1896 Rosters
Columbia University
Coach- Arthur W. Putnam
Freshmen 8
Stroke
W.H. Howell
5’ 11 ½”
160 lbs
No. 7
James W. Kerr
5’ 10”
162 lbs
No. 6
G.A. Stevenson
6’ 1”
175 lbs
No. 5
E.L. Stearns
5’ 10 ½”
180 lbs
No. 4
S.A. Boyle*
5’ 10”
167 lbs
No. 3
J.B. Carnett
6’
173 lbs
No. 2
Herman Kregelius
6’
170 lbs
Bow
G.L. McGargee
5’ 8 ¾”
165 lbs
Cox
G.S. McAvoy
110 lbs
Coach- Walter B. Peet
Varsity 8
Stroke
H.E. Pierrepont
5’ 11”
20 yrs
153 lbs
No. 7
O. Longacre Jr.
5’ 11 ½”
20 yrs
174 lbs
No. 6
G.H. Carter
6’ 1 ½”
20 yrs
192 lbs
No. 5
D. MacGregor
6’ 2 ½”
24 yrs
173 lbs
No. 4
W.C. Hobdy
6’
24 yrs
180 lbs
No. 3
A.R. Campbell
5’ 11”
21 yrs
167 lbs
No. 2
J.H. Prentice*
6”
21 yrs
176 lbs
Bow
R.W. Pressprich
5’ 7”
20 yrs
163 lbs
Cox
B.W. Van Voorhis
20 yrs
125 lbs
Subs:
Hall
Irving
Barclay
Shoup
Cornell University
Coach- Charles “Pop” Courtney
Freshmen 8
Stroke
Emment B. Carter
5’10”
22 yrs
158 lbs
No. 7
William C. Dalzell Jr.
5’11”
18 yrs
163 lbs
No. 6
Clarence M. Oddie
5’10”
19 yrs
162 lbs
No. 5
Platt Russell
6’1 ½”
18 yrs
159 lbs
No. 4
Asa C. King
6’
19 yrs
160 lbs
No. 3
Samuel W. Wakeman*
6’
19 yrs
158 lbs
No. 2
Theodore L. Bailey
5’11”
18 yrs
157 lbs
Bow
William B. Stamford
5’10”
19 yrs
156 lbs
Cox.
Schuyler L. Fisher
--
22 yrs
106 lbs
Subs:
Arthur B. Raymond
5’9”
18 yrs
155 lbs
George O. Wagner
5’10”
19 yrs
150 lbs


Coach- Charles “Pop” Courtney
Varsity 8
Stroke
Frederick Adams Briggs
5’ 8”
24 yrs
128 lbs
No. 7
William B. Chriswell
5’ 8”
29 yrs
160 lbs
No. 6
Clarence S. Moore
5’ 10 ½”
19 yrs
163 lbs
No. 5
Faun W. Freeborn*
5’ 11”
21 yrs
176 lbs
No. 4
Edward J. Savage
5’ 11”
21 yrs
160 lbs
No. 3
Edward O. Spillman
5’ 10”
21 yrs
163 lbs
No.2
Lewis L. Tatum
5’ 10”
22 yrs
160 lbs
Bow
Isaac.C. Ludlum
5’ 10”
19 yrs
160 lbs
Cox
Frederick D. Colson
20 yrs
103 lbs
Subs:
Hugh C. Troy
Wilton Bentley
Foster C. Slade
E. Johnston
Harvard University
Coach- George S. Mumford
Freshmen 8
Stroke
E.N. Boardman
5’ 10”
20yrs
156 lbs
No. 7
C.H. McDuffie
6’
19 yrs
165 lbs
No. 6
Clarke Thomson
5’ 10 ½”
20 yrs
169 lbs
No. 5
B.H. Whitbeck
5’ 10 ½”
18 yrs
160 lbs
No. 4
J.F. Perkins
6’
18 yrs
160 lbs
No. 3
M. Donald*
No. 2
F.R. Swift
5’ 11”
17 yrs
162 lbs
Bow
B.H. Dibblee
5’ 8”
19 yrs
145 lbs
Cox
F.R. Plumb
110 lbs
Subs:
J.B. Holden, Jr.
G.D. Marvin
H. Sampson
Coach- R. C. Lehmann
Varsity 8
Stroke
D.M. Goodrich
6’ 1”
20 yrs
163 lbs
No. 7
J.R. Bullard*
5’ 9”
23 yrs
160 lbs
No. 6
A.A. Sprague
6’
21 yrs
178 lbs
No. 5
E.H. Fennessy
5’ 11”
23 yrs
170 lbs
No. 4
S. Hollister
5’ 11”
22 yrs
162 lbs
No. 3
J.H. Perkins
6’
20 yrs
169 lbs
No. 2
R.M. Townsend
5’ 10”
22 yrs
173 lbs
Bow
G.S. Derby
5’ 10”
21 yrs
168 lbs
Cox
P.D. Rush
19 yrs
110 lbs
Subs:
Moulton
F.S. Ames
H. Adams
C.C. Bull


University of Pennsylvania
Coach- Ellis Ward
Freshmen 8
Stroke
J.M. Ruegenberg
5’11”
19 yrs
161 lbs
No. 7
J.H. Hall
5’9”
19 yrs
160 lbs
No. 6
J.F. DeSilver
5’11”
19 yrs
173 lbs
No. 5
E.I. Stearns
5’11”
19 yrs
181 lbs
No. 4
H. Kregelius
6’
19 yrs
165 lbs
No. 3
R.W. Smith
5’7”
18 yrs
140 lbs
No. 2
C.H. Rogers*
5’9 ½”
20 yrs
153 lbs
Bow
S.D. Sinkler
5’8”
17 yrs
140 lbs
Cox
W. Lee
--
18 yrs
112 lbs
Subs:
W.F. Preston
5’8”
18 yrs
145 lbs
Coach- Ellis Ward
Varsity 8
Stroke
W.H. Howell
6’
19 yrs.
160 lbs
No. 7
J.A. Kier
5’ 10”
19 yrs.
160 lbs
No. 6
G.A. Stephenson
6’ 1 ½”
19 yrs.
170 lbs
No. 5
E.I. Stearns
5’ 11”
19 yrs.
185 lbs
No. 4
S.A. Boyle *
5’ 9”
19 yrs.
167 lbs
No. 3
F.M. Dunn
6’
20 yrs.
161 lbs
No. 2
Herman Kregelius
6’
19 yrs.
165 lbs
Bow
George L. Megargee
5’ 9”
21 yrs.
161 lbs
Cox
G. L. McAvoy
--
22 yrs
165 lbs

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