Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-16
LIGHT EIGHT FOR
YALE NEXT YEAR.
Fall Rowing Develops Good Stroke Oar
4 Will Depend on Light Men,

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'"rhe fall rowing season at Yale has
proved that we have a good stroke oar
and that we shall have to depend on
Lighter crew than Yale has had in
rnany years" said Coach Mather Alb
bott, commenting on the fall rowing
season.
The races proved. Coach Abbott
said. that the Housatonic is one Of the
best racing stretches in the country.
Although recitat!ons conf1icted with
tbs work of the three university crews.
trial G~gfts, as they were called. the
final race was one OF the closest ever
held on the farbor, the crew stroSed
by Hyatt finishing in the lead. The
first sophomore crew was easily the
most successful of the class Fights.
Nearly $50 freshmen reported for the
1929 crew work.
scheme in rowing. Early in the fall
all Of the upper classTnen, including
the members Of last years crew, were
/ divided up into ten crews, which were
/ made as egen as possible After
weeks rowing five good crews were
! picked, and the rest of the men were
| divided Up again.
after three weeks, three first crews
were selected, while the others were
allotted to the various class crews.
I These three first crews were called
| the university trial Fights. The
/ senior class crew was conspicuous ny
| its absence one of the reasons for this
/ being of course, that many seniors
| were on the trial Fights. But the
j rowing authorities feel that the senior
| class has many more rowing mem
| bers than showed up at the river this
/ fall.
! The three trial Fights, owing to the
| conflict of lecture hours in the after
| noon, had great difficulty in keeping
| thei, boats together. This was great
/ detriment to their improvement as
| crew. The same crew must row to-
\ gether every day if the crew is to de-
i velop speed. In spite of this handi-
/ cap the trial crew race in the fall re-
Il gatta was ore of the closest races ever
held on the harbor. The crew stroked
i by Hyatt won by a small margin.
"Fhe class crews unfortunately
one junior crew. The first sophomore
as their lectures permitted their row.
II ing together each day, developed rap
Il idly, and SO distinguished themselves
II in the class race at the regatta, which
they won easily, and they were select
I ed by Mr. Nlckalls as one of the crews
to go to the Eousatonic for the post
season regatta.
'sIn the freshman department this
season was one of pronounced sue
cess, nearly $50 turning out. At one
time there were IS crews on the water
These were reduced by elimination t.
nine. The first two crews, CONSISTING
of ST PauPs and Choate school oars
with a few additions from southern
rowing schools, got together rapidly
and were soon having trial spins witt
the university Fights. This crew wal
also selected to enter the posts season
regatta.
IAN innovation this year was th'
post season regatta on the Housatonic
On Saturday, Nov. II. two races wer'
held over the new two mile course
The university crew stroksd by Cap
tain Meyer defeated the first sopho
more by a few feet and in the secont
race the university crew stroked b.
Hyatt defeated the freshmen by |
length of open water. The freshmen
were length ahead OF the universit.
y crew stroked by Allen.
These races proved to the satisfac
i ton Of the coaches that the Housa
" tonic is one of the best racing stretche
in America. The fall rowing Seasol
has also proved that we have a goo
| stroise oar and that we shall have t
depend on a lighter crew than Val
has had in many years.
Wood to Captain Yale Soccer Team.
New Haven. Conn, Dec. 15.-Mere
Hath B. Wood of New York city wa
n elected captain of the Yale socce
4 Ia foot hall team TONIGHT.