The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-09
PRINCEToN's AMATEUR ATHLETES

oYMEAsTIo CONTEST FOE ANNUAL PRIZRa
Yesterday was q white letter dag among the
students, faculty and friends Of Princeton College.
being enliyened by the annual gymnastio contest
Tor prizes. THESE are OF comparatively recent In
PRODUCTION into the curriculum or the institution.
At frst there was great opposition 70 their being
made part Of the college instruction programme,
the authorities or the college fearing THAI
they would interfere with the hign moral
tone OF the institution and tend 20
degrade rather than elevate the students.
The faculty are now satisfied that the gymna-
SUM il means or attracting the students 20 re-
main within the college walls during leisure hours.
Yesterday the venerable President Of the college.
DR.. James McCosn, was q most interested spec
tator Ia the entlre progfa ~ the gy mIaslum-
The contest Of
was witnessed By a large aud fashionable assem-
biage OF ladies and gentlemen, friends OF the
students, numbering about 100 or 500 persons, ana
intending very large delegation rom tue me
tFOpois. over against the southern wall OF toe
building we're crossed the 1ags won by the Fresh
man crew OF Princeton IN the University race &C
Saratoga last summer. The exercises began ~
two O'Clock, under the dlrecuoh oi AT. 1e0rgo
code, the Rymuastic preceptor OF the College
and the same VINO won the champion medal
(wnicn he wore) Tor annette excellence In tne
United states ana Canadaa
THE CONTESTANTS
Yesterday were nine In numpcr-namely, q. O.
Alien, OF Missouri VINO wore the oonny blue color
on ms breast; w. ). Archer, ofMaryland magenta
color; Prank Biddle, Of Pennsylysnla, orange
color Sness@anb NSw iT pasp pms a|d
Greenough, PennsyIvania, crimson; X ]. Han,
New YORK. orange ana black; J. n. Lionberger.
Missouri, white; theodore sheldon, New Jersey,
lavender.
consisted OF peg pole feats Indian club strugRek
ana sxnioitions Of muscular power and skil ON
horizontal bars, parallel bars, hanging rope nngs.
tumbllnE, DUMB bells and the stationary and 1ling
were carried or by the young Jerseynan, rbeo-
dore sheldon, who Is the son OF Princeton
clergyman, and had already acnieved marked DIS
tncIon In the college aud outside 1t As a crack
amateur gymnast. lie carried OF 10 contest
~ the ACADEMY Of Music N New YORK
cup Tor trapeze exercises and q prize
for being the best general eJmnast Yesterday ne
trapeze performed feats as daring and with as
much neatness ana sktll as nine-tentns OF me
travelling professional acrobats. Besides hts
prizes be won round upon round OF ringing ap-
plause. The exercises over Mr. KarRe stepped 20
the 'front.', and In verJ neatly woraea anq nlgn a
cOnplimentary speech presented MT. Goiule With
an order for lne scull, as Testimonial 70 nm
from the students for ais zeal IN teaching them
on the water. Mr. Gode replied In ntting terms,
and then President McCosh mado
THB PRESERVATION OF PRIZES.
After few Introductory remarks ne announced
that the judges-Messrs J. H. Dulles, Robert Hall
and Allan Marquand-hsd awarded inc prizes a.
Archer; first general gymnasL sheldon; second
general gymnast, LionbergeT. INC prize men
plause. were presented with beautiful gold
medals sneldonis second prize was handsome
miniature gold indian club. THIS closed
tie programme In the gymnasium. large
number repaired 10 the canal along vita
the crew now t-aintng for the University Regatta
and witnessed them exercise IN their boat. Toe
ere y consists OF r. Bidde, Penpsylvania; b. NcolL
New YORK; W. Is. Van Lennepp, Turkey; g. Parm
ley New YORK; ~ J. Hall, New YORK; j. J. Ely
Iowa; b. Hail, New YORK (substltnteI. The proDa
BILE Freshman crew TO row az tne July RegStta al
Saratoga will be :--E. j. Van Lennepp I57 los.
II. f. Karg0 l65 lbs. II. Stevenson, I51 lbs. j. M
mcfarland, 100 lbs. M. Hess, 153 lbs j. q. Thurs
ton, 1856 lbs. +; Dung savage, 100 IDS lsubstltutel
line baO1 Of music relieved the monotony or ths
Ryinnastc exercises Dy discoursins choice oper
etlc aud other RlrS