1912 Rosters
Columbia University
Coach- James Rice
Freshman
Stroke
V.G. Sanborn
5’ 10”
17 yrs
169 lbs
No. 7
C.W. Croneberg
5’ 10”
18 yrs
154 lbs
No. 6
H.C. Lauber
6’ 1”
19 yrs
155 lbs
No. 5
L.R. Beatty
5’ 11”
20 yrs
167 lbs
No. 4
H.C. Seedorf
6’ 1”
19 yrs
152 lbs
No. 3
H.A. Naumer
5’ 11”
18 yrs
148 lbs
No. 2
H.S. Willis
6’ 2”
19 yrs
156 lbs
Bow
E.K. Richard
5’ 9 ½”
18 yrs
147 lbs
Cox
E.B. Moorhouse
5’ 3”
17 yrs
103 lbs
Subs:
S.C. Spaulding,
5’ 11”
17 yrs
140 lbs
G.G. Cochran
5’ 11”
18 yrs
147 lbs
G.F. Orthey
6’ 1”
19 yrs
172 lbs
W.S. Bouvier
5’ 10 ½”
19 yrs
158 lbs
A.H. Wood (cox sub)
5’ 5”
17 yrs
115 lbs
Coach- James C. Rice
Varsity 8
Stroke
G.S. Downing*
6’
22 yrs
165 lbs
No. 7
F. Miller
6’ 2 ½”
21 yrs
185 lbs
No. 6
J.I. Moore Jr.
6’ 1”
21 yrs
178 lbs
No. 5
F.J. Latenser
6’ 1”
22 yrs
175 lbs
No. 4
A.W. Bissell
5’ 10”
21 yrs
167 lbs
No. 3
I.W. Hadsell
6’ 1”
19 yrs
165 lbs
No. 2
W.E. Ruprecht
6’ 1”
21 yrs
164 lbs
Bow
A.C. Rothwell
6’
20 yrs
162 lbs
Cox
A.J. Brock
5’ 4”
20 yrs
112 lbs
Subs:
C.R. Robinson
5’ 11”
23 yrs
158 lbs
C.F. MacCarthy
5’ 7 ½”
23 yrs
155 lbs
E.I. Williams
6’
20 yrs
159 lbs
K. Herkert
6’
20 yrs
156 lbs
H.M. Claghorn
6’ 3”
21 yrs
175 lbs
Coach- James C. Rice
Varsity 4
Stroke
C.F. MacCarthy
5’ 7 ½”
23 yrs
155 lbs
No. 3
E.I. Williams
6’
20 yrs
159 lbs
No. 2
C.R. Robinson
5’ 11”
23 yrs
158 lbs
Bow
K. Herkert
5’ 6”
20 yrs
156 lbs
Subs:
C.W. Peterson
5’ 10”
18 yrs
162 lbs
J.S. Miller
6’
19 yrs
165 lbs
W.L.H. Doyle
6’ ½”
20 yrs
167 lbs
S.W. Smith
5’ 11”
20 yrs
158 lbs


Cornell
University
Coach- John Hoyle
Freshman
Stroke
William Victor Ellms
5’ 10”
24 yrs
160 lbs
No. 7
John Emmett O’Brien
5’ 11”
20 yrs
168 lbs
No. 6
Willard Wilcox Butts
6’ 2”
22 yrs
172 lbs
No. 5
Thomas Squier Kraft
6’
21 yrs
168 lbs
No. 4
Lloyd Freeman Craver
5’ 11”
20 yrs
162 lbs
No. 3
Ernest Leon Pollard
6’
20 yrs
168 lbs
No. 2
Selah Van Vel sor Hiscox
6’
20 yrs
175 lbs
Bow
Ernesto Ornelas
5’ 11”
20 yrs
160 lbs
Cox
Melvin Leopold Adler
5’ 5”
18 yrs
106 lbs
Subs:
H.J. Brooks
5’ 8”
20 yrs
152 lbs
R. Mochrie
6’ 1”
18 yrs
162 lbs
Coach- Charles “Pop” Courtney, John Hoyle Asst. Coach
Varsity 8
Stroke
Walter G. Distler
6’
22 yrs
165 lbs
No. 7
Clinton B. Ferguson
5’ 10”
24 yrs
