Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-15
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YALE VARSITY CREW
PENNSYLVANIA VARSITY CREW

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Yale will meet for the fifteenth time
this afternoon on the Schuylkill In the
first rowing races Of the intercollegiate
will meet the same number from the
Blue. namely. 15O-pound, junior var
sity and varsity.
The varsity race will start at 4 30
with the junior varsity at 4 and the
80 at 3 80.
Jim Rugh. who has been rowing No.
6 on the junior varsity eight at Penn
ever since the Oarsmen went outdoors,
was unable to leave the University Hos
pital yesterday afternoon as the result
of an infected foot, and Coach Wright
will start Muggler in his seat.
The inability of Rugh to row gave
Wright an opportunity to decide which
will be the varsity crew this afternoon.
The Red eight, or what has been known
as the varsity, will start this afternoon
in the feature event.
Muggler in Rugh's Place
Muggler. who goes to the second var
sity boat. is veteran from last year.
though not varsity man. He has been
| rowing on the third varsity all this
year and is in excellent shape. He
showed to advantage yesterday. rowing
him to do every bit Us we'll as Rugh has
been doing. Muggler weighs 100
pounds, while Rugh weighed 1855. For
that reason Muggler got the call over
Williams. who weighs but 166 pounds.
Yesterday afternoon Wright had all
three eights on the Schuylkill tuning
up. Starts and padding consumed the
best part of an hour. after which
Wright lectured to the twenty four
men who will carry the Red and Blue
this afternoon.
through a workout yesterday afternoon
and announced after the race that his
crews were in excellent shape, ready for
the race Of their lives.
The Yale contingent. from the last
assistant manager up to the coach. is
optimistic over the results of the races
this afternoon.
Two Philadelphia boys are members
Of the Eli crews. They are Norman
Freeman, stroke of the varsity. and
Jack Freeman. stroke Of the 15O- pound
crew. They live at 1882 Spruce street,
and preped at st. Paul School.
Yale Confident
To man they expect victory over
Penn. This is the first year for Jim
Corderry who is assisted bv his br ,ther
George. Last year Guy Nickalls the
Englishman, tutored the New Haven
eights, but after the defeat by Penn
he was supplantcd by the Australians.
The captain Of the Yale crews Is
Langhorne Z. Gibson, son of Charles
Dana Gibson, the artist. He Is rowing
number , in the varsity crews.
The three Yale crews will line up
this afternoon as follows:
First varsity-FHw. Leslie: No. Q,
Ellis; No. 3. Littler: No. /. Sheffield ;
No. 8, Gibson; No. 6. Rockefeller; No.
Z, Haldeman; stroke, John Freeman
coxswain, Chase.
Second varsity-Bow. Whitney; No.
9, Cheney; No. 3. Russell: No. 4. Car
man; No. ). Haines: No. 6. Goodwin
No. Z, Spencer; stroke, Ewing; cox
swain. Thomas.
15O- pound crew-Bow. Minor; No.
2. Folger: No. 3. Law: No. 4, Colgate
No. 8. Riker; No. 6, Jones: No. Z.
Archibald; stroke. \. Freeman: cox
swain, Barnard.
The $50. pound eight is the first in
the history Of Yale as far as regular
racing Is concerned. Last year the
Ellis entered lightweight crow in the
Henley here, but did not include it as
part of its racing program with the COL
leges in scheduled meets.
The Penn cights will be seated as
follows:
Varsity--Roberts. bow; Howell, o;
Swan. 3; Chambers, 4 Waidner, 8;
Wheeler. 6; Jell!nek. :: Mattison,
stroke. and Chase, coxswain.
Junior Varsity-Rosenburg. bow
Day, .: French. 3: Singer, 4 Liefield,
3: Muggler, g; Kicker, I: NIedholdt,
stroke, and Kennedy, coxswain.
15O-pound-Wagner, bow: Reattie,
.; Hem, 3 Chesney. 4; Rohlfng, 8;
Olcott, Q; Teaf. Z: Barnhardt stroke,
and Shumway. coXswain.
Barnhart, the Penn captain. will row
on the second eight. the first time in
years captain has not rowed on q
varsity crew in an important race.