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Captain Bob Cook was in New Haven a few days ago on one of his periodical visits to oversee the work of the Yale crew. A conference of the leading boating men was held in Capt. Woodruff's room to discuss the prospects and plans for the coming spring and also the question of sending a crew to England. Captain Cook intended to take the most prominent candidates for a spin on the harbor in the afternoon, but the stormy weather prevented, so they were compelled to use the tank instead. Captain Bob is always ready to talk about...
...London a crew which will compare favorably with last year's crew, which was considered the best ever representing any college. The makeup of the crew will probably be: No. 1, to be filled; No. 2, Gill, '89; No. 3, Brewster, '91; No. 4, Hartwell, '89; No. 5, Woodruff, '89 (captain), No. 6, Corbin, '89; No. 7, Carter, '87; stroke, Caldwell, '87. There are many strong candidates for the position at bow. Among them, Rhodes, '91, captain of next year's football team, is as promising as any. He pulled No. 3 on his class crew last year...
...Captain Woodruff has an eight-oared crew rowing every day upon the harbor which will be utilized until the ice drives the oarsmen to the tank in gymnasium...
...acknowledged fact that communications have been sent from Yale to Cambridge, (Eng.,) with a view to the settlement of the question of a meeting between the crews of the respective colleges. Captain Woodruff of the Yale crew admits that letters have passed between representatives of the colleges, but denies that such correspondence is official. He further expresses himself as follows in regard to the probability of a successful termination of negotiations...
...last year's crew, Woodruff, Gill, Corbin, Hartwell, and Brewster are now in college, while Carter is expected to join the college soon. Caldwell, Yale's famous stroke, is in the Divinity School and could be easily persuaded to take a seat in the boat...