Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-18

suited in the attendance of about 100
university men and 20 freshmen at
the meeting held last Friday evening
in the gymnasium Capt. Low end Mr..
the coming season. Practice began
Monday for both the University and
freshmen candidates. Guy Nickalls is
expected back within a week, and on
his arrival will Immediately take &C
tive charge of the coaching assisted
bott of Groton. The nucleus about
which this years crew will be built
consists mainly of the eight men who
roWed against Columbia last fall, with
the addition of Sheldon, 1916 ), who
rowed against Harvard, but was I'M
able to report last fall owing to the
fact that he was playing football. Guy
Nickalls sailed last Thursday for the
United States. He has been in Lon
don during the winter helping with the
collections for the Red Cross work
and aiding in the work of enlisting
recruits. This year Nickalls. besides
coaching the university eight, will also
have charge of the freshmen. Last
year E. ]. Giannini, formerly of the
New York Athletic club, took entire
charge of the freshmen squad but his
resignation has added this extra work
to the duties of Nickalls. The man
agement has been particularly fortu-
nate in securing c. D. Wiman, 1915,
who was a valuable aid to Guy Nick
ais last fall as assistant university
and freshman coach. Mr.. Wiman had
originally intended to devote his time
to his business and it was only at the
urgent request of Coach Nickalls and
the members of the Graduate Rowing
Committee that he was prevailed upon
to return. While in college he rowed
on undergraduate class crews and in
his senior year was No. on Yales
championship university eight. Mr..
Wiman will be a valuable asset to the
coaching staff. Mr.. Abbott, the Gro
ton crew coach, who rendered such
able assistance in the coaching last
fall is still in New Haven. His knowl-
edge of the English stroke, a variation
of which is used at Groton, renders
him a valuable addition to the coach
ing staff. He will assist with the
freshmen crew. There is no truth in
the report that James Wray, the for
to take the place of Giannini.
That the Yale battalion will shortly
own a fully equipped armory at Yale
Field and that ground is to be broken
this spring for its construction is the
first definite information that has been
given out by the committee of gradu-
ateS who have taken the project in
charge. A committee of alumni has
become interested in the plan of the
building of an armory for the use of
the battalion; their plans have now
been so far completed that a general
announcement of its construction was
made public this week. The members
of the committee are acting enony-
mously and do not wish to divulge
their names. They have already
however, begun to draw up plans for
the building and raising the necessary
funds for it's construction. The funds
liminary to the preparation of the
plans, several armories in New York
state and Connecticut were examined
Militia officers in the two states as
well as officers in the regular army,
have been consulted as to the proper
type of construction. The present
plans call for a building that will meet
every need of the battalion and will
at the same time be of a very eco
nomlcal nature. A large drill hall will
be the central feature, at least 100 by
200 feet in size. This will be used for
all practice purposes, for ordinary
drill, and for indoor manoeuvres. In
connection with this structure there
will be gun sheds, storage rooms.
locker roms, and shower rooms
feature of the building will be a lee
ture and assembly room, and a gallery
for spectators. Attached to the main
building, but entirely separae from
it, will be a stable of sufficient size to
about 40 horses. In
connection with the stable there will
be a saddlery, a blacksmith shop and
sleeping quarters for the stable men
and caretakers. The entire plant will
be of the most modern construction.
with every accessory. 1t will be spec
tally suited to the needs of the Yale
Battalion and will be a combination
of the best features of several similar
structures. 1t will be large enough
for the natural growth of the battalion
and will in every way be supplied with
perfect sanitation, good lighting, and
convenient arrangements. The light
ing of the main drill hall will be by
side and end windows, this having
been found to be the most satisfactory
method and to be at the same time
cheaper than lighting by sky lights
phe walls of the main building will be
OF hollow tile. covered with cement,
and will be practically of f1reproof ma
terial. The stable will be built of hol-
low tile with the second story of mill
structure, which incidentally is slow
burning. The plans are now being
and Lyman, architects of Buffalo, n.
Y. Duane S. Lyman, 1908 s., a mem
Der of the firm has given his services
in this connection free of charge.
The first step toward the Inaugural
IiOI1 VI uhe 1910 IOOCD2Il season was
taken Friday night when the mem
bers of the football squad assembled
in the University Club at an informal
smoker to meet the new coaches. Cap
tain Black spoke a few Introductory
words, explaining the informal and
Incidental character of the meeting.
Its purpose was merely to meet the
men in charge and there were no flu
ture plans discussed. Walter Camp
spoke very briefly. He was followed
by Coach Sweeney. He emphasized
the fact that real hard work would be
Of the men from the very
outset of the season of practice. He
also spoke of the human note which
he hoped would be struck between
players and catches. T. A D. Jones,
1908 s., who was next introduced by
Captain Black, emphasized the fact
that the team must be one built upon
self sacrifice, and that all who wore
the uniform next fall would be ex-