Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

men. Brock and Greenway; Cross, who was
a substitute on last years big crew, ana
Mitchell of last years freshmen crew.
j. T. Brock, '99, comes from Lebanon, Pa.
He rowed No on last years varsity crew
and was captain of his freshmen eight. He
prepared at st. Paul's School. He is twenty
years of age weighs 176 pounds and is 5
feet 10 inches in height.
p L. Mitchell rowed No. on last year s
freshmen crew. He comes from Cincinnati,
and prepared at university school. He Is
member of the class of 1901, nineteen
years Of age; weight 1855; height, feet IL
inches.
j. G. Greenway rowed No. on the '97
varsity crew and was substitute last
year. He is member of the class of 1900,
and his home is at Hot Springs. Ark He
prepared at Andover. He is twenty-five
years of age, weighs 1853: height. 8 feet.
). w. Cross was No. on his freshmen
crew and a substitute on last years var
sity eight. He prepared at Groton School
and will graduate next year He comes
from New York He is twenty-one years
oid' weight 1S4 and feet in height.
Harvard Varsity.
Inc Harvard varsity crew of this year
is made up of men who have had much
rowing experience, although only two of
them, Captain Higginson and Warding the
bow oar, have been members of previous
university Fights. Higginson was No. 4
crew. Sheafe, No. Z; Bancroft, No. g.;
wood, No. 3. and Evans, No. 2: all have
mad training on Weld crews, the prolific
source of nearly all Harvard rowing ma
terIal Lawrence and Tilton, No 5
and 4, respectively, have had good training
with their class crews. A summary Of the
varsity crew follows:
FRANCIS Lee Higginson, jr, 1900 of Bos-
TON Stroke and captain, prepared for col
lege at Creton, where he captained one of
the school crews. He was captain of his
freshman crew, rowing No. g. and stroked
the winning class crew in his sophomore
year. he vowed No. in the varsity last
year, and No. in the winning junior class
crew this spring; age, q; height, Gil;
weight. 161.
Charles Minot Sheafe, 1901. law, No 7.
or Seattle Wash, prepared in Seattle where
he rowed on an athletic club crew He
roWed on the Weld crews last year and
stroked the winning law school Weld this
100 pounds.
Hugh Bancroft. 1901, law, No. g. of Cam
bridge, prepared at Cambridge Latin school,
He rowed on the '9S class crew in his
senior year and 6 on the first Weld this
spring; age. 10: height, 6 feet IL inches;
weight. 17S pounds.
James Lawrence, jr., 1901, No. 5, 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, lib.
Newell Whiting Tilton, 1900, No. A. of
Cambridge, prepared at the Cambridge
Latin School. He rowed No on his fresh
men crew and at 6 on his class crew this
spring; age, 20; height. 81 Ia; weight III.
Clement Biddle Wood, 1901 law, No. 3,
prepared at the De Lancey School, Phila-
delphia During his last two years at col
lege he rowed on the Weld senior crew, and
this spring he rowed on the victorious
law school eight; age, 20; height $40;
weight, Ia.
Dwight Burkee Evans 1901. No. @ comes
from st. Louis, where he fitted at Smith
Academy. He has rowed two years on the
Weld junior crew, which he stroked this
year at the Harlem regatta; age, 10; height
oil a. weight. 159.
Charles Lewis Harding 1900, bow, of Bos-
ton prepared at Hopkinsons School. He
stroked his Weld class crew and the Weld
junior crew n his sophomore year. and
rowed at No. on last years varsity boat;
age, 20; height, 50; weight, 1874.
Herbert Arlington Wadleigh, 1900, cox
swain, of Boston, was fitted for college at
Hildreths Classical School and the Boston
Latin. He was coXswain of his class crew
this spring; age, %; height, 81 IL; weight,
102.
Robert Fulton Blake, 1899, substitute,
comes from Boston. He prepared at 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 he was at in the
varsity eight. when illness compelled him
to leave the boat. This spring he rowed
bow in his class crew; age, 81; height, g.;
weight 100.
John Devereux Herman 1900, substitute,
fitted for Harvard at the Brooklyn Poly
technic Institute. He was substitute on his
freshmen crew and roWed in his sopho-
more crew and in the varsity of '9S; age,
81: height, $40: weight. 10.
John Forbes Perkins, 80, substitute
comes from Milton, and fitted at the Mil
ton Academy. He has rowed on all four
of his class crews. He rowed on the 81
varsity, and was substitute on the varsity
L., ainht ytraic
ia.
Lawrence Endicott, 'O1, substitute, Of
Boston, prepared at Mobiles School, and
rowed on the B. A. A. junior crew. He
has rowed on his class crew for two years;
age, 20; height, 50; weight, 1913.
The averages of the crew as given above
are as follows: Age, 20 years months
height, 5 feet II inches; weight, 16S pounds.
Harvard Freshmen.
OF this years Harvard freshmen crew
four men never have rowed before. The
other four have had some racing expe-
rience.
Morris Ruggles Brownell, stroke. Is one
of those without previous rowing practice.
He is on the last half of his eighteenth
year, weighs 14512 pounds and is feet 9
inches in height. He fitted for college at
the Medford High School.
Roscoe Harris Goodel, No. Z, also has not
rowed before. He fitted at Worcester Acad-
Old weighs 164 pounds and is feet tall.
Walter Shurnuck, No. g. was stroke of
the Boston Latin School crew last spring.
Shurnucks age is eighteen years, weighs
10; height, ) feet II inches. He came to
college from the Latin School.
William Edward Ladd, No. >, is among
the tall men in the boat squad. his height
being feet l inch. He prepared at Hop
kinson School, and never rowed before
coming to Harvard. He is eighteen years
ten months of age and weighs us pounds.
Harold Billiard, No. l. rowed No. on the
crew of Mobiles School, where he fitted,
last year. His age is nineteen years eleven
months; weight, 1872; height, feet 12 inch.
George Bache Emory No 3, is the other
man without previous rowing experience.
He is within four months of being twenty
years old and lacks two inches of feet in
height. He weighs 1855 pounds. He pre-
pared at HopkinsOn's School.
Guy Bancroft. No. 2, is the captain of the
crew. He is the son of Gen. William A.
Bancroft of Harvard rowing fame, and was
member of the Cambridge High and
Latin four last year, in which he rowed No.
.. His age is eighteen years and five
months weight, $50 pounds; height, feet
101a inches.
James Hopkins Smith, jr., bow, was a
member of the Groton School crew for two
years before his preparatory course there.