The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
San Francisco Boys
Navy Athletes
annapolis Baseball and Cren'
Captains and Manager From
This City

The arrival Of the feet in san Fran
cisco bay brings to mind three san
Francisco boys who were stars on the
different teams Of which they were
members. competing in the athletic
events n the Academic athletic league
during the wears Of 1900 70 1903. These
boys entered Annapolis at about the
same time and distinguished themselves
in that particular branch Of sports 10
which khev devoted their energies At
the present time only one Of the trio IS
with the feet Midshipman ROBERT
Theobald is on the battleship Wiscon-
sin. another. Kenneth Heron. win grad
uatc from Annapolis within 4 month
and viii probably join the feet mere
and the third. Sherwood Gailnder, Is
attached TO the Helena, which IS sta
toned at Manila
Theobald graduated from the Lowell
high school in 1902. During the three
wears course OF that institution he was
member Of the baseball team. holding
down third base, where he was
star. He was a member Of the team
which won the baseball championship
Of The Academic athletic league for the
Sutter street institution in 1902 He
was also member OF Lowel's crack
football team which. in the autumn OF
1901. retained the championship Of the
Academic athletic league by playing
a tie game with Berkeley high
Before entering Annapolis Theobald
was a student at the University OF
California where he made the varsity
nine in his freshman year. earning The
right 10 wear the big C June II,
1908. he entered the naval academy
where he played for four years in the
nine. In 1905. when the army was de-
feated by the navy by score Of TO
8. Theobald held down third base. For
the following year ne was elected cap
tain and filled that position for the
season Of 1906.
Sherwood Gadinder who entered
Annapolis September so. 1902, was
member Of the Mission high track team
and always could be counted on Tor
points in the different meets in which
the team took part On entering the
academy he did not cOnfne himself to
one branch Of athletics alone. but was
capable. on account OF his fine physique,
10 take active part in track, football
and rowing, and as result IS entitled
to wear the red and green " cred for
the crew and green for the tTack)-
Gaffinder was q member of his class
football team, which never met defeat
in the class championship games during
the history Of the class. On the track
he was successful in various meets in
the high jump
II was on the crew, however, that
the san Francisco boy was most promi-
nent. He rowed in the second crew as
a plebe and No on the first crew as
q youngster and second classman.
(There is no first class crew season on
account Of early graduatiOu.) In his
last season. that of 1905, he was cap
tain OF the crew, and under his leader
ship the Annapolis eight had an un-
broken series Of victories, never fail
ing to cross the line first in all their
contests. All the contests were held
over the two mile course on the Severn
river. The teams defeated included the
crack crews OF Georgetown, PeDnsyl-
vania. Yale and Columbia.
Kenneth Heron. the last Of the trio
was the crack end on the two Lowell
high championship football teams of
the Academic athletic league for the
seasons Of 1901 and 1902, and at that
high school boys playing at that time,
and his judgment in football matters
was so good that all signals were given
by him instead Of the quarter. Heron
was also 4 good trackman, being es-
peciaIly good for a lap in the relay
race He entered Annapolis May 6,
1903. Here he was elected assistant
manager Of the crew for the season of
1905 and manager for 1906. Heron took
a prominent part ip the annual boxing
tournaments. entering in the light
weight class.