New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Harvard Coach
Has Selected
Varsity Eight
Best Men in Crews A and B
Are to Row Against the
Tigers and the Navy

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. March 22-Cap-
tain Frederic B. Whitman of the Har-
ward crews, with the advice of Coach
William Haines, has selected first
varsity eight, which, unless unforeseen
complications intervene, viii oppose
Princeton and Annapolis on the Severn
on April 10, rowing in the following
order:
Stroke, Whitman, 10; No. T, Norman
Brazer, IS; No. 6, George Batchelder,
l9; No. 5, Robert Sedgwick, '21; No. 4,
Dave Morris, S21; No. 3, John Linder,
19; No. 2, Charles Batchelder, 30;
bow, Delmar Leighton, 10; cox, Edward
Peirson, 81.
This crew has been picked from the
best men in Crews A and B Of the
varsity squad, which have been rowing
outdoors for five weeks, and the final
determination was made as a result of
the four-cornered race Thursday, in
which the three upper class shells were
forced to lower their colors to the 1922
crew.
Grew B has been stroked since the
first day of practice by Captain Whit
man, and the other men who have come
from that boat to help form the regular
varsity eight are Leighton, the Batch
elders and Sedgwick. The A men are
SAet@NA, -iO1llS, ISlitQGI anu clIoOil.
Stroking is new experience for
Captain Whitman, and although he
rowed IN last years eight on the other
side Of the boat, he has found little diff
Guilty IN shifting oars, since his posi-
tion in the undefeatcd 1915 freshman
eight was at No. 6. Whitman is
strapping fellow; in fact, the eight men
are all over feet tall, the type of
sweepster the rowing coach is espe
b clAllV keen on bnNfno n Gil ootf
shoes IS hard task for Whitman, for
last years captain had the reputation
/ of being one of the best stroke oars
ever developed at Cambridge.
Brazer and Leighton both have had
experience stroking second crews at
Harvard, and Sedgwick has the car
marks of good pacemaker, so that
enough capable timber is available if
the Harvard captain decides that he can
do better at some other seat. A good
stroke oar is at least one-third re
, sponsible for victorious race.
The veterans from last years war
sity, which defeated Princeton and
Yale, are Captain Whitman, John Lin r.
der and Charles Batchelder. The HaI-
ward leader, with Leighton and George
Batchelder, rowed on the 1919 fresh
man crew, which vanquished Cornell
and Yale. Norman Brazer was on the
1913 freshman squad. and Sedgwick.
Morris and Pcirson in last seasons
speedy frst-year she'll With the cx-
ception of Brazer, every man on board
the present varsity craft has taken
part in a rousing victory over Yale.
The speed and power shown by the
1922 eight were especially pleasing to
Coach Williai. Haincs, who likewise
talked encouragingly on the work of
all four crews after the race Thursday.
When college opens Friday practice for
the varsity will commence again, but
the freshmen will not get to work until
the folio ing Monday.
Malcolm Bradlee, brother of Fred. the
old Harvard halfback. showed fine
power and keen judgment in the race
in which he sent the freshmen home a
victor He is a st. Marks graduate.
Another man whose work was impress
sive was Captain Lewis McCagg. at No.
6. He comes from New York City, and
is a graduate OF st. Paul's School.