Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-23
NICkALLs MAY LEAVE YALE
Ensnh Coach that Brought Victory to Blue Varsity Has Made Other Plans-Praises Appleton in the Judgment He Used as Stroke Oar Captain Denegre Hailed Hero, Too.

From condition of chaos Yale rowing has been transformed into a vitalized system which is regarded as en permanent basis through Yale's eyelashl finish over Harvard. There is stil! Hfsach doubt who will be in charge Yf Yale's coaching the coming season, but there is none oyer the stroke that the crews will try to row. It will be the same that Jack Appleton passed bapk F5fday at New London.
 Nhe ale crew captain and the new rowing committee will not get to work right away. but it can be stated that auy NickaIls, the English coach who gave Yale stroke that finally won from Harvard after seven years of waiting, has been approached on the question of returning to Yale another year. and has stated that he has al ready taken up other plans Whether he can De induced to abandon them
 fale is uncertain. Of course. no for mai offer has been yet made him, al- though scores of alumni have ex- pressed a cordial hope that he will be leun9 here another season, and he 1as frankly pointed out to them that he promised to come here for one sea- son only. and has already become in- Volved in a project in England. The demand from Yale men that the coach who has finally secured some
 
 as head coach Is strenuous, and 1t re- mains, to be seen how the rowing com mItEee, which will be announced in Q few weeks. will meet the situation. One of the features of the situation iS Q demand that the services of Jack Appleton, stroke of the crew in the sensational race. be utilized as one of the Yale coaches the coming year. Young Appleton is the greatest hero at Yale. for an undergraduate is a greater hero than 8 coach here in New Haven. It Is known that 1t was Ap- pleton,s judgment in stroking that was the greatest factor in Yale's victory. I have never seen a stroke oar in my life who used such judgment as Appleton did" said Nickalls Saturday in speaking of the race. Young Ap- pleton has made rowing a life study and should make an ideal coach, 1t is felt at Yale"
 When it is recalled that two years ago he was completely crippled from infantile paralysis and that it was not certain whether he could ever walk again. it will be realized how remark able his performance last Friday. For months it was believed that he would never row again, but he kept up con shstent training in the gymnasium and joined the crew squad in January, finally rounding into physical condi- tfon.
 He is the son of Robert Appleton. the publisher and former Yale oars man and captain. whose crew, by the way, in 18S6 set the upstream record for the Thames of e0m., 46s.,S which stands today. His son Jack Stroked the eight that has since come the near est to cracking it.
 Next to young Appleton. Bayne Denegre, the captain and captain elect, who did not row in the race is the chief Yale hero. No former Yale captain has taken coaches advice and retired because of some technical de- feet in his watermanship, and Dene- gre's self sacrifice has left Yale memory. Yale loses four of the pres ent eight by graduation. McHenry. Ap- pleton, Rogers and Titus. McHenry is one of the finest oarsmen who have pulled a Yale sweep in years and his loss will be especially felt Cord Meyer. the freshman stroke, will probably win that position in the varsity next sea- son. Fitzpatrick and Wonder Rupp, who were unable to row with the var sity Friday. will be in the boat next year. it is believed.