The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-27

New London, Conn.,. June 27.-The
hopes of Harvard for victory in this
years race with Yale were considerably
/. shaken last Sunday night. when Cap
tain Higg;nson. who stroked last years
crew to victory. fractured mis- leg, and
& was compelled TO give up his seat in the
varsity boat Great faith had been
placed in Higginson. on account of his
experience.
When II became necessary to fill Hig-
z ginson's place. the Let fell on Harding
No. 2. veteran at the oars and a
steady and strong man. who helped to
bring the Harvard shell across the
line ahead of Yale last year.
Insp'te OF the loss of Higginson and
the fact that a man had to be called
from the four-oar crew to complete the
varsity eight the boat contains practi-
'caliy a veteran crew, for three of them
pulled winning oar in last years race.
q fourth was In the '9S boat, while the
other four ineh all have had considera-
BILE experience in freshmen and class
crews.
The men. while relatively heavy. as
compared with previous eights. never
theiees. In the aggregate. average over
dhfee pounds lighter than the men in
the Yale boat
Beh rxd Harding stroke. is Shaefer,
No. Z, another veteran, who Possesses
20 considerable degree. that rare fac
ulty Of passing back che stroke evenly,
while at No. sits Bancroft, the third
old oar. and a SON Of Foxy" Bancroft.
one Of the greatest men that ever pulled
In q Harvard shell.
This trio will be depended upon to
ute3dy the boat. for right behind them
m the waist are the three new men.
Ladd, Shuebruck and Woods. All are
however, good, powerful oarsmen. al
though their experience has been con-
lined to short stretches.
At No. Guy Bancroft, brought up
from the four-oar boat. is expected to
d. good work. while at bow is Blddle,
VINO pulled two years ago in the varsi-
~ boat. Down in the stern sits little
Wadleigh cool. alert, a man of good
Judgment, in fact an ideal coxwain.
The average weight of the crew is
about 16s pounds.
THE HARVARD CREW.
c. l.. Harding, 1900. No. 1 of Boston,
Mass, prepared at Hopkinson school.
and Is one of the veteran oarsmen In
the boat. He has been tried at bow and
No. this spring, but could not row as
well in these places: SO was put back
At No. . place he has filed the past
TWO years. He is 2l years old. His
height is feet inches. and his weight
1914 pounds. Harding is hard worker
and q good oar. but a trifle short TO
the rest of the boat. His good water
manship and steadiness make UP for
G. M. Shaefer. Jr., No. 7, second year,
T. s., comes from Seattle, Wash. He
rowed On the Weld senior crew and the
20 varsity He Is rs years DID, feet
inch tau. and weighs 167 pounds. .Shae-
fer follows Higginscn well, and is a
powerful oar. However, he has some
minor faults, noticeable only to know.
H. Bancroft. No. 6. second year. l..
g.. prepared at the Cambridge Latin
school. Bancroft rowed on the senior
Weld crew, and also was In the win
ming varsity boat at New London last
year. having the same position he
occupies at present He IS strong and
powerful: steady. but is liable 10. get
behind. He Is 6 feet inches tail. and
weighs lI5. His age Is 20 years.
w. f.. Ladd, 1902. No. 5. is 10 years
old. and 8 feet inches tall. His weight
10 116 pounds. His home is in Milton.
Waeo.. and he prepared for Harvard at
Milton Academy. He rowed on inter-
scholastic crews before coming TO coll
lege. and was a member of the record
holding freshman crew OF last year.
Ladd is' q new man. but good one. He
% one OF the most powerful men In the
boat but sometimes is late and Is a
trifle unsteady.
w. Shuebruck. 1902. of Boston. rowed
on the Boston Latin school crew before
coming TO college. He also rowed at
No. s on last years freshman crew. He
n IS years old. feet IL inches tall. and
weighs 176 pounds. He. as Ladd. Is new
10 the boat. Though slow. and at
times careless. he is an effective oar
He rows at No. T. a,a
c. b. Wood. No. 8. second year, l..
g.. prepared at Delaney school, but
did not row. His home is In Philadel-
phIa- He rowed on the Weld senior
crew and the 90 varsity crew. He Is 8
feet ~ inches tall. 21 years old. and
weighs 176 pounds. He II the most DOW
erful man In the boat.
H. Bullard, 1902. No. ?. lives In Ded-
ham. Mass He prepared at Noble a.
0reenough's school, Boston. where ne
received some training I'm rowing on
ln<erscholastic crews. He is brother
or r. Bullnrd. an old Harvard oars
man. Hullard rowed No. In the var