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There have been no changes in the personnel of the university crews this week and none is expected for a time. Coach Collyer says the boatings are for the purpose of getting several likely looking combinations used to each other and getting them rowing together. None will be chosen as the university crew until after the inlet breaks up and outdoor practice begins. That is at least a month...
Cornell's representative on the board of stewards, Charles E. Treman, is expected to give approval of a plan to reduce the course at Poughkeepsie from four to three miles, if such a plan comes before the stewards at the meeting next week. Though Coach Courtney and Cornell rowing men generally favor reducing the length of the race--some of them to two miles--Cornell is not likely to initiate a movement to bring it about, but will support the plan if it is put forward by some other steward...
Pennsylvania oarsmen have ordered a new eight-oared shell from Davy, the boat builder of Cambridge. It will be of the swivel type and will embody a number of Coach Wright's own ideas. Last year Pennsylvania used the tholepin, but Wright has had more experience with the swivel, having been accustomed to this type of rigging when coaching the Argonaut Club of Canada. At present it is planned to let the oarsmen have two weeks practice on the Delaware before leaving for the final bit of training at Poughkeepsie. In this way Wright believes he will accustom...
Indications at Brown point to one of the best track teams of recent years. The squad now numbers 140 men, and Coach Hahn expects to uncover some excellent new material, J. M. Williams is considered one of the most promising of the short distance men. Anna, one of the football team, also has shown pronounced ability. He is at present performing well in the pole vault and promises to be one of the best of the broad jumpers. Both of these men are of the first-year class. Other freshmen who are expected to prove of value are Palmer, Crouch...
Yale has secured A. Bortili to develop the fencing team. He was formerly coach at Annapolis. The fencing schedule for the Blue this season includes, in addition to the intercollegiate competition, matches with the Springfield Y. M. C. A. College, Bowdoin, Columbia, Annapolis, Pennsylvania and the University...