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

sity boar all the spring until he sprain-
ed his ankle He rowed al No. on last
years freshman crew. He is a strong.
smooth oar. His age Is 20 years, his
height feet, and he weighs l60 pounds.
| ~ Biddle, 1900 bow OF West Virginia,
| prepared at st. Paups school, Concord,
| ". H., where he rcwed several years.
On coming to college he made his fresh
man crew. ano was considered the best
| oar in the boat. Two years ago, when
| Mr.. Lehman was coach, he pulled an
| oar In the varsity boat. lie is effec-
| tive, and runs the stroke well through.
| He is a hard worker. His age is II
years. his height an even feet, and he
weighs 1G8 pounds.
II. L. Wadleigh. 1900 coxswain.
weighs 103 pounds He is 23 years old
| and feet inches tall. He resides in
| Boston, and prepared for college at the
Boston Latin school. Wadleigh cox
swained the Weld senior crew in '9s
and the varsity crew last spring. He
is cool. watchfui and good coach.
YALE VARSITY CREW.
The crew selected TO defend Yale this
year is made up mainly OF well-sea-
soned rowing timber, all but three of
the men having had previous expert
ence in the varsity boat and each OF
those three has rowed with their fresh
Cameron, stroke; Blagden. No. 4, and
Kunzig, No. T. All the rest. besides
! having rowed before coming TO Yale,
have had from one to three years pre-
vious experience in the big college boat.
OF the five. Capt. SAllen is the veteran.
as this is his fourth year as MEM
ber of the varsity eight.
rWickes, No. 2, and Williams, bow.
each has had three years seat with the
fo~ ivh nd
decken. No. .. have been two years In
the boat. Even Coxswain Chittenden
has steered the senior shell before, hav-
ing acted as hemsman last year.
Yale, this year, is basing strong
hopes of victory on the fact that she
has such we'll tried men 10 row for the
blue. Especially does she pin great
faith to Capt. Allen who, besides being
] the oldest hand at the car, Is very
strong, and has the same seat in the
boat, No. 6. that he had last year.
GROW STATISTICS.
Following are the statistics:
Alexander Cameron, 1901. stroke,
came to Yale from Brooklyn, n. Y.
This is his first year In the varsity
boat, but by no means his initial ap-
pearance lin an eisht-oar shell. as he
pulled an oar on the 1901 freshman.
crew.. and also rowed at st. Paul's
school. where he prepared for his uni
versity course. Cameron Is 20 years of
age. weighs iGo pounds, and is feet
1O1f inches tall N
Augustus Blagden. 1901 s.. No. I, of
Washington. ID. c., stands feet
Friends school. Philadelphia, and had
no experience in rowing previous TO
entering Yale. In his freshman year
he made his class crew, but this is his
first appearance In the varsity boat
Blagden Is 2l years Of age, and weighs
172 pounds.
Frederick w Allen. captain. is the
veteran oarsman OF the crew, this being
his fourth year in the varsity boat and
second year as captain. He is almost
a giant m size, being feet Ia inches
in height. and weighing $50 pounds.
Captain Allen prepared for Yale at
Phillips Andover academy. His home
is at Walpole. Mass. fie Is a strong.
steady man In the boat, and will row
this year at hts old place al No. 6. He
is % years old. .tt1 M
Penn. No. s, is the heaviest man in the
crew. his weight being ls2 pounds. Dur
ing his entire course at Yale he has
taken. deep interest In rowing. having
a place in the freshman boat during
his first year: In the varsity the fol-
lowing year. ana IN the varsity four
cared boat last June He also rowed
while at st. Paui's school. preparing for
Yale. He is feet 10 inches in height.
and is 20 years'of age. A;
Philip n. Kunzig 1901 L. s.. No. 4.
rowed with the isD2 freshmen crew. and
also during his stay In the Delaney
Preparatory school This is his first 1
year in the varsity boat He stands 6 |
feet inch In height. weighs 175 pounds.
and Is 20 years old. His home Is in
Philadelphia y ".
James II. Niedecken, 1890. No. z. pre-
pared for Yale at 81, Paul's school. and
while there rowed with the school crew.
He made the freshman boat upon en-
tering Yale. and this r. his second year
on the varsity eight. HIS home Is I'm
Milwaukee. Wis, He weighs i75 pounds.
Is feet inch tall. and IN % years old.
Henry II. Wiokes. 1900. No. 2 pre-
pared for Yale at Phillips Andover
academy. and. although having no pre-
vious experience AZ rowing. made his
freshman crew during his first year.
The next year he made the VARSITY. and
this r. his third year with the big eight.
Wickes n 2f years OF are. Is feet II
INCHES tall. and weighs fss pounds. His
home is In New York city.
William Bl Williams. 1900. bow rows
In Yale boat this yeev FOR tho fourth
time. this being his third wear In the
varsity boat and he having ruliad Al
oar In his freshman eight wilpar&
also rowed while ~ 81 paurs sfhtM |
where he prensred f1r Yaie He is 2,
wears old. weishs lso pounds. and is 8
fset 20 inches tau. His home Is In
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