By vote of the members of the first University crew on Saturday evening, Carl Howard Pforzheimer '28 of Purchase, New York, was chosen as coxswain of the Harvard eight.
Pforzheimer is a graduate of the Horace Mann School of New York City and since entering the University has been regular helmsman for the 1928 Freshman crew and a leading contestant for the position in the University boat for two years.
The competition for the coxswain's post this spring has been between four men: R. W. Herr '28, J. H. McCollum '28, Pforzheimer and L. L. Wadsworth '30. The balloting on Saturday occurred in Newell Boathouse after the first crew had returned from an hour's work-out down stream, and was narrowed down to Herr and Pforzheimer. Herr was chosen for the Junior University boat.
The choice of coxswain for the 150-pound oarsmen will be between McCollum and Wadsworth and will be decided in the same way by a vote of the crew members some time this week.
At present Wadsworth is steering the inteligibles and McCollum is in the first 150-pound shell.
A new Pocock shell which has been given to the University by R. F. Herrick '90 is now at the Newell Boathouse, and will be rigged this week.
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