Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-29
HARNARD-NARSITY.


Cambridge, Mass. June-The IIar-
vard-Varsity crew of this year is made
up of men who have had much rowing
experience. although only two of them
Capt. Hggnson and Harding the
bow oar-have been members of pre-
vious university Fights. Higgintson was
No. and Harding was No. in last
years big crew Sheafc. No. Z: Ban
croft, No. 6: Wood No. 3, and Evans.
No. ., all have had training on Weln
crews, the prolific source of nearly all
Harvard rowing material. Lawrence
and 1ilton, No. and respectively
have had good training with their class
crews. y summary OF the Varsity
crew follows:
Francis Lee IIigginson, Jr., 1900, of
Boston, stroke and captain, prepared for
college at Groton, where he captained
one of the school crews. He was cap
tain Of his freshman crew. rowing No.
q. and strolSed the winning class crew
In his sophomore year. He rowed No.
4 in the Varsity last year and No.
In the winning junior class crew this
Spring. Age, u; height, 81; weight. l6l.
Charles Ainot Sheafe, law. No. I, of
Seattle, Washington. prepared in Seat
ne, where he rowed on an athletic
club crew. He rowed on the Weld
crews last year and stroked the win
ming law school Weld this Spring. Age,
"a; height. feet l inch; weight. 100
pounds.
Hugh Bancroft, law, No. G. of Cam
bridge, prepared at Cambridge Latin
School. He rowed 80 on the '9S class
crew in his senior year and on the
frst Weld this Spring. Age. 10; height,
feet 2is inches; weight. IFS pounds
James Lawrence. Jr., 1901. No. .,
comes from Groton. where he fitted for
college. He has rowed on his class
crew for two years. being captain this
Spring. Age, u; height. g.; weight.
173.
Newell Whiting Tilton, 1900 No. 4. of
cambridge. prepared at the Cam
bridge Latin School. He rowed No.
on his freshman crew and at 6 on his
class crew this Spring. Age, 20: height.
6.2A; weight, III.
Clement Biddle Wood, ! law, No. 3.
prepared at the De Lancey School, Phil
adelphia. During his last two years at
college he rowed on the Weld senior
crew, and this Spring he rowcd on the
VICTORIOUS Law School eight. Age 20;
height, $40; weight, Ia.
Dwight Burkee Evans. oil. No. ..
comes from st. Louis. where he fitted
al Smith Academy. lie has rowed two
years on the Weld junior crew which
he stroked this year at the Harlem re-
159.
Charles Lewis Harding. 1900 bow, of
Boston. prepared at Hopkinson's
School. He stroked his Weld class crew
and the Weld junior crew in his sopho-
more year, and rowed AT No. : on last
years Varsity boat. Age, 20; height,
40; weight, 1914
Herbert Addingtdn wadleish. 1900.
coNSwaln, OF Boston, was fitted for col
lege at Hildreth's Classical School and
the Boston Latin. He was coXswain of
his class crew this Spring. Age, -;
height, b.7ia: weight. 1o2.
Robert Fulton Blake, 90 substitute.
n
the Boston Latin and English High
and Latin schools. He rowed on his
class crew in his sophomore year and
on the Weld senior crew. Last Spring
ne was at in the Varsity eight. when
illness compelled him to leave the boat.
RMS Spring he rowed bow in his class
crew Age, u; height. 6; weight LOO
John Devereux Herman. 1900. substi-
tutc, fitted for Harvard at the Brook
lyn Polytechnic Institute. He was
substitute on his freshman crew and
rowed in his sophomore crew and >
IN the Varsity OF '9S. Age. 81; height.
bio; weight. TO.
John Forbes Perkins. 30: substitute,
comes from Milton and fitted Mt the
Milton Academy. He has rowed on all
four of his class crews. lie rowed on
the '0T Varsity. and was substitute on
the Varsity last year. Age. 81; height,
6 feet; weight Ia.
Lawrence Endicott. '0l substitute. of
Boston. prepared ut Mobiles School and
rowed on the r. y. a. junior crew He
has rowcd on his class crew for two
years. Age, 20; height, so: weight. 1853
The average of the crew. as given
above, are as follows: Age. 20 years. s
months; height 3 feet.1l inches; weight,
les pounds.
YALE FRESHMEN.
The Yale freshmen crew has only
two members who had rowing eXDer-
fence before reaching college. Hooker.
No. 6, and Kunyig. No. 4. are the men.
The others. however. were carefully
selected from n large number of can
didates and after competition which
satisfied the coaches that they had the
best poasible material.
p. S. Wamoth, 1901 OF New Orleans,
who has been finally settled on as