150 OLD "H" MEN HERE FOR DINNER AT VARSITY CLUB

Entertained by the personal reminiscences of Gene Tunney, remarks by Dick Harlow, Tom Bolles, Jim Gaffney, and Bill Bingham, 150 former "H" men gathered for their annual banquet in the Varsity Club last night.

Richard C. Floyd '11, president, opened the after-dinner program and spoke of the growing size of the Varsity Club whch now includes between 800 and 900 active members. He introduced toastmaster Leo H. Leary '05, former Crimson football player and coach.

Tom Bolles, crew mentor, making the first address of the evening, exploded the theory that western crew material was better than eastern, and stated that the present Harvard squad "compares favorably" with that of any other U. S. College, and will give any opponent a "considerable boat race" next April.

Dick Harlow, next introduced, talked of his appreciation of the backing of the press this fall. He mentioned the splendid spirit of the team, Captain Jim Gaffney particularly, and called George Hedblom "one of he finest examples of manhood I have known," mentioning his work this fall and his play, particularly, in the Holy Cross game last year when he made 12 tackles in 13 plays, and, weighing only 150 pounds, played against a 200 pounder.

Jim Gaffney then spoke of the football season, saying that the squad at the moment was "in the best physical and mental condition" that it has been this year.

Bill Bingham, next on the program, talked of the '22 H-Y-P football agreement, the Princeton slush fund of that year, and the rule saying no athlete could be helped through college "primarily" because of his athletic ability In closing he restated his faith in Coach Harlow and his belief in the importance of strict amateurism in athletics.