind and the
| tide, the eight covered the four miles in
10 minutes 81 seconds. The freshmen
made the two miles in 10 minutes s sac
onds defeating the second crew by Ave
boat lengths. This never was equalled by
Harvard crew and has been touched
only three times In the long history OF
the ELI oarsmen on the river. UndC r
picked conditions OF wind and tide any
crew that makes time row on the
Thames course In under u minutes IL fast,
below 20 minutes Is making records.
AA.f sAA.A laa haA
a new spirit abroad In the Yale camp
and a deve opment that eliminated In
more excellent time rowing In the dusk
of evening early this week, with a light
following breeze and fiat tide, the var
sity rowed up stream In II minutes 20
seconds and finished ST. ong without a man
displaying any effects from the ordeal.
Thursday night under conditions Identical
the Crimson varsity took The same course
and the time caught was 20 minutes IS
seconds, or more than minute slower.
Yale men are not Understanding the
ability OF Harvard's oarsmen and II Ia
concedC that the Crimson boats are pow
erfully manned, but there 81 ems to be
lacking. In the varsity eight at least. Jus,
that sub. quality which Is 10 nckle and
yet so essential. the ability to forge the
shell forward In record time without sac
r!fic.ng too much stamina or fo'm. How
ever. Harvard will make splendid show
'ng next Friday and In the face OF the
dscouraging conditions met during the
season al Yale until about June 8 It Ia
hard to realize that the cent Crimson
swoen % tive river NAV not be repeated,
Life In the rowing camps has added 4
the weight OF the men In the Harvard
shell, more than pound per man or
the average. Yale's oarsmen, pn the he
hand. have lost weight In about the SAM
proportion. The torrid sun and f'bsenc'
of the usual fresh breexes sxperienced II