The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14

Johnson; stroke, Capt Cornelius E.
DAILY; coXswain, Sydney r. Mason;
substitutes, Walter r. Wheaton,
Fred J. Harvey and Paul I. Hag-
berg.
OF these men, five are veterans of
last years crew and three of the five
have been rowing since the beginning
of crew at the high school. The three
new men started the season with the
experience of rowing with the second
crew last year as a nucleus.
Capt Cornelius E. Daily, who will
stroke the crew, is one of the most pow
erful oarsmen who have rowed Lake
Quinsigamond. When it is known that
he is but IS years DID, strength and
development are remarkable. He has
been prominent in high school athletics
since his entrance in the school and for
, the past three years has been a mem
Der of the track and boot ball teams.
He is 6 feet 2 inches in heighth and
weighs III pounds.
He is herculean in strength. and ow-
ing to this, one of the most valuable
members of the football team, playing
at guard and tackle. In track athletics
he has been member of the high
school relay teams and the school shot
putter. When the crew was organized
he was given the seat at No. S, but
this year owing to the absence of
Kerns, he was moved into the stroke
seat. He has demonstrated that he is
possessed of a clear cool head, and it
is expected of him that he will race
, as much with his head as muscles
Capt. Daily is a member of the senior
class, but will return to school next
year for a collegiate course. He is cap
tain of next years foot ball teams and
will likely be reelected to captain the
1900 crew.
Thomas R. johnson at is another
'of the veterans. He has rowed the
same seat since the first crew was Or
ganized, and in stroking the starboard
side and ably seconding the work Of
the stroke oar, he is Invaluable. Like
Capt. DAILY he is prominent in general
athletics in the school, He has beer a
member of the track team for two
years as hurdler, and in '97 and 1913
captalned the foot ball team. He is 10
years old, feet, II inches high and
weighs 165 pounds. He is a student
in the senior class at the Classical high
school, but is likely to return to school
next year.
Charles B. S. Jackson at g is the other
member of the crew who was at its
birth. He is 20 years old, stands 5 feet
10 inches and weighs 1873 pounds. In the
first race with Harvard freshmen, he
rowed bow, but owing TO illness did
not compete against the Wachusett |
crew, but came around in time for the
victory at Philadelphia. He is one of
the versatile men in the crew, and can
row either a port or starboard oar. In
the freshman race last year he rowed |
at No. 2, and afterward was shifted
to No. 8, where he rowed the other two
races. He is connected with the class
of 80, but will return next year.
]. Lester Perry made his debut as
an oarsman last year. John e. Munroe, /
appOintee to West Point, rowed in the
Harvard freshman race and then left |
to report at the academy. The vacancy |
at No. 5 was filled by moving Haradon
to the seat and placing Perry at NO. |
2. In this seat he rowed against Weld |
and in the national regatta. This year
he is working No. oar, and no man
in the boat is pulling a stronger sweep. |
Perry is Is years old and stretches the |
tape 6 feet and balances $50 pounds. /
He is president of the graduating class
at the English high school and is I'M /
decided whether he will return for 1
post graduate course or not.
The other man of experience in the /
crew is Glare S. Taylor, who is 19 years
old, stands feet l inch and weighs III
pounds. He rowed No. 4 in all races
last year, and is pulling the same |
sweep this year. He is well supplied /
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pended upon to take care of all work |
the stroke can reel off to him. He is /
another '99 man who will be likely to
return next year.
John j. CosgrOve, who will row No. 5. /
is a SO man, 20 years old, feet z IL /
inches tall and weighs 1873 pounds. de
was initiated into the difficulties of /
rowing last year, when he worked on /
the machines and later rowed in the |
second crew and was substitute for !
the first crew. He is rather light for /
an oarsman, but has shown ability to /
pull more than his weight. He viii en-
ter upon the study of medicine at Co |
lumbia or Yale next fall.
Walter K. Weyer, who will handle |
the bow oar and be the first high |
school boy to cross the line in victory |
or defeat, started rowing with the sec
ond crew last year, caring for work /
at No. 5. He is a junior, IS years old, |
5 feet IL inches tail and weighs 140 /
pounds.
Harry c. Carroll, to whom will be
assigned the work around No. seat. |
owes his position in the boat to his
in the. second crew last year,