St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14
coRES CREW FROM WHICH CHOSEN THE HENLEY REGATTA

| from Peekskilt Military academy, where
he played football for several years
Has played fullback on the Cornell
team for two years.
No. Be. c. Hager, '95; weight, 165;
: hight, 5.1012; age, "a; from Buffalo, N.
Y. Rowed No. on his freshman crew
and in the same position ION the
Varsity crews of 1893 and 1894. He
| also played on his class football team.
No. 4-E. o. Spillman, '97; weight,
1872; hight 5.1015; age, 20; from North
Tonawanda, n. Y, Stroked his fresh
man crew and was captain of the 1897
football team. He also played foot
ball at the North Tonawanda high
school before Cornell.
No. ST. F. Fennell, '96 claw school;
weight, 172; hight, 5.11; age, 20; from
Elmira, N. Y. Played football on the
Elmira Y. M. c. A. team and was
center on Varsity football team last
fall.
No. &C. P. Dyer, '95; weight 1859;
hight, 5.11h; age 10; from Annapolis,
Md. Came to Cornell from San Fran
cisco high school, where he played
football. Has played halfback on the
Varsity team for two years. Was
captain Of the '96 freshman team, also
temporary captain of last years Var
sity team. Rowed No. on his fresh
man crew and in the same position
last year in the boat that defeated
Pennsylvania at Torresdale.
No. 7-R. L. Shape (captain), '95;
weight, ISL; height, 81; age %; from
Milwaukee, Wis. Rowed No. on the
'95 freshman crew, No. 5 on the crew
of 1893, and Ne. on the crew which
was victorious last year at Torresdale
on the Delaware. i.ar
No. (stroke)-F. W. Freeborn, '97;
weight, 173; height, 5.1O1k; age, 20; from
ithaca, n. Y. Entered Cornell from
Ithaca high school, where he played
left guard on the football team. He
also played tackle on the Varsity
team last fall. In his freshman year
he was one of the Varsity crew which
defeated Pennsylvania.
Coxswain r. T. Richardson, '97;
weight, 116; height, feet 61a inches;
from Chicago, ILL.,; was substitute
coxswain last year. Substitute A. G.
Troy, '95; weight, 160; height, 5 feet
111a; age, "a; from Ithaca, N. Y; was
captain of his freshman crew; also
played football in his freshman year;
rowed No. 6 on victorious crew of 1893;
was substitute in last years crew
Substitute r. B. Hamilton, go; weight,
165; height feet So inches; age, 20;
from Saginaw, Mich. Came to Cor
nell from Dresden Polytechnic school,
Dresden, Germany. Worked the SO
freshman crew, and was substitute in
last years Varsity crew
TALK WITH COURTNEY.
The crews have only been on the
water two weeks, therefore any criti-
cism on their rowing form would be
premature. The fact that most of the
material has been rowing for several
years does not signify much, for
Courtney believes that after a mans
third year he begins to develop incor-
rig1ble faults, and never rows in such
good form as in his second year.
Ever since the day it was deter
mined to send crew to Henley to
compete with foreign oarsmen for the
challenges cup, l have been exceedingly
busy, said Courtney to the World re-
porter. Every step that has been taken
thus far by the college authorities has
been the outcome of careful delibera-
ton, and the same care will be OBJ
served in everything that is done I'M
I'll after the race has been roWed in
July. l congratulate myself on one
thlng, and that is that the candidates
for positions on the crew are men ex-
ceptionally qualified in every way for
places. Furthermore, they have en-
tered heart and soul into their work.
and much of my labor is thereby les
sened. 1t is a genuine pleasure to work
with such men,.
On the table in his sitting room was
collection of Photographic negatives
OF these he said: THAT is another
OF my hobbies. l am an enthusiast on
the subject of photography and 1 find
that my camera is a wonderful aid in
my work. For instance, you NAV talk
and talk to men while they are working
in the boat, but it is difficult to make
them overcome a habit once it is ac-
quired, but when they see their faults
reproduced by the camera they strive
to correct them. 1t is wonderful the
work a camera can accomplish while a
crew is In training
IN PAPER SHELLS.
Two eight-oared paper shells have
been ordered from Waters, of Troy and
they will be ready in May. They
will be alike in all respects except in
the matter of foot-pieces In one
boat these will be movable, and in the
other stationary. The particular boat
which we will use al Henley will not be
selected until after we reach the course.
l find that the boats will have to be
sent over by one of the fast freight
steamers. l regret this very much, as
l hate to let them out of my sight after
they have once been put in my posses
sion, but the welfare of the men on the
way over is of more Importance, so 1
will sail with them" The Henley
course is sixty-five miles from London
by the Thames, and is as fine a course
as the little English river can produce
After the Derby the Henley regatta is
the principal sporting event of the year
in England, and one that is attended
almost exclusively by the aristocracy
No person who is not an amateur in
the strict sense of the word can COM
pete in these races, and the English
definition of the word amateur is based
upon the word gentleman.
In Henley week the English aristoc-