170 lbs
No. 6
Brower C. Spransy
6’ 1”
22 yrs
184 lbs
No. 5
George B. Wakeley
6’ 1”
23 yrs
175 lbs
No. 4
Walter O. Kruse
6’ 2”
23 yrs
172 lbs
No. 3
Burleigh A. Lum
6’ 3”
21 yrs
185 lbs
No. 2
Edward S. Bates
5’ 8”
21 yrs
160 lbs
Bow
Charles H. Elliott
5’ 11”
22 yrs
155 lbs
Cox
Charles F. Merz
5’ 4”
20 yrs
109 lbs
Subs:
W.F. Thatcher
6’
22 yrs
170 lbs
H.R. Menefee
6’
21 yrs
161 lbs
Coach- Charles “Pop” Courtney
Varsity 4
Stroke
Elwyn H. Dole
5’ 9”
22 yrs
156 lbs
No. 3
Leslie Chapman
6’ 1”
22 yrs
169 lbs
No. 2
George P. McNear
6’ 2”
21 yrs
163 lbs
Bow
Clinton W. Brown
5’ 11”
21 yrs
170 lbs
Leland Stanford University
Coach- Dan Murphy
Varsity 8
Stroke
J.F. Partridge
6’ 3”
21 yrs
186 lbs
No. 7
R.H. Seward*
6’
24 yrs
178 lbs
No. 6
E.B. Walford
6’
21 yrs
169 lbs
No. 5
R.F. Duryea
6’ 3”
21 yrs
186 lbs
No. 4
F.B. Watkins
6’ ½”
23 yrs
171 lbs


No. 3
Chauncey Smith
6’
23 yrs
177 lbs
No. 2
Carl H. Beal
6’
22 yrs
157 lbs
Bow
Roger Olmstead
6’
22 yrs
168 lbs
Cox
F.L. Guerena
5’ 4”
23 yrs
110 lbs
Sub:
P.P. Clover
5’ 11”
20 yrs
170 lbs
University of Pennsylvania
Coach- Ellis F. Ward
Freshman
Stroke
H. Shoemaker
5’ 11”
19 yrs
163 lbs
No. 7
W.R. Littleton
6’ 1”
20 yrs
165 lbs
No. 6
M. Ross, Jr.
5’ 11 ½”
20 yrs
170 lbs
No. 5
H. Butler
5’ 11”
19 yrs
165 lbs
No. 4
P.A. Blatz
6’
19 yrs
175 lbs
No. 3
W.T. Conover
6’ ½”
22 yrs
168 lbs
No. 2
L. Merrill
5’ 10”
21 yrs
160 lbs
Bow
P.D. Brown
5’ 8”
21 yrs
158 lbs
Cox
R.W. Preston
5’ 4”
18 yrs
107 lbs
Subs:
H.K. Marcy
5’ 8 ½”
19 yrs
157 lbs
J.V. Merrick
6’ 3”
18 yrs
178 lbs
Coach- Ellis F. Ward
Varsity 8
Stroke
L.B. Walton
6’
23 yrs
163 lbs
No. 7
J. Alexander
6’
21 yrs
165 lbs
No. 6
E.H.G. Shoemaker*
6’ 2”
21 yrs
178 lbs
No. 5
J.H. Baines
6’
20 yrs
169 lbs
No. 4
E.L. DeLong
5’ 10”
22 yrs
175 lbs
No. 3
R.L. Watrous
6’ 2”
19 yrs
155 lbs
No. 2
F.H. Housel
6’ 1”
19 yrs
174 lbs
Bow
E.W. Madeira
6’ 2”
20 yrs
159 lbs
Cox
F.M. Williams
5’ 5”
23 yrs
110 lbs
Subs:
G.H. Bloom
6’ ½”
22 yrs
166 lbs
R. LeR. Hepburn
6’ 3”
20 yrs
163 lbs
Coach- Ellis F. Ward
Varsity 4
Stroke
L.E. Brion
6’
20 yrs
150 lbs
No. 3
E.A. Stifel
6’
21 yrs
170 lbs
No. 2
R.G. Howard
6’
23 yrs
160 lbs
Bow
F.B. Mulford
5’ 10”
24 yrs
158 lbs
Syracuse University
Coach- James A. Ten Eyck
Freshman
Stroke
R.J. Hannum
6’
21 yrs
164 lbs
No. 7
H.G. Porter
5’ 11 ¼”
18 yrs
173 lbs


No. 6
A.H. Aldridge
6’
18 yrs
171 lbs
No. 5
M.H. Kuehn
6’ 1”
18 yrs
172 lbs
No. 4
W.L. Joslyn
6’ ½”
20 yrs
168 lbs
No. 3
H. Turnbull
5’ 10”
19 yrs
164 lbs
No. 2
E.G. Wright
5’ 11”
18 yrs
165 lbs
Bow
W.G. Grady
5’ 11”
21 yrs
168 lbs
Cox
S.W. Palmer
5’ 5”
20 yrs
105 lbs
Subs:
G.R. Lewis (cox sub)
5’ 5”
20 yrs
105 lbs
E.J. Cottrell
5’ 11”
17 yrs
154 lbs
H.T. James
5’ 11”
19 yrs
155 lbs
Coach- James A. Ten Eyck
Varsity 8
Stroke
G.B. Thurston
5’ 11 ½”
22 yrs
160 lbs
No. 7
M.F. Hilfinger
6’ 1 ¼”
22 yrs
175 lbs
No. 6
J.H. Rich
6’ 2”
23 yrs
178 lbs
No. 5
C.T. Mahan
6’ ¼”
22 yrs
163 lbs
No. 4
H.W. Robbins
6’
21 yrs
164 lbs
No. 3
H.R. Topping
5’ 10”
26 yrs
170 lbs
No. 2
G.C. Babbitt
5’ 9”
26 yrs
169 lbs
Bow
M.G. Butler
6’
21 yrs
170 lbs
Cox
H.H. Richardson
5’ 6”
23 yrs
118 lbs
Sub:
C.C. Goes (cox sub)
5’ 5 ½”
19 yrs
116 lbs
Coach- James A. Ten Eyck
Varsity 4
Stroke
L.S. Castle
5’ 11 ½”
20 yrs
164 lbs
No. 3
J.D. Crimmins
6’ 1”
21 yrs
165 lbs
No. 2
J.A. Noxon
6’
22 yrs
173 lbs
Bow
M.H. Gregg
5’ 10”
22 yrs
163 lbs
Subs:
C.C. Francis
5’ 11”
21 yrs
162 lbs
R. W. Propst
6’
21 yrs
173 lbs
A. H. Summerville
6’
21 yrs
169 lbs
W.W. Hall
5’ 11 ½”
25 yrs
155 lbs
University of Wisconsin
Coach- Harry “Dad” Vail
Freshman
Stroke
C.W. Evert
5’ 11”
21 yrs
163 lbs
No. 7
A. Wittich
6’
20 yrs
168 lbs
No. 6
H.L. Moffet
6’
20 yrs
180 lbs
No. 5
F.G. Mueller
6’ 1”
19 yrs
171 lbs
No. 4
A.J. Dexter
5’ 10”
20 yrs
162 lbs
No. 3
H.B. Clayton
6’
21 yrs
172 lbs
No. 2
G. Bohstedt
6’
24 yrs
167 lbs


Bow
R.A. Peterson
6’
24 yrs
167 lbs
Cox
H.A. Lewis
5’ 6”
18 yrs
101 lbs
Subs:
H.J. Moon
6’
20 yrs
162 lbs
A. Fritsche
6’
19 yrs
170 lbs
Coach- Harry “Dad” Vail
Varsity 8
Stroke
J.B. Tasker
5’ 10 ½”
21 yrs
168 lbs
No. 7
E.J. Samp
5’ 11 ½”
22 yrs
175 lbs
No. 6
Charles M. Pollock*
6’
21 yrs
180 lbs
No. 5
W.F. Mackmiller
6’
23 yrs
185 lbs
No. 4
C.B. Dreutzer
6’ 3”
22 yrs
177 lbs
No. 3
M.C. Sjoblom
6’ 3”
25 yrs
173 lbs
No. 2
R.L. Cuff
5’ 10”
23 yrs
162 lbs
Bow
D.J. MacLeod
5’ 11 ½”
26 yrs
166 lbs
Cox
J.A. Fletcher
5’ 6 ¾”
21 yrs
107 lbs
Subs:
F.C. Wood
6’
20 yrs
170 lbs
E.A. Gelein
6’ 1”
21 yrs
172 lbs