New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
Yale's Boating
Still Undecided
For Final Race
New Haven Oarsmen to
Have Three Weeks Drill
Before 1leeging Harvard

NEW HAVEN. Conn. June s.
Preparations we're completed to-day
fol the departure tomorrow of the
entire Yale rowing squad for its train
ing quarters at Gales Ferry, Sly miles
above New London, on the bank Of tn,
Thames. The oarsmon Will have three
weeks there before their regatta with
Harvard which closes the season for
the Old rivals.
Coach Guy Nickalls Will have general
charge of the party as we'll as Of the
coaching. George Van Santvoord, pro
fessor Of English and former Oxford
oarsman. via look after the freshmen
on the river and in camp. while Johnny
Endcrs, varsity bow oar last year, Will
direct the coaching of the combination
crew. as the new eight is termed which
has been formed this year for the first
time, consisting Of four members OF
the varsity and four of the freshman
squad the substitutes Of these two
groups being utilized in this manner.
incidentally. the only projection Of
the program this year consists Of add
ing this race. and an agreement Of
Yale and Harvard that it shall be an
annual affair. 1t is to take place on
the Thames. June ~. the day before
the formal regatta, and to be rowcd
perhaps q single sculling event. 1t
VIII be rowed upstream. almost across
the river from the quarters of the two
crews.
Many Chankks Made
All the crews will be sent to the
Thames in an unusually unsettled con-
dltlon. The boatings and many other
details of organization have been taken
up anew since Yalc's crushing defeat
by Princeton and Cornell, and will not
ne determined till close upon the day
Of the regatta. The last week half a
dozen changes have been made.
Two of the best oarsmcn in the first
eight, Lovcjoy and Elagg. viii not go
to New London in good physical CON
dit'on. Both are recovering from slight
illnesses. Flagg rowed the first race
Of the season. but underwent a throat
operation and was not regarded in
rugged enough form TO race against
Cornell and Princeton three weeks
ago. lie has since been given trial.
but is still in the second boat. He viii
be used in the two-milc race if he is
not rugged enough TO remain with the
regulars in the four-mic event. He
Is a former Annapolis oarsman.
LVNeJVH SlfSlllly STRAINED ms back
last week. John Schicffclin has been
given his seat at No. s. but the posi-
tlon is entirely unsettled
Another shift made the last week
was the promotion Of Phil Allen jr
from bow to No. 3 in the regular she'll
and of giving bow to Mali. one of the
Nghtest oarsmen of the squad, but one
of the best watermcn. The first eight
will go to New London rowing as fol
lows:
Stroke. Captain Peters; No. T, Dris-
coll; no. 6. Schieffelin; No. 5. Ellis
No. 4. llord; No. 3, Allen No 2, Moul-
ton; bow, Mali; coXswain, Carson.
The second crew is rowing as fol
No. s. Lawrence; No. 5, Rockefeller;
No. 4, Walker; No 3. Robinson; No. 9,
Carman; bow, Whitney; coxswain,
Hadden.
thcneNS Presence Adds Speed
Till after the Princeton race Law
renee was at stroke in this crew, but
the promotion of Ward Cheney to this
scat has given the boat added speed
Cheney strokcd the freshmen last year
Rockefeller has just been promoted to
a position IN the shells. He would
have been in the first boat last year
but for an attack of appendicitis
The freshmen made rather sorry
showing against Cornell and Prince
ron, but have shown marked improve
mcnt under the reorganization plans
and the changes ordered in makeup
It's present makeup is as folows
Stroke, Platt; No. 7, Russell; No. 6,
Polly; NO. 5, Gates; No. 4. c. Trow-
bridge; No. s, +. Trowbrdge; No 2,
Jackson; bow, Wheeler; coxswain,
Chase.
The second freshman eight, rrom
which four substitutes will be en-
for the combination crew race, w
ing as follows: Stroke, Freemal No.
I. licCrca; No. 6, Chetlain; No. !, Mock
we'll; No. 4, Flintsch; No. 9, Bigelow;
No. 2, Bentley; bow, Turck; coXswain,
Clark.
The Yale third crew, from which
the four varsity substitutes will be
taken, is made up as follows: Stroke
Heminway; No. T. Benson; No. 6,
Cowles; No. 5. Gibson; No. 4, Taggart;
No. 8, McIIenry; No. 2, Janeway; bow,
Spencer; coXswain. Robertson.
Heminway has been given the seat
at stroke in this crew only the last
week. succeeding Boocock He stroked d
the Yale $50 pound crew at the Ameri-
can Henley regatta last Saturday.