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RECREA TION. 



corresponding muscles on the other side, 

 in some cases better than the development 

 of the used muscles. 



Dr. J. W. Seaver, of Yale, read a most 

 interesting paper on " The College Athletic 

 Trainer." He attacked the present system 

 of engaging trainers for college teams, and 

 criticised severely the class of men hired 

 for training, and declared a large number of 

 men engaged in some of the best colleges 

 were unfit for their positions. He cited 

 specific instances where men who had few 

 qualifications to recommend them for their 

 work had been hired. 



Dr. Paul C. Phillips, of Amherst, read a 

 paper on " The Kind of Exercise for Col- 

 lege Students," and Dr. D. A. Sargent, of 

 Harvard, one on " The Hygienic Value of 

 Strength Tests." 



After the discussion of these papers a 

 conference was held on the question as to 

 whether credit should be given for gym- 

 nastic training in a college curriculum, and 

 the relation of athletics to gymnastics. 



A committee which was appointed at the 

 last meeting of the Directors reported in 

 favor of continuing the use for another sea- 

 son of the appliances selected last year. The 

 Society will meet next in Boston and pos- 

 sibly within a few months. 



NEWS OF THE CREWS. 



The Cornell crews started in on their 

 spring work in the latter part of January, 

 and are now training every day under the 

 direction of Coach Courtney. 



Captain Fisher's complaint about the lack 

 of interest shown by the Freshmen in regard 

 to aquatics has had the desired effect, and 

 the youngsters now take a strong interest in 

 all their work. 



From what the captain of the crew has 

 said in regard to the choosing of a course for 

 the intercollegiate races, it is easy to see 

 where Cornell would prefer that the contest 

 should take place. Probably Captain Fisher 

 and Coach Courtney will insist on Pough- 

 keepsie. If they do the whole student body 

 of Cornell should back them up. 



Reports from Yale show that of last year's 

 crew Captain Payne Whitney, '98, is the only 

 man who, owing to graduation, will not be 

 able to row this year. The other men who 

 rowed on the '98 crew, and who are back 

 this year are: H. P. Wickes, 'oo No. 2; J. 

 P. Brock, '00, No. 3; R. P. Flint, '99 S, No. 

 4; J. H. Niedecken, 'oo, No. 5; F. W. Al- 

 len, 'oo (captain). No. 6; J. C. Greenleaf, 

 '99. No. 7: W. B. Williams, '00, stroke: and 

 J. McC. Walton, '99 S., coxswain. Of the 

 substitutes, R. A. McGee, '99 S. : G. C. Green- 

 way, '00, and J. W. Cross, '00, are back in 

 college. The indoor work in the rowing 

 tanks began shortly after Christmas. Cap- 

 tain Allen^ says the new material which 

 answered his call for candidates is better than 

 any for several years past, and he thinks the 



Freshmen will turn out an 8 equal to the 

 1900 crew which rowed at Poughkeepsiein 

 '97- 



The Dunham Boat Club is making exten- 

 sive arrangements to turn out an even larger 

 number of scrub crews this year than last. 

 The plan is to pick eights from the different 

 classes, dormitories and eating clubs. There 

 is a special desire to have the Freshmen class 

 turn out a number of scrub crews in order to 

 find all the promising material. These 

 crews, however, will not be allowed to train 

 on Lake Whitney, but will row in the har- 

 bor. 



Harvard rowing, next to that of Cornell, 

 seems to be in better shape than that of any 

 of the other colleges. She has her coaches 

 all selected, and seems perfectly satisfied 

 with them. 



Mr. O'Dea, who coached the Wisconsin 

 crew last year, will train the Harvard 8 for 

 the June races. He did his rowing mainly 

 with Australians and Englishmen who had 

 rowed under the English university colors, 

 and at Henley; and from them he got his 

 ideas of rowing. Mr. O'Dea will make no 

 radical changes in the stroke, as his ideas 

 coincide with the general Harvard rowing 

 theories. It is said that Coach O'Dea does 

 not believe in a very long slide and a short 

 body swing for long distance races. It can 

 be safely said there will be but little change 

 in Harvard's stroke from that of last year. 

 The only changes that may be made will be 

 perhaps less body swing, and some imma- 

 terial shifting of the rigging of the shell. 

 The men went into active training shortly 

 after the holidays. 



The rowing authorities at Pennsylvania 

 are making a great effort to get out all the 

 rowing men in college by promising that 

 merit shall be the only qualification neces- 

 sary for a seat in the boat. It seems peculiar 

 that such a promise should have to be made, 

 or any men of last year's 8 quoted as ex- 

 amples in order to support the statement. 

 If a crew were ever chosen on any other 

 lines it would merit defeat. Possibly this 

 explains why Pennsylvania has not won of- 

 tener. Coach Ward has now had the men in 

 charge for the past 2 months, and has ex- 

 pressed himself as well satisfied with the 

 progress made. 



Captain Mackay of the Columbia 'Varsity 

 called out the crew candidates on January 

 4th. About 125 men responded. Coach Peet 

 immediately took charge, and everything is 

 now moving along smoothly on Morning- 

 side Heights. Of last year's crew beside 

 Captain Mackay, Messrs Oddie. Tilt. 

 Machen, Whigham, Erdal. Shattuck, and 

 McLintock are all trying for places in the 

 '99 boat. 



BASE BALL TEAMS FOR '99. 



There is no question but that the base 

 ball teams of this season will be fully the 

 equals of those of '98. A good many of the 



