The Washington times., 1910-12-21
Stars Who Wore the Grim
son Years Ago Number
Great Men.
AMBASSADOR BACON
OLD GRDRON STAR
President Eliot Pulled a Sweep
IN His Student
Days.

BOSTON. Dec. I'm addition 70
President Emeritus Eliot and Robert
Bacon, ambassador 20 France. who
were crew men al Harvard. Prof
Alexander Agassiz was ID his student
days ct Harvard an oarsman Of re-
nowu-
He pulled a sweep on the varsity
eighJs OF o. 90 %. ana % Frot
Ames, '6S, dean OF the law school
played on the varsity baseball team
for I'VE yeaTS-tEOse were the happy
days In which eligibility did not eX-
pire in three years-in SO, 90. IS, Il,
Gen Francis r. Appleton, Of New
York was in the class OF 10 al Har-
ward and on the varsity crew OF rs.
Ambassador Bacon not only rOwed
but played football as well he was
captain OF the team OF 70. William
A. Bancroft, president OF the Ele-
waited was captain Of the crew fo-
four years. from 1876 to 1873 ineIu-
sive- Charles IL BelshaW. California
State senator, pulled on the varsity
OF So
Had Time for Sports.
Two CooIdEes who have made their
mark In the world found time for sport
and were good enough al IL TO win
frsts on the track team Prof Julian A
Coolidge carried the Crimson to the
front L. a haif-mile ran in 81 and
Thomas jefferson Cool dye. IT.. now a
fuancIer Of Boston. won the half at the
Mott Haven games in ISL John COrbln.
author and dramatic critic vas q star
half miller at Harvard He won the
half IN the dual games with Yale in
go. and was second IN the fntercouesi-
ates. He won the haIF 81 the intercoI-
IeEiates in 1888 IN I-5s 40
John Elliott Cowden played football IN
IS and won q 12J-yard hurdle race The
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, J.
T. Curtis. was = member OF the Har-
ward g0lf team In 1889 and 1900. r H
man. ard John NJ Einn=y- prUEt-
nent Baltimore physician, is down IN
the list ~ a forward r. the fcCtbal
team IN 1SsA George A. Flags FOR
may years treasurer OF the Calumet
and HecIa, was crack baseball player
From SO 70 IS, Inclusive. he was on the
varsity nine
Made Hurdle Records
W r. GarceIou. treasurer Of the Har-
ward A s, lawyer and politician made
hurdle records at Harvard a. the -s9s.
and Francis Houston, general manager
OF the New England Telephone. Com
pany, was on the varsity football team
from IS 20 81 He IS said 70 have
been the hardest tacEIer Harvard ever
LfsG. Everett y Lake al one LrlLLe1 -aLrl-i-
tenant governor Of Connecticut was q
famous .haIf5ack in 80 81. and 90
The supreme court OF Massachusetts
recruited one Of its members from tue
ffar. and crew o. =. Justice william K
I.CriUg- Preceding him I'VE years as q
varsity Ca-Suan vas TIE noted surgeon,
Dr. Charles .lLc8ur1eE. Of New York
Stfl another New Eo-Eze- Of VIDE re9U-
tstfou T. u. Morgan. pulled q blade at
Harvard L. 1S-l- Ju-ISJS, doctors, rinal-
Ciers. and now the ministry, Tor Fran
els G. Peabody, Tor many years the
Harvard College professor. played base
ball On the VARSITY teams Of -fS and g.
The FeluCse family supplies q stroke
for Harvard crews That was in 50
and Sc EheG Richard 4 F. PenrOse,
IT.. St-oEEl the crew Arthur SJaDVFCOd
Pier. the uaEaziEe writer was on the
Harvard tennis team "a % and 60 Cor
uelius j. SG4LiFa-l, DE Sew YORK .bar-
risrer. was sho-ts-Cp on the successful
nine OF GO He Is attorney for the New
York National League Baseball club.
Robert Niusor-- lae view York banker
was a versatile athlete Al Harvard he
was haifuack il -, IS, and q, and
captain OF the baseball team FL -
Prof. FTorariO :, White wa a second
basauan for Harvard teams in the ear
j. 70s-