New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
ATHLETICS AT HARVARD.
b,ScrssIoN OF THE NEW REGULATIONS
..,rv RESULTED FROM THE FACULTY's oPPo
.,r1oN TO THE JOURNEYINGs OF TEAMS
ABOUT THE COUNTRY-TRAIN
ING BEGUN!

ING BEGUN
ros,on Ian Is (special).-The question OF athletics
harvard has interested the students far more than
.,ar Studies conservative Harvard man, speaking
=, the new regulation prohibiting the students rom
artiopstng in contests outside OF New England, says
aThe move is by no means new one though ,his Is
.be first time il has far as TO be adopted
=, the committee governing athletics at Harvard
AZ carly as April, 1855 committee OF the over
,sers gas chosen TO consider the question oi ihVe
collegiate athletics, and this committee saw III "
recommend that they he abolished entirely Ho"o'.''
This was too severe measure and the OVerSeefs simply
ICED vote TO the effect that since athletic contests
we're gaining too great prominence soHic meaeu''
sbouM be taken 10 guard against their evil cHco'e
I'D that A great step in this direction woulo DC 10
oo,e,e intercollegiate contests 10 Cambridge Ne"
Haven or such other New England towns as Tue 0oii
mit;eo might desi gnate from time to time.
0TMs vote passed through the corporallon' 10 INC
,..,,,v whore a special commission made an IN
0s,aa+ion and as result of IT the committee
rov known as the Athletic Committee was estao
ushed and this matter of restricting contests 10 Ne"
rngand was gwen into their hands Tor CONSIDERATION
The two wears in which they have been CONSIDERING
:, hare seen many changes in Harvard athletics, all
~ which have tended TO strengthen the comnlVee ;
belief that some restriction should he made Inus II
:, clearly seen that Princeton any other college
hos rot entered in the least into the causes which
have led the committee to take uese
stems The faculty was growing tired OF having
600 or 800 Of their men lourneyhS aoou'
the country in the interest of sports II was iaf
from beneficial to college work, and hence The new
rules" A., 49,
member Of the faculty made the remark the day
.ouo,,tnp Harvard's withdrawal from the football
leaa,,e that the students action simply saves the
Athletic Committee from the necessity OF "lthdra~
&c.; che team Princeton was too far away for
further contests between the two colleges
eject Of the new rules upon Harvest sport ms
,e,r il will bar them from all championship con
tests except the Mott Haven games ana MI s'rels
captain of tile and president OF the Ancuo
Association has expressed himself as behs oi u"
opinion that Is an exception has eeeh h"uc ~ 'no
rules in favor Of the for the years 40 'heic
will be little doubt but that Ike eAccp''onS ""' NC
made for years following.
Tho Mott Haven team met YESTERDAY afternoon 10
receive further instructions concerning their Tram
ING The work Of the thirty four men .as Den zen
Icsn divided mo squads the first training IN ihe
morning and the second in u" afternoon Inc h'St
squad is composed OF The men VINO are 70 Vl,V' !"
the Boston Athletic CiHb's sames on feorustS H. 10,
and their training Ia, been PARTICULARLY ever. ~
worS. and 10 spyint!ne Nh. stur-is addressed the
team. encouraging them - work a haIu a. posSb!e
and not let tie new regulations interfere "'h thcif
training. , >. .,. ,,,
oiwer team were requested 10 meet YESTERDAY. anu
receive instructions for their training. only one man
was present He viii 90 10 work At once AZ anchor
aud viii necessarily receive the undivided attention
IF the trainer Mr.. Lathrop. This falling OIL in the
numbers Of uE-of"ar candidates VIII surprise many .
Int since the strong condemnation which the sport
has received from DR.. sargent and other athlct'
traner> men rather fearful about entering into
a contest where injuries common Many
articles have been published in the college pres
lately c0ndemnnC the sport but long IL remains
An entry in the Mott Haven list. Harvard will have
to some kind OF team 70 pull though at present
Notwithstanding the fact that the crimson VIII not
Re a color IN the championship circle this season
Harvard'S nine goes into active training Monday.
John CarksOn will be present then for the first time
to coach the Training will begin in the cage
OF the gymnasium, and the work for the first week
will be very light probably not TO exceed A quarter
O, an hour daily. with a short rum
The candidates for the freshman crew, last evening
elected a. their permanent captain, ID. O. Earle OF
Worcester. who has been temporary captain Of the
grew since the opening of college.