New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-11
ATHLETIC SPORTS ATHARVlRD.
ORGANIZING FOR THE NEW YEAR-IMPoRrANT
ACTION OF THE FACULTY.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL &C CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE

| ORGANIZING FOR THE NEW. YEAR-IMPORTANT
ACTION OF THE FACULTY
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct 9.--The college
year at Harvard began Thursday September %. The
first week of the fall is generally the busiest of the
year. and the past week has been exception to the
rule. There have been meetings and meetings Of
the boat club football and athletic associations. SO far
sports CO. the absorbing topic at Harvard at present
naturally is what her chances will be the football field
this fall The unusually good eleven that Harvard sent
against Princeton and Yale last year. and the coseness Of
the games 1t played with these colleges, aroused lively
interest in this sport and gave Harvard strong hopes
of winning the intercollegiate championship this fall
The number Of candidates for the eleven that have
presented themselves Holmes field every afternoon
since the beginning OF the term is at least reassurlg.
Among the candidates for the eleven best known to
college athletes are the following: Hammond, captain
years winning varsity Clarke and Cabot Of
the varsity crew. Keith, Appleton, Mason Kent, Ken
dali and Edmunds OF the last years eleven. The officers
of the Football Association President @. z. Curtis,
jr 'S3, secretary, w. O. Baylies 81 executive com
mittee, O. p. Curtis, '53, W. II. Goodwin 81, and W.
p Homans SO. A. @. Dennston, 49, has been elected
treasurer and general manager OF the team.
On Tuesday evening last the annual meeting OF the
Boat Club was held in Holden Chapel The students
turned out In unusually large numbers, it Known
that an explanation of Haryar conduct in regard to
the Columbia Harvard would probably be given by
crew. In the election Of officers for the ensuing year
Curtis 49, was elected president OF the clubs Perrin 49,
vice president; Sexton, 'S4, treasurer; and Bay
les "a, secretary. On motion OF captain
Hammond, q graduate committee OF three TO
oversee and advise in all matters of boating at Har-
ward was established. It deo rmined that the ex
ecutive committee of the club should name said com
mttee subject to the ratification of future meeting Of
the club 1t was also determined to give the crew
dinner and TO present each member Of the ere" with
prize cup in recognition of their recent Victory over
Yale After an explanation OF the action OF the crew
in regard to the Columbia race, the crew was declared
justified in its action and vote of thanks was extended
to Mr.. Ban croft the coach. The annual report OF the
treasurer of the boat club shows that the receipts from
all sources during the past year amounted to 1881 49,
while the expenses amounted to So 3l Co. thus leaving
deficit OF SOB 80.
officers for the ensuing year President, q. r. Lowell
s; vice president b. Morrison, 's3; treasurer l. D.
Coolidge. "a; secretary C. H. Atchnsoi' ~ ,o,. ~,
For long time there has been rumOr rfe ABOUT col
lege TO the effect that President Eliot and the faculty
considered that athletics encrOached too much on the
time of the students that ought To be devoted to their
regular college work and that the president 10
bring about radical reform in this matter Last spring
IA committee OF three was appointed by the faculty 10
investigate the matter and to supervise III certain Wh
this this committee has been Dusty ~ Woih though
of the results Of rs Investigations nave ptt IN
given the public until recently Ihe nrst hct OF inc
committee TO discharge the trainer Oh l1e coeSe
James Robinson His services weo seculcu ~ So
college some four years ago. and IL Is undour
eddy To his efforts that Harvard owes her general success
in sports for the past three years ine
ing the excitement that Mr.. RODnsOhs uischaI89 cu5eu
i'm the athletic circles OF the college Last Thursday
evening n number OF men most interested In Harvard
athletics had an interview with this committee IN ls
ineryier they learned that up To last spring the faculty
had taken no notice at all of athletics The members OF
the committee then appointed were az S'IoiE. va ,t
opinion that athletic sports were essential 10 he snest
welfare OF the students; but at the same he lhey saw
tendencies growing In the manner OF conducting Item lin
which unless checked Would DC ha AS Tendency T dur
ing the past few years had been TO enaoe mn 3
defined line which separates amateur dIo on b i yas
athletics" and that the strict observance OF ths e WIS
essential the end which they WISH 20 pIQiotc
WINS Tho baseball nine President Eliot has written 10
the facncs OF all the colleges with Whch nc
nine nlay asking them they would forbid the mines OF
their RESPECTIVE colleges to play games with PROFESSIONAL
clubs III cnse Harvard took the lnlIlhYc ~ VA. ~,
ton Affirmative answers nave peeh h h nat hern
colleges addressed excepting ale, ana she nus 9' ch
heard from at ALL favorable answer Is eApee' ii Nv,
er, from her. in which care tle iarNan io climbs
be allowed to play any games win piOlesslo,uu LIS
The next matter taken mp by the commute , WE
whether was best for inc college 10 u Seemed
best the committee 10 remove All slI I @ 49,
trainers and they have tnereio ,b cniicSe aronnds
However the committee realizes that IL Is
the athletes 20 have someone 10 loon nv way Far
this reason the committee mas sent Icqst W i,I
poraticn asking that some man D., DC uppp w Look
out for the welfare OF the athletes III rs the se
the committee that ms man S har De hPrefooe taken
prominent part In the Harvard sports WINE @
fhe fact that such Will be hard 10 get ana th
until he T. rot Harvard will be at great disadvantage In
the intercollegiate games. Untll such ah s aP
pointed Dr. Sargent, OF tne si Few daTs
set OF rules which, are TO be observer " ~ 'ne
athletic organizations Whatever may b 20 1S of tbe
COMMITTEES in all its actions, L Is certain tnat tne conf
mtee has tho best OF s % ebanSe
in the matter OF college sports and oOiteratns all
traces Of professionalism"