New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

conditions permit.
The Yale freshmen, who are being {
coached this year by George Corderry,
brother of the head coach. have been
at work on the machines since the
third week in November. this phase of
early training being compulsory for
them. A few members of the varsity
squad have worked indoors during this
period, but they were not required to
do so. For the varsity candidates the
real indoor grind has just begun. They
arc now working on the machines in
regular crew formation.
1t is the intention of Coach Cordcrry
70 take four varsity and three fresh
man crews to the Yale quarters at
Derby, Conn, just as soon as the
Housatonic is clear Of ice. That will
mark the beginning of the outdoor
training campaign. The class crews
will remain a. work on the machines
until about April l..
Preparations for the 1922 season
actually began on the second day of
last October. when meeting of crew
candidates was called. More than 300
men reported. Thereafter three var
sity crews, together with the 15O- pound
crew, had six weeks Of rowing on the
Housatonic. At the same time the
class crews had five weeks practice on
the harbor al New Haven.
To Build Three Crews
The material from which jim Cor
derry will put together Grst-inc
varsity eight this year is bigger,
heavier and altogether moro promising
than 1t has been in the last decade, ac-
cording to the experts who have looked
over the field. From this material
Corderry expects to build up three
formd liable varsity crews.
The captain of this years eight is
Langhornc Gibson. OF this city, who
rowed No. 5 in the 1922 boat. He
stands six feet ono inch and, weighing
1885. was the heaviest man in last years
crew. He prepared at St. Marks and
IS senior at Yale. He is tho son Of
Charles Dana Gibson, the artist Cap
tain Gibson succeeds S. Y. Hord
OF last years eight, in addition to
Gibson. there remain !. Freeman, who
stroked the crew that defeated Har-
ward last June; W. u. Haldeman, who
rowed No. 7; Russell, No. 3; !. T. Car
man, No. 9. and W. Leslie jr bow. If
they make the crew this year it will
give the boat five oars Of two or more
years experience.
At this early date it would seem
that all these veterans have an cx-
cellent chance Of winning seats in the
1922 combination, with the possible cx-
ception of Carman, who recently un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis.
If he is in condition TO row it is pos
sible that he may make the boat.
Last years freshman eight is intact
and both the Cordcrrys expect this
crew to make a fine showing this year.
The freshmen improved rapidly toward
the latter part Of last season and their
showing on the Thames when they
beat wards tirst-year boat provided
one Of the big surprises of that classic
regatta. The Harvard freshman COM
bination was generally regarded as the
best Of the year and was heavily
backed to defeat Yale
Football Stars Report
Through graduation the Yale varsity
loses the services of Hord, Carson,
Dllworth and Payson, but the material
from which these vacancies will be
filled would seem to indicate that the
1922 boat will have greater power than
that or last year
Many football men are making bids
for places in the varsity. among them
being Into, Miller, Ryan and Sturm
They will. naturally, have to improve
with great rapidity if they are to pull
their weight and win the seats of the
more experienced oars. Among the
candidates there are several members
of last years combination crew who
are showing considerable promise
! There are also several Of last years
freshmen who are going to put up a
hard fight for seats in the varsity shell
Among the most promising candi
dates for the varsity she'll, not includ-
ing the remaining regulars Of 1921, are
Haines, Rockefeller, Lttler. Sheffield
Whitney, Ives and McCrea Ives
stroked the freshman eight of last year
Three new boats, two shells and one
barge. have been ordered, and will be
delivered early in the spring. The
shells are being built at Putney, Eng
land, and the barge at Cambridge,
Mass. Two dozen sets of oars are also
coming from Putney. A new coaching
launch has been presented TO the Yale
navy, and will be in commission when
the crews begin work on the Housa-
tonic. The Yale crews will row with
DelRldu SWlNelS lnSledQ OF tne tnOlo
pins. The men will continue using the
English stroke. although Corderry's in
depreciation of it is considerably dif-
ferent from that of Guy Nckals, who
coached the varsity last year until
short time before the Thames regatta.
While the dates of some of the re-
gattas in which Yale crews will engage
next season have not been definitely
fixed, the campaign will probably open
on April Is, when the first and second
varsities will row against Pennsyl-
vania. On Saturday. April 20, the var
sity and freshman eights meet Colum-
bia on the Harlem River, while the
three -cornered regatta between the
varsity and freshman crews of Yale
Princeton and Cornell will be held at
Derby on May 10. This should be one
of the most interesting rowing events
Of the year.
May Hold Schoolboy Regatta
The season reaches its climax on
Friday, June 30, with the big Yale
Harvard regatta at New London. 1t
is very probable that races will be ar
ranged for the 150pound crew on the
day of the Yale Princeton Cornell re-
gatta at Derby, and an effort is being
made to hold a championship class crew
race with Harvard on that day also.
There is some possibility of a school
boy regatta being held at Derby the
week before the triangular meet.
The vast and almost magic improve
ment wrought in the Yale varsity last
year after Guv Nickalls RESIGNED and