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RECREA TION. 



reasons stated above; namely, that she 

 considers Poughkeepsie the better course 

 of the 2, and because she is a member of the 

 intercollegiate association which has de- 

 cided to hold its race on the Hudson. Yale 

 and Harvard decline to join the intercol- 

 legiate association, and decline to accom- 

 modate Cornell in the matter of coming to 

 Poughkeepsie in order that the Ithacans 

 may have a fair chance in both races. 



The whole question is one of courtesy, 

 and it seems to Recreation that Yale and 

 Harvard, in view of the defeats they have 

 suffered at the hands of Cornell during the 

 past 2 years, should accommodate the Itha- 

 cans who acted in so manly a way when the 

 arrangements for former seasons were be- 

 ing considered. 



The stewards of the intercollegiate row- 

 ing association, Professor B. I. Wheeler, of 

 Cornell, Thomas H. Keath, of the Universi*- 

 ty of Pennsylvania, and J. A. Merkleham, of 

 Columbia, held a meeting in New York 

 City to decide on a date for the June races 

 at Poughkeepsie. On account of the in- 

 ability of the representatives of the Pough- 

 keepsie Board of Trade to make any defi- 

 nite propositions, no arrangements were 

 concluded at the meeting. However, the 

 representatives of the West Shore Railroad 

 agreed to provide the proper traffic facili- 

 ties and advertise extensively. 



The stewards said it was probable that 

 the University of Wisconsin would enter 

 a crew in the regatta, and that the Uni- 

 versity of Toronto might accept an invita- 

 tion to enter an eight. Yale and Harvard 

 are to be invited to race on the Hudson. 



Dr. E. F. Gallaudet, stroke of the '92 and 

 '93 Yale crews, is to act as head coach of the 

 Yale navy this year, and with Captain Al- 

 len will train the crew candidates. The fol- 

 lowing graduates will assist in the coach- 

 ing: Alfred Cowles '86, Dr. John Rogers 

 '87, Percy Bolton '89 S., G. S. Brewster '91, 

 S., Dr. J. A. Hartwell '92 S., Dr. S. B. Ives 

 '93, F. A. Johnson '94 S., R. Armstrong 

 '95 S., George Langford '97 S., Payne 

 Whitney '98 and J. O. Rogers '98. 



It is planned that one of the above named 

 men shall be in New Haven each week, but 

 their suggestions and coaching will be 

 made through Dr. Gallaudet, in order to 

 avoid confusion. Any talk about Mr. Cook 

 coaching the crew this season is said to be 

 without foundation. 



The members of the Harvard Boat Club 

 have decided to ask the New York gradu- 

 ates who have already subscribed toward 

 the 'Varsity boat house, to select a name for 

 the new boat club. The following have 

 been elected as officers of the new club: 

 President, G. O. Clark, 1900. Secretary, 

 C. C. Adams, '99. Treasurer, H. H. Day- 

 ton, 1901. Governing Board, J. F. Perkins, 



'99; C. L. Harding, 1900; James Lawrence, 

 1901; E. Lewis, Jr., 1902; F. O. Bird, mem- 

 ber at large. 



It has been definitely decided by the man- 

 agers of the Harvard 'Varsity crew, to rent 

 quarters at New London this year instead 

 of buying or building a new house. The rail- 

 road company has run its line 50 feet back 

 of Red Top, so that the old Crimson quar- 

 ters, though they belong to the railroad 

 company, are still in good condition. It is 

 possible that Red Top may yet be hired for 

 the use of the crew this year. 



The crew of the Annapolis Naval Acad- 

 emy has challenged Cornell to a race. The 

 cadets are willing to row either the Fresh- 

 men or the 'Varsity 8. It is entirely prob- 

 able that Cornell will accommodate the 

 Sailors. 



At the annual general meeting of the 

 stewards of the Henley Regatta, held re- 

 cently, it was decided to hold the regatta 

 for 1899 on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- 

 day, July 5th, 6th and 7th. 



The Harvard Freshmen turned out 107 

 strong for their class crew. How is that for 

 college spirit? 



BASEBALL. 



The management of the Harvard baseball 

 team is to be congratulated on its early an- 

 nouncement of the schedule. Mr. Adams 

 says the team will leave Cambridge on 

 April 14th, and remain in the South during 

 the entire Easter recess, returning on April 

 25th. Captain Houghton announces that 

 Louis Frothingham, '93, captain of the '92 

 and '93 winning nines, has consented to 

 serve as chief coach. Louis, of the Boston 

 League Team, will again have charge of the 

 batteries up to the time when it will be 

 necessary for him to join his own team. 

 Jack McMasters is v looking out for the 

 physical condition of the men. By his ad- 

 vice the candidates were not called out un- 

 til February 20th. An arrangement has 

 been made whereby it will be possible to 

 pick out the best Freshmen, and transfer 

 them to the 'Varsity squad. The schedule 

 of games as announced is as follows: 



April 8th, Tufts, at Cambridge; 15th, 

 University of Virginia, at Charlottesville; 

 18th, Fredericksburg College, at Freder- 

 icksburg; 20th, Georgetown University, at 

 Washington; 21st, Fordham College, at 

 New York; 22d, Manhattan College, at 

 New York; 26th and 27th, Dartmouth, at 

 Cambridge; 29th, Williams, at Williams- 

 town; May 2d, Exeter, at Cambridge; 3d, 

 Bowdoin, at Cambridge; 6th, Columbia, at 

 Cambridge; 9th, Amherst, at Cambridge; 

 13th, Princeton, at Princeton; 16th, Will- 

 iams, at Cambridge; 20th, University of 



