Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-26
The Harvard PLAYERS.

Ftj7e football men who came from Cam
Bird. ~ 20 meet the band Of Ellis, have had
m experience uncqualled in the annals Of
Harvard football There was surplus Of
experienced haltbacks at the beginning
If the season, and the candidates for the
limo vacancies We're promising enough t.
make selections difficult
Rabart w EmmOns I'd, plays his four; h
rrar on the Harvard team, as captain.
His rs pounds are distributed over feet
# excellent muscular development, which
re bundles with great quckness. His
trongcst rlavng is shown in interference
md getting down on kicks. He is p years
ID, and in his management of the team
bows much ability and spirit and Is
lightly ranked rs one OF the best captains
hatcvcr led Harvard team to SPRING
iald.
r. W. HaIowel!, '05, first came into
d vincncc in football as q freshman
"a = lie, and last year his work gave him Il
institute pc ;ition with the varsity. II
rs played steadily this season, and his
'ar& gave him preference over Manahan,
vho held the place last year. His weight.
20 pounds, is enough for the position, AMI
ne is about It. tall.
William c. Mackic, last year graduate
now in the medical school, has given his
315 pounds weight and the science he has
acquired since his early experience on The
Boston Latin school eleven TO the varsity
for the past three years He is an in
taller than u 6 foot opponent, ana at p
rears, is now in his best form Parents
objections wore overruled late this season
no., O., =
If the position.
Frank G. Shaw of Boston is a sophmore
playing his second year Of football. lie is
over It. tall, and forces the balance be
Yonl the 100 mark
j. y. Shaw. called Morton" by the
Harvard squad. is q freshman from Malta
poiSett, MISS. VINO was first introduced to
football game this season. He is 10yCars
of aGc, as is Frank Shaw, who plays be-
side him; is just under #. in height and
weighs an oven 200.
Bcrtram Gordon Waters of Boston,
better known as last years captain and
halfhack of the Harvard's eleven, was a
companion Of "Bin'' Mackic on the Bos-
ton Latin school eleven. With his weight
of 1888 pounds, he is quick in breaking
thron III, and has won several short sprint
contests while in college. He is the
strongest 1nusclcd man in the university,
and has greatly aided Captain Emmons in
developing his men.
The two Brewers, Charles and Arthur,
were born in the Sandwich Islands, and
live in Jamaica Plains, Mass. Arthur,
with the training table name, Frosty"
played at Hopkinton's, and won the place
at right end in his freshman team. He is
cool, snappy player, and follows the ball
closer than any man on the eleven.
Robert ID. Wrenn is a senior from High
land Park, Ills. He is better known as
Bob Wrcnn, the tennis player, having
won the national championship at New,
port the past two years. Age 81, height
f. 9 in, weight l5i pounds
Edgar w Wrightington first attracted
the attention of Harvard football coaches
by his work rs hulfbacl1 on the Brookline
High school eleven. Though but IS years
old he is n Sophomore and this is his sec
ond year on the varsity. A more con-
scicntious player never wore moleskins
He is IT, 9 in tall and has 156 pounds OF
well knit muscle.
This is Charlie Brewers third year al
Harvard, and his third Yale game He is
three inches taller than Fairchild, and q
years old. One of the lightest men on the
eleven. he is one of the cleverest runners
playing the game today. His punting has
fallen off this year however.
J. c. Fairchild, always called Jack by
the squad is a Boston boy who first won
reputation as captain of the Hopkins
school team. where he played quarter
back. This year in the middle of the sea
son he was tried at full back, where his
accurate kicking could be used He has
had but little experience in backing the