New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-13
HARVARD UNIVERSITY NOTES.

CAPTAIN PFEIFFER'S RESIGNATION - BASEBALL
scurDULE-JUNIoR CLASS MEETING.
CAMBRrpGE Mass, March I2-The college has had
very exciting and rather dlsDrng topic OF conversation
during past week. IN the resignation Of f. {. Pfcre
49, who, up to Monday last was captain OF the varsity
OF '6S. Pfeirers resignation Is looked upon by
the college world and by the rowing in particular a.
serious blow the prospects OF the crew 1t stated
also that Pfefer Will probably not remain In college, and
so will sit In the sS boat at NewL London Lack
money Keep him Harvard given as the reason Tor
STEP and It apparently true that even were no
remain in college, he would not remain on the crew Inc
Advisory Committee apparently have only taken facts as
they nDund them Pfefers resignation, It seems, was
handed In four weeks more and was not accepted
without reluctance. Then It became necessary to choose
some one as captain IN place Of Peer and the Advisory
Committee found no crew organized elect captain.
They therefore chose E. c. Sorrow 49, with the advice
OF certain members Of the and his selection was con-
Armed at the meeting Of the crew.
1t said that the stands so good chonce
of success in July did week Preffer was en-
sraeuc, enthusiastic and thoroughly on the alert BIO
was bound win az New-Lsndon. Under his caPtaihcy
there distinct departure from the prevalent row.
ing spirit noticeable Harvard for three years past the
nt that doubts Of success only TO assert that
strong effort will be made. The crew have acted thus
far this year AZ they absolutely determined to WI"
Pfefer was, moreover, fairly good oarsan, though not
OF the very He strong and had good endurance
for long pull 1t doubtful II his place can be filed
Still there are twenty candidates for the crew
rowing every day and Butler and Wood may come ON after
the class races Win much material good captain
ought build up winning crew. 1t remains 20 De seen
whether Captain Storrow Is the man for the place.
The University nine is getting along slowly. The
chances OF winning the pennant this year Tor Harvard
seem 10 rather small But what can be done oououess
will be by Captain Henshaw. The following IL tho
schedule games Tar arranged BY the manager or the
nine: April and 10, Dartmouths at Cambridge; April
IL Holy Cross at Cambridge April Fl, Trinity az cam
bridge; April o. Williams at Wiamstowni May : AM
herst at Cambridge May 7, Princeton at Cambridge May
10 Princeton Princeton May 10. Yale at New-Hayeni
May "a Williams at Cambridge; May GO Merose at Cam
bridge; May 80 Princeton Prnceton Juno Prince
ton at Cambridge June Yale at Cambridge; June L.
Holy Cross at Worcester June Ii, Meose az Meifoso;
June 81 Yale at Cambridge; June 20, Tale ut NewIave
On wednesday evening the junior class held dinner at
Parker's Hotel, at which 100 men were present 1ne
officers OF dinner were: President Perry IranoFoi
master Benjamin Weaver; orator. Thornton Wood
bury poet c. Zimmerman prophet J. H. Sears chofiS'er'
NJ. A. Taylor
BURGLAR WITH LOyGRECORD CAPTURED
Burglars entered the store of John W. Ritche. at
No. 30 Broafts ST. the night OF January % ana
stole five oyercoats valued at S1S5. Mr. Richie re-
uorted the case 10 Captain Mclaughlin. Of the First
Precinct police station ard gave him samples hHe inc
goods stolen Detectives Oats and Nugsnt were pu'
on the case and found one of the coats at simpson
pawn shop In Chatham square. and secured aesenp
lion of the man who pawned IT, The detecuves ha'o
heen ON the Look out him. however and night before
-, n.,..tiv. Oats arrested him In Rector ST.. M ar
@n..,xtchst He at first denied hfs guilt, but when
conrronted by simpson. who identified him posuSeiy
-, ,ctnowIcred everything. told where tho pawn
,eLets for the other coats could be found and said
49, Nc coufederafe was sullivan who has since
hecn arrested burglary and sentenced 10 Ave SeA<s
IN Stsrc Prfsun at Allegheny CITY, Penn IT,
lfis correct name Is thought to be John kesan- i
has already served four terms Tor burglary ~ as.o
for entering a bonded warehouse IN "sshlhs.eh.s.'
f,r which he served eighteen months In the femten
VIA la in 1870 ne was sentenced TO three years IN
srafe prison for safe burglary IN Park ROW IN t9o4
he robbed a store Beach aud Varcks1s ior %nlsa
for An attempted burglary at 30. 5tI hrosuw ,sy
he served two years. lie has peeh hn9r M a. oil
sar.nt times as Dennis Burns and Mehaei " bnen