New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
ICE DEALS BLOW
TO YALE CREW
Guy Nickalls Orders Rest
Until Men Can Row in
the HarbOr.

New Haven, March ll.-Yale crew
hopes have received a setback as a re-
suit Of the continued cold weather,
which has covered New Haven Harbor
near the Adee boathouse with SIX
inches Of ice. ..
In consequence Of the impossibility
Of getting shells into the water Guy
Niekalls, the head coach OF the Yale
crews. has ordered the twenty varsity
men who show the most polished form
10 take a rest. The rest Will continue
until it is practicable 10 row IN the
harbor The vacation Will probably
last ten days, as there are few lndl-
cations of warmer weather
Nickalls was very anxious TO get ms
men at work on the water at an early
date this year, for Yale IS scheduled TO
row two Pennsylvania. crews at fnl IA
delphia on the SchuylAll on April y
and the Pennsylvania crews have al
ready been working on open water lot
two weeks. Several attempts have
been made this week 10 open up the
ice hacked way TO the harbor with dy-
Mantle. but they have been unsuccess-
Since the abolition Of the indoor
tank. in which the men have formerly
rcwed. the Yale osrsmen cannot "get
tho feel" Of water on their oars until
thew actually begin 70 row in q shell.
/ Sickalls discontinued the use OF the
old indoor tank this season because
he thought it slowed up the men IN
their stroke. 4.
had IL been possible 70 install an e!ec-
,ric nropeller 10 circulate the water
- s;mulste conditions in the Quln-
n;n,sc River. but this was found TO be
Unavoidable. The oarsmen who nave
raeaivsd vacation include Captain
catb Low and the others who had
Isrd work last fall in preparation LOT
70 ,ecs with Columbia They nave
iesrred practically all they can on the
ING machines, in the opinion OF the
coscb Nickal!s will devote, all OF ms
otten.ion for the next ten Gays 70 1ho
60, Who are lc no in need OF coHchin X
An importar1 change has been maze aa
this wear in The lale suohe; 10y,
stroke which Coach Nickails ~ NJ"
teaching his men is practIcaIly We 9PoiISS
Oxford stroke, such as harcyui r.y
and G. " Kirby. taught the S WiIi,sH
zen In 1918. In that year o.
i.He~;ii Hartman. head crew coaeh' IN
,,i,sd Gold and Kirby 10 help MN eoSeH
the NC" .. season the English stroke
ndoned Temporarily in favor OF
~ Cook stroke, which was useu
tne vale crews in the late oos' ior
10 Vale crew Of 1913 did not WIN over
IT, following years results were no
h..,.y bowever, and Guy NlcHAI's
ser,.ices were obtained ana tneIe
} re,nrn 10 a modified form OF the Ems
iisb stroke. This stroke Droubnt 49, -
spccess. for Nickalls has put "an,''' 20
3 crew on the river Tor TWO in..ho,ed
succession. Last year ne - , used
- s.-oke sornewhat over that
,ayiou. wear. and this season ne
she l,d.red II heightened stu iuithett
re- i.rothening takes place AT Do1u
~ -, ,bc sweep. for the men star
~ forward and end leaning iurth.
Iu'tH' A ouick "catch" ~ DeIhg
.,,ee.ed also in the coachin IL. -.
Tbo sea,ing Of the first VARSITY; AZ
80. were rowing prior 20 Nloh1iIs >
ny o., rest. was: STROKE, 10"
Wtt,,elsev; 6, Meyer; D. SturteVah'
S..idon. 3, McNaughton; z, hoslt]
~" how Gnfllan. Probably NE pom pom
IN no, be kept seated IN TINS iasn'V 20
g.. Ing for II will be necehshiy "
~ ont new men at stroke. , o..
likely man for the cshtie 80 On
bost ~ 800 crew. but was forced 70
t as years vacation later on os see4en
e. Door health. lie IL on e@S on The
"s,smsn ard made reputation ." s, I"o
Winne,o,a Boat Club crew So O., ,ySr.
,bs tentative seating Of me h.a bec,
,,ty. none Of the other poS,s 10" wsi,inv
made np az get. for NicEa,Is 80 70 row
for warm weather ana cH""'
,n the hsrbOr.