New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
ATHLETICS AT WESLEYAN.

TALK ABOUT MUCH NEEDED NEW GrMNASluN'
MiddIetown Conn, Dec. 20 (speclaD-Ihe college,
CAMPUS Is generally the most lively part oil ths quaint
old Yankee town, but today the contrast J. rcV'lSeu
ThroushOut the cts the church bells arc ringing out
their messages OF holiday cheer TO the gathering tohg'
Of worshipper but the old college bells solemn warn
inc OF the passing rings UNDECIDED over the lonely
c,mms For with the exception Of scan half dozen.
all the students left the first train after the
clos, Of their final term examination, III some cases
answering barely enough Of tho examination questions
70 mass them mp" In order that they might lake
the cabs waiting at the door TO convey them 70 tne
rail- DAD station.
Tho college is well satisfied with the general worA
of the team during the last football season. Inc Oily
usmes lost were those played with Harvard. Yale
Princeton and tho University Of Pennsylvania ana 'e
Wesley all mon who witnessed the game iaSt mchUoce
are unanimous IN the opinion that the fc"h'' N''"
men would have attended little Methodist surprise
party Washington Park, If the Wesleyan team bad
not been 80 seriously crippled by the loss OF HALL the
fullback. aud Gordon. one OF the hal-bdcks' b''
cslve victories were scored against Ilnty, Amherst
Brown, Cornell aud Columbia
Financially, the season was unusually successful al"
the association Will have snug liltle sum III thc
treasury after paying all expenses. 1t has been
proposed TO expend a part OF this in procuring ap-
proprate souvenirs to be presented to tie memoefs
Of the team. Whether football is generally achnowl-
edged as the chief among college sports, or not. IL
Ger any has the strongest hold on wesleyan students
and speculation is ~ady rife as 10 The prosper Is LOT
next years team. The team Will suner us most
serious loss in the departure of Captain saybacb VINO
H. 10 be graduated in June His remarkable run IN
the last ten minutes Of the nsyvaHa game Is still
fruitful subject of conversation among those who Wit
messed IT, who declare that ii was undoubtedly the
most noteworthy of the season. 1t has been gen
orally reported that saybdck and Hal! are W enter
the Yale Law school year. but >layback SAYS he
has no such intention while Hall is member OF the
Junior class and will return next year as captain of
the team. Fo2g, centre, Bedford, lc1t guard ana
Moore left 'ackle. also in this years class anu
good men will be required to fill their places.
owing TO the great attention paid TO football the
baseball interest has been forced into secondary
position. However, some CredtabIe teams nave rep
resented the college, though last years nine haH "
somewhat disastrous career Some good material VIII
probably be found in the freshman class, and the col
Ie,e hopes TO put in the field team worthy OF the
place she has taken in college athletics Inc cahd
dates for the team will probably go into training
shortly after the opening of the winter term
With all the interest displayed in general athletics
is somewhat surprising to find that Wesleyan does not
maintain a crew in fact has no boating organization
whatever This seems al the more strange when II
is remembered that the Connecticut River is distant
only a half mile from the campus, flowing along the
foot of the hill which The college is situated lhdt
the college has not always been 50 lHdlHefch' l"
aquatic sports is shown by the numerous uVp'"V' "
he seen in the Rich Library Building. including several
beautiful silver cups. But the shells have been siore
away in the gymnasium for number Of years ana
il is rather improbable that the sport VIII ever De
fully revived. the students say 1t Is 100 expensive
A. compared with football and baseball
Another for the discOntinuacc OF D"dtIHe d.
well a. for the rather faint interest III baseball may
Ia found I'm the want Of proper training ticit IAe
present " mnasium Is antiquated aiialr Wholly un
adapted u the increasing needs of the college ana It's
presence the campus only serves TO emphasize thc
demand for building equipped 10 manner cal
lated to meet the requirements OF the present stage
of development In college athletics Efforts have
been made I'm this direction for several years, ana
the indications point toward speedy conSumlna,
ton OF the hope. long deferred, tha, has helped
Wesley to victory IN spite OF the Inadequate
athletic facilities Of the college.
II is announced the authority OF one OF TIE mem
her, of the faculty that ground Will be broken early In
spring and that the work of erecting the new gym
nssium will then DC pushed forward a. rapidly ~
possible. Tho money for the building OF the gym.
Iasium will probably entirely from the alumni
and undergraduates although upon the hrst announce
ment of the Fayerweather bequest II was suggested
flat a part of the same be devoted the proposed
gymnasium. The new building. in the basement Of
which the steam-heating plant has been placed
Is being rapidly pushed TO completion