Newspaper article titled "First Chinese crew in the United States" from The Boston Herald and Journal

Newspaper article titled "First Chinese crew in the United States" from The Boston Herald and Journal

Newspaper article titled "First Chinese crew in the United States" from The Boston Herald and Journal

Newspaper article from The Boston Herald and Journal about the first Chinese crew at Columbia University.

FIRST CHINESE CREW IN THE UNITED STATES


It comes natural for the Chinese boy to use sticks, and this is principally the reason why Jim Rice, veteran coach of Columbia crews, expects big things from the first and only Chinese crew in America, that is training under his direction at Columbia University. Shortly after his bright, little, almond-shaped eyes open, the Chinese boy is introduced to chopsticks, and it is only another step forward to place one of these long oars in his hands and tell him to use it. The illusion that the Chinese are synonymous only with laundries and chop-suey parlors is dispelled as soon as the coxswain thunders his order and eight Chinese-manned oars “dip in.” These orientals are of slight build, but they possess the requisite muscular power and stamina to withstand arduous crew training. From left to right, they are: Capt. K.L. Kwong, T.H. Chen, H.C. Zen, C.Y. Yang, Coxswain; Y.0. Lee, F.H. Huang, C.T. Tsai; Y.T. Chang and K.S. Fung.

The Boston Herald and Journal

Phillips Academy

February 19, 1918

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