The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07
TRAINING AT HARVARD.
ciyDfDA1Es FOR cRIMsoN sLoRT
PUTTING IN SOME HARD HoRK.

ne VARSITY sad Class Crews Ably Coached
n, Perkins, vsH, and Aeton-Bnseban
u.uers seeu to be B.skwsrs, owins 60
an. Absence OF = Proper Besdsr-A
Br,sht Outlook IN Track AthIeties-Ope-
,r,;ns Under New Laws ct the University.
c,NpRrDaF Jan. 0.-Ths winter athletic
training at Harvard has started in with the
customary rush after the close Of the Christ
ma, holidays The varsity and class crews
are now all at work. and the Mott Haven
SQUADS begin their routine OF practice on Mon
dsr. The baseball men are the slowsst in
starting in Of all the athletic teams This IL
due to It's present demornlizcd condition.
Coon the only member Of last years nine who
4. eligible to play under the new athletic reg
Nations and who was elected captain for
This reason, although n student Mt tho law
sehool. has resigned his position. and left the
team without leader. and, what is more with
no one who seems TO have proper quallilca-
Aims for the position. Cook may decide to
tlsr but that Ia tho most that can he expected
o, him The cnptniu must be chosen from the
Eve substitutes who remain in college and are
sliqIble Wiggin. Andy" Highlands. Corhctt,
dickinson. and Hapgood. or these. WigRin Is
most fitted mentally and by experience to run
the team bat as he Is n pitcher and hardly q
frs, class one at that It is obvious to SEQ why
the players should hesitate to put him In. All
IN all. tho situation Is serious ono for Har-
ward. only tho pitchers and catchers have
gotten to work. and everything Is very un-
settled.
by far the brightest outlook Is In track
athletics In response to tho call OF Capt.
wheelwright on Friday. 100 mon came for
ward. This is about thirty less than at the
y. hpN Nho Ior fpw art
AMY increases very much after the mid year
EXAMINATIONS. Last year there were 300 differ
spt men training under Mr. Lathror There
VII be tuiy e ma many ,his s Pnn SoRs,
Harvard will have To- be gained by new men.
Still Of the old team there are goodlr number
left in college and eligible 10 take part in the
Beside.. there Ia some promising material
srs anne Sne track and field athletes in the
freshman class and several In the sophomore
class who for one reason or another did not
come ont prominently last year Haryard,s
loss Of the Intercollegiate Cup last spring Is
considered humiliatinR. and no stone will be
Elelt nnturned by which TIE DISGRACE may he
hoped learned vSY once and Tor all Active train.
Ing for the indoor meetings OF the local ath-
ietic clubs is always kept. in view. and bv the
performances made in them one can tell to
some extent the quality OF tn, material out Of
ming team. new sixth 81 . milo board run
Ming track has been butt out OF doors to
The VARSITY crew is getting along satls,ac:
torlly under tho coaching Of Perkins. Vail. and
Acton. There is plenty OF rood material
hotter for this reason. Johnson. Vail, and
Newell OF last years crow arc all In college.
sSs sSs{ on the Charles Che a deSsoped
some excellent oarsmen. and put tho crew
somewhat in advance OF previous crews at this
Perhaps the most promising Of the new men.
He comes from ST. Paul. MINI. with consid-
srasle experience back o. h,n; having rowsd
summer.
beginning with the new year Harvard
viii DO recognized at once as an at.
tempt to exclude profess onalism from col
s sSd S %Sss Is 6S
shout BY equations. TheY eliminate all kinds
Of profess ionalism. exclude all but, bona ilde
minimum minimum 4 tho chance Of a man coming to liar,
ward purely for athletics. The rules exclude
:E varsity sn whp are Go ~ in college and
hltited. They are Frothlngham, Abbott. and
Sullivan OF the nine: Fearing Of the crew and
TAXING these regulations. with tho faculty
decree that only those who obtain u certain
sa,.fastory grade in scholarship shall engage
stand Harvard Is taking on the widely dis
eussed publication OF athletics. These rules
are given below:
No one shall be allowed to represent Harvard
University In any public contest. either indt-
Nidually or as member OF any team who.
:s h sSsS oE the
competition, whether for stake or money
Pile. or a share Of the entrance fees or Admis-
:: .nsSssa in any T90 s HayS e sSeSf
SSo , ;SHI any time 6s S.s see:ySd
or contest any pecaniary emoument or gain
whatever, with tho single exception that he
lion, or from any permanent amateur nsso-
siation OF which no wac &C the time mem
Der the BY Thch tho neg
organization in athletic contests exceeded his
ordinary expenses.
RULE IT.-BoSA YIDE STUDENTS.
No ono shall be allowed TO represent Har-
lndiyiduRly or asa member o. any team. un-
lees hs is, or intends to be throughout a coll
! .i yenr; bona hdo mem Dor OF the univer-
A student who Il dropped for neglect Of his
studies into lower Glass shall ho dcbarred
tests until the end Of the next Academic year.
%untll he Is permitted by the faculty to re-
No one hereafter entering the university who
hnot a regular student In the college or scisn-
uhc school. and no regular student in either
any intercollegiate contest upon a class or uni
yerslty team ~ any other college shall play
WON Harvard team until no has resided ono
sarhiemic year Mt the university. and passed
we annual examinations upon a full years
RULE HT.-IIME LIMIT.
No student. whenever ha has represented
one or more colleges. shall take part in the |
Intercollegiate contests for more than four
years ana this period shall begin with the
ieAI IN which. as n player upon a university
ram, no hrst TepTesented any college. In
iie on the Tour years, the year 81 proba-
non mentioned In rule shall lie excluded
Ani also any year lost to q student by Illnesa |