The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-30
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

Pickett, one OF the "Governors, don't you
KNOW" of the G. A. c., is recuperating down
among the billows and mosquitoes of Atlantic
City.
BY the sad death by drowning last week of
Herbert Mapes, of the class of '92, Columbia
College, that institution loses one of the best
athletes in New York City.
Frank Butterworth, of this city, has placed
another feather in his athletic cap by winning
the Columbia Tennis Tournament at Asbury
Park. Though he had some sturdy opponents
he captured first prize with comparative ease
Eddy Walsh, of the G. A. C., is at Atlantic
City getting himself sunburhed and tanned
like life guard. He is much incensed over
the repeated filings at him in the SportinG
Times about his reputed glass arm Eddy is
very hot under his hat.
1t is to be earnestly hoped that the enthusi
astic Columbia men who accompany their
crews on their trips, will realize that the best
way TO aid them towards victory is to do all in
tneir power 10 keep the course clear 1t is
only with the earnest cooperation of every
one that this can be accomplished. Let us
not have repetition of the 'national''
The senior and junior eighis Of the Column
bias are both hard at work preparing for the
respective regattas in which they will par
ticipate on the 7th of September. The senior
crew will row at Staten Island to defend the
Sl,OO0 challenge cup, which was won by them
last year. They leave on the 5th for New
YORK, accompanied by a large delegation of
=. a.: Z. men. The juniors will depart on
the 4th for Boston, where they are entered to
row in the New England regatta. They will
take with them, a ''mascot,' Professor
Thomas O'Brien, OF Analostan Island.
Trainer Courtney will accompany them
The Columbia Athletic boys, that is, the
athletes outside OF the oarsmen, are now busy
at work preparing for the annual meeting of
the Atlantic Division. A A. IT,, which takes
place on September 10, at Baltimore, under the
auspices OF the new Baltimore Athletic Club.
The island is filled every day with the men
who are desirous of winning honors and the
trainer, Professor Crossley, is as busy as he
can be. Some Of the novces that made such
good records at the opening game, 8 last July,
especially Dodge and Gregg, are at work and
tney are showing some splendid improve
ments In their styles. If possible the C.. A.
C.'s will be represented in every class on the
day OF the big meet. The winners will 90 to
the annual championship meeting at st.
Louis In October.
The Columbia junior eight that is to take
part in the Boston Labor Day regatta are
rowing finely, and the impression is that the
crew Will make splendid showing against
the pick of New England. The visiting oars
men who were here during the national regatta
were favorably impressed with the splendid
rowing OF the juniors, and said that tbey
rowed as we'll as the best seniors of that To-
cality and would win barring accidents. Lee
Is setting beautiful stroke for the crew, and
they are, under Courtney's direction, sending
their craft along very rapidly. They row in
Deautnnl form, their blade work especially
being about the best ever seen in this CITY.
The G. A. G. are sanguine that the crew will
bring back nine medals and siken
trophy.