New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-18
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
ATHLETIC CANDIDATES BUsY-THE RtfCBL'
HARVARD.

CAN CLUE.
Cambridge, Jan. II (specaD.-Ihe last week d,
Harvard has been fraught with unusual interest," All
the baseball candidates arc at work. the ere" anu
Mott Haven team practising a"sduou'iy ana ','
yreat Yale Harvard debate OF course attracted mucn
attention II would be difficult to decde-and per
hans 1, would be an invidous distinction TO decide
which college had the better OF it. But there can ne
no doubt about the benefits which accrue to the men"
bers OF the Harvard aud Yale Union, from Sn'h
friendly rivalry. The second debate IS TO DC hed III
New-Uavcn on March -. The subject for dispute
is to he Resolved, That a College Education ohhtS
Man for Business Harvard Will take tie afnlV' C
and Yale the negative side.
With the university crew. however, all l. not p AN
sailing these days. The outlook is not nai 20 orsh'
fur winning 1t APPEARED ut ir't. Tie gen
eral Impression seems TO be that because all OF the
old eight are back In college they ALL rs matter
of course, going to row. This Is by no means the
case Captain Kelon says that Powers, stroke OF
The crew last year. Is sick with peritons and VIII he
unable u row when lie gets well. Vail. who rowed
at six. received severe an injury paving ioo'o"i'
that doctors have said that lie would be unable 10 ~"
This year. Lyman. NJ. in the last crew, Is ~ oc-
cupicd with his studies in the Medical school that
there grave doubts OF his henS able Ia enter inc
boat again. or Captain Perkins Will DC unable
10 row himself because Of the injury TO his arm.
Walters, 'O7 Bond %, ard B:thOioway, l.. S.-tiree
Of tie promising canhidaies-hE\e Uced Mo up
with the grip aud a result have not been ab!c 10
train regularly. Captain Kelton is making tie best of
circumstances and Is working his sixteen candidates
regularly.
The Harvard Republican Club intends 10 do Il great
deal OF work during the coming spring ana autumn
This week they elected their vice presidents, upon
whom much Of the work OF the cub vii fail. These
men are From the Law .chool--W X. BiGelow. j.. A.
Burlegh, ". l.. Flint, II. Hudson and A. X. oiearnS
From OF. q. Bremen. Il. {. Robbins +. y. WatlisS
L. J. Lake and j. L. stevens. From 33-L. p. Sanders
Il. Bisbee IL. q. Nichols. n. Hoppin and Il. Stone
From '94-C. F. Garrison. II. A. Cutler s. Conger, L
Hcckscher H. A. rockingham. From '3j-G. c.
Lodge. r. ". Harrison y. =. Dodge, W. Glidden, W.
Wsdswor;h.
The preliminary games of the college chess tOnyna-
ment have all been played and The following six men
are left for the finals: VI. Eallou, - j. NJ
Mackay sp., Ralph lacOby Gr. f.. r. Collin. 80.
". L. Van kleeck. o. and u Il. WllSOn, -. In he
future II Is probable that c0lleglte chess
tournament will be held 10 compete for challenge cup
offered by r. A. Caswel OF New-lork, graduate OF
Yale. In case such tournament were held Harvard
will be represented by Gres-el of the Law school the
champion OF the college for this year.
At meeting of the frcSlran slee clue, held last
night, permanent Organization was ehecicd ana the
club was placed self operating basis. The fol
loving officers were elected T.. ". hyeson. president;
II. l.. Whitman. vice president: ID. {. Greene sccrc-
,ary E. W. Forbes, treasurer.