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Show THE REVIEW. 7 W.O. Hickok, the champion shot putter and hamminer turower of the world, will captain the Yale college athletic team, which goes to England to contest witha like team from Oxford University. Hickok is twenty yeirs old; he weighs 205 pounds, 6 feet 21% inches tall. Heis the most powerful looking man, in mainv days searching, and is really the Samson of the Universitv. When only 16 years old. Hickok threw the hammer 107 feet. He has now increased his mirk to 114 fzet and 6 inches. At the games of the Inte'¢ llegiate Associ ition in New York, May 26 Hickok broke intercollegiate records in the hammer throwing and shot putting. | \ ~ 7/44] \\\\ w.o. nicxox. JoHN J.Kyan and Joseph Wright, Champion American and Canadian oarsmen, will row asa double in the Diamond Sculls and the Silver Goblets Races at Henley. This latter event will decide the championship of England for pair oars. John J. Ryan, the champion of America first came into prominence in 1885 by winning the junior singles event in the Cana7) Jee lian Rowing Association regatta at Hamilton. At 52s. ee He turned the tables however at the National regatta at JOHNS. RYAN. himin He was never defeated until 1891. 1891. toca, by winning from both the men who Sara- defeated Ryan kas twice won the American Championship) ~~ JOSEPH WRIGHT isthe champion of Canadian oars- men. Joseph Wright commenced rowing 1884, has had varving success. His first appearance and was at the National regatta held in Albany. His first single scull race wis rowel in 1890, at Lachine. In 1891 he won at the National regatta at Washington anil the regatta, intermediate Both singles Wright and in the Middle States Ryan are of same age, being 33 years old. They employed as clerks; one in the Treasurer's the other in the postoffice at Toronto. about the 4 are both’ office, and R iu 42 | ——SS=ae JOSEPH WRIGHT. CHas. D. WaLcort, recently appointed director of the United States Geological Survey, is a native of Utica, N. Y. Heis the son of a well-known cotton manufacturer and is 44 vears of age. In 1876, the Federal Government ordered Mr. Walcott to survey Utah, and Colorado. So well did ee <tennmtenaish ee - =< - - he discharge this task that he was appointed chief A paleontologist of the United States Geclogical Surfit\vev, and later chief geologist. He led the first )} scientific expedition that ever studied the wonderful id \ geological sections of the grand eanyon of Colorada. D. WALooTT. He is the author of many geological books. . CHAS. Arizona, Nevada